Bike price hikes!

[Ride2017]

Just noticed that if you'd have purchased a Specialized Tarmac Pro yesterday you'd have needed £5000. Bought it this morning and you'd have had to find a extra £550!

Gosh!

 

[screenman]

I blame parsnips.

 

[Drago]

I blame Trump.

 

[screenman]

I am sure that the OP is not really suprised by this increase.

My wife has just told me toothpaste has gone up skywards.

 

[vickster]

Buy a cheaper bike from a brand that doesn't spend so much on marketing and pro team sponsorship

Should've bought it on 31 Jan perhaps While they had a sale on?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/is-a-top-end-bike-worth-it.213364/

 

[vickster]

I am sure that the OP is not really suprised by this increase.

My wife has just told me toothpaste has gone up skywards.

You can always find branded toothpaste on special somewhere

 

[screenman]

Go to Home Bargains you can get a large tube of Colgate for a pound and Sainsburys does their own brand for 35p,Dont pay more than you have to.http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-toothpaste--basics-75ml

She pays a £1 in Poundland the same product was £5.35 in a local Co-op.

 

[screenman]

Buy a cheaper bike from a brand that doesn't spend so much on marketing and pro team sponsorship

Should've bought it on 31 Jan perhaps While they had a sale on?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/is-a-top-end-bike-worth-it.213364/

I think most bikes will be getting a price hike, for obvious reasons.

My own business has had to rise prices by about 14% just to stay level with last year's margins. My fuel bill along has gone up nearly 20%

 

[Kajjal]

Anything priced in Euro or Dollars originally has gone up in price significantly in the main.

 

[Racing roadkill]

It's aliens. It's always aliens.

 

[Drago]

Won't somebody think of the children?!

 

[vickster]

Won't somebody think of the children?!

Indeed the 5k (or the 5.5k) would help feed and treat a fair few starving kids in S Sudan

 

[slowmotion]

Anybody noticed how cans of shaving foam have shrunk over the years?

 

[vickster]

Anybody noticed how cans of shaving foam have shrunk over the years?

Is that why in your avatar your beard is so long?

 

[Drago]

Indeed the 5k (or the 5.5k) would help feed and treat a fair few starving kids in S Sudan

Or, instead of eating the money, they could buy nutritious food with it.