oldfatfool
Guru
Do you always do as you are told? In this instance I was all in favour of blaming the moonlight
Bike price hikes!
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Of course not ! Sometimes i blame it on the good times but it's normally the boogie .
jefmcg
Guru
Not the moonlight. You can't take Tarmac out after dark. That would involve spoiling it's pure lines with a light. Or anything that you can't shove in a jersey pocket.
Blame it on the sunshine.
jefmcg
Guru
Seriously. The pound has dropped. The price of imported things is going to go up. It's maths.
mustang1
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In 2006, a spesh langster costs £350. Last year it was £575 though this year I think it's gone down to £550.
A bottom range Allez with Sora crank, tiagra re, and mix of other components costs £500 for the double chainring, or £530 for the triple chainring model. Today the equivalent spec Allez is £725 (tiagra). The circa-£500 model has 2300.
As an aside, in 1987 a new Porsche 911 Carrera cost £37000. Today it costs almost £80k. And a used Ferrari F430 jumped up in value by £15000 when prices of the newer 458 were released and people realized the new model is £180k as opposed to to previous model's £130k. A VW Golf GTI was £12000, today it's around £25k.
The other day I was at a showroom sitting in a Toyota Yaris and the saleslady walked past asking if I wanted some help. I asked how much the car is. I was thinking it's like £12k since it's a nice model. She told me £18k. For a Toyota Yaris!!!
Don't even talk to me about yachts.
A bottom range Allez with Sora crank, tiagra re, and mix of other components costs £500 for the double chainring, or £530 for the triple chainring model. Today the equivalent spec Allez is £725 (tiagra). The circa-£500 model has 2300.
As an aside, in 1987 a new Porsche 911 Carrera cost £37000. Today it costs almost £80k. And a used Ferrari F430 jumped up in value by £15000 when prices of the newer 458 were released and people realized the new model is £180k as opposed to to previous model's £130k. A VW Golf GTI was £12000, today it's around £25k.
The other day I was at a showroom sitting in a Toyota Yaris and the saleslady walked past asking if I wanted some help. I asked how much the car is. I was thinking it's like £12k since it's a nice model. She told me £18k. For a Toyota Yaris!!!
Don't even talk to me about yachts.
Drago
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I'm alright Jack - index linked 
OP
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Ride2017
Well-Known Member
The price went up because Specialized put the RRP up.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
But a bike the shop had already bought and put into stock...?
Of course all this price rising could have the effect of people deciding not to buy that new bike, just upgrade the parts etc as they wear out. Or might just wait that bit longer or making do with what you/they have etc. As prices rise there is always the chance that UK made stuff becomes a viable alternative to what would of been imported before ? Still of the opinion though that some of the stuff we buy is hugely marked up considering the majority of stuff is from the far east.
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Good post mr grumpy.
I look forward to Rapha selling darning kits for its socks etc.
I look forward to Rapha selling darning kits for its socks etc.
They still have to replace it, also they may not have brought it yet.
correct, we all know Specialized , Trek all have their RRP and woe behold anyone who cuts the prices without asking them first ! A former employee of Edinburgh bikes told me once that the markup was crazy on bikes they supplied from some of the big American companies, 40-50% !! None of that is pure profit for any retailer.
jefmcg
Guru
Um, they are well past that point. They already repair stuff for free
http://pages.rapha.cc/service/repair-service