Bike price hikes!

[User6179]

I have less hair than a long time ago and they still charge me full price

The local barber near me used to give a slaphead discount , worth asking , he also used to charge extra for big heads .

 

[Leodis]

I noticed a bike I ordered in Jan has gone up £250 since ordering and the change in the pound.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

My quest for a Van Nichs has gone on hold as their price hikes are stupid. This time last year a £2k bike is now looking more like £3k

 

[vickster]

Spa still have some very good deals on Ti if not wedded to Van Nic

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p0/Bikes/Touring-Audax-and-Sportive

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Spa still have some very good deals on Ti if not wedded to Van Nic

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p0/Bikes/Touring-Audax-and-Sportive

You are an angel, (though our lass and the bank manager will disagree)

 

[Viking]

Anything priced in US$ was only going to rise following the move of the US$ against the £ last year. In IT, Lenovo were quick off the mark as were Apple. I bought a couple of Apple products at the normal outrageous price rather than waiting for the new super-outrageous price because it was obvious that prices were going up. Same with bikes. I had a sweaty period where I was waiting for the 2016 reductions to appear before the 2017 higher priced models arrived. Thankfully, I got my 2016 bike at a good discount. The 2017 model is not only higher priced but also reduced spec. No doubt I bogged it up elsewhere but you win some, lose some.

(I also travel to Italy quite a bit and although the Euro rate of 1.17 that I got the last time isn't great, it is a lot better that I got back in 2009 ish when it was 1.06)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Ridley and Giant prices are going through the roof now.

 

[screenman]

I do not think the majority have problems with price increases as they voted for them.

 

[Cycleops]

Specialized also won't let Edinburgh bike co-op, and presumably other retailers ship bikes to customers abroad.

I know this as I was buying one in a sale for a close foreign friend and it just seemed easier to get it sent straight from them and pay for this.

But I was told it couldn't be done because of Spec's policy.

I am not criticising Edinburgh Bike Co-op at all who I think are an excellent company.

Call me cynical but it seemed clear to me that this was so that Spec could maintain prices in other markets.

In the end I had to get the bike couriered to me for free and then fly out with it in a bag.

I can't buy a Brompton from Evans and have them deliver it here. Bit strange as nobody hereabouts sells them.

 

[Cycleops]

Fuel has gone up by nearly a £1 a gallon.

Makes legs look cheap.

 

[screenman]

Makes legs look cheap.

Can you get 40 tons of goods on your bike?

 

[confusedcyclist]

I rank 10k for the first time in 3 years the other day, cost me 500 more calories.

 

[jonny jeez]

I blame Trump.

I blame parsnips.

Glad to see you are both in agreement