If a bike is on order, but not paid for, can the price go up before I take delivery?

[Sloth]

Here's hoping he likes that colour and spec after all that!!

Fret ye not, it’s all good 👍

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Which, in bike terms, probably means cost cutting. So Tiagra becomes Claris; those nice wheelsets are now made from cheese, and gone are the Schwalbe tires for something from the Ming-ho rubber corporation.

As an example, I MUCH prefer everything about my 10 year old Ridgeback Panorama compared to the later offerings. Even the paint job and logo stickers look so much better.

You'll never be one of the cool kids with the latest gear will you

 

[bikingdad90]

Which, in bike terms, probably means cost cutting. So Tiagra becomes Claris; those nice wheelsets are now made from cheese, and gone are the Schwalbe tires for something from the Ming-ho rubber corporation.

As an example, I MUCH prefer everything about my 10 year old Ridgeback Panorama compared to the later offerings. Even the paint job and logo stickers look so much better.

I do wonder how Halfords manage to churn out their vanquish range at £450 with the latest Claris 2000 and carbon disc forks yet the nearest competition of say Trek, Giant or Specialized are north of £700! Is it volume or loss leading sales knowing they’ll make it back on Boardmans and C2W commissions from Indy dealers who accept the Halfords vouchers?

Decathlon are even starting to cut corners and downgrade Shimano to Microshift.

 

[Jenkins]

Which, in bike terms, probably means cost cutting. So Tiagra becomes Claris; those nice wheelsets are now made from cheese, and gone are the Schwalbe tires for something from the Ming-ho rubber corporation.

As an example, I MUCH prefer everything about my 10 year old Ridgeback Panorama compared to the later offerings. Even the paint job and logo stickers look so much better.

I think this bike was specified with Shimano 105

 

[Sloth]

Yeah, 105 front and rear.