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Post by Oggy on Aug 10, 2008 21:03:43 GMT
I was talking to one of the lads in light speed in Betws today and he reckons that bikes prices are set to take a sharp rise, he reckons that a bike that is now selling for around £1600 with rise by about £200. I really think this is going to happen as i remember chatting to the guy that imports the bikes for the bike factory when i bought my bike and he was saying the same thing. Its due to the rise in the price of metal and also due to the rise in shipping costs as a direct effect of fuel prices, he was also saying that rubber goods will also be effected with an average of a quid being put on to an inner tube. I love GB  I dont see my wages going up to cover all the extra costs we are now incurring in rip off Britain  |
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Post by rob on Aug 10, 2008 21:11:42 GMT
I wouldn't be at all suprised, the price of all the raw materials of all the components have gone up so much in recent months. However once they go up, I can't see the price coming down! :-( ever!
On this one i don't think it's rip off britain, it's the same worldwide.
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Post by Oggy on Aug 10, 2008 21:16:36 GMT
I know what you mean about it being world wide but here in Britain we do seem to get harder hit that a lot of places, 35% on gas think im gona rig a tank upo to my ass and eat a lot of beans  |
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Post by Laurence-CE on Aug 10, 2008 21:20:30 GMT
BUT, the government want us to be Quote "Greener" throughtout our every day lives, so ride a bike instead, but now people wont buy the bike in the first place because its more expensive, you mite as well just save the money and buy fuel with it.
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Post by xybadog on Aug 11, 2008 12:17:26 GMT
It's not just the raw material cost increase that's causing this, it's also supply and demand. More and more people are turning to bikes as a cheaper alternative to cars. This being the case, manufacturers, wholesalers and, to a lesser extent, retailers all see an opportunity to raise the prices because they know they'll sell anyway.
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Post by gogogoftw on Aug 20, 2008 21:16:56 GMT
haha all this talk of the government and bike riding has made me think of this ....  pratt |
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Post by gogogoftw on Aug 20, 2008 21:20:53 GMT
"He chained it to a bollard while he went into the local Tesco store, only to return a few minutes later to find it gone.
The thieves had apparently lifted the bike - and the chain - over the bollard and vanished. "
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