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Posted: Wed 16th Apr 3:04pm Post subject:
phunk wrote:
Ever thought that the BIANZ was trying to scaremonger everyone into buying bikes now? They are hardly an independent body are they?
I dont think this document was written for the public. They are a trade body. But I have heard about the price issue from other trades before hearing things from the bike trade. I dont just sell bikes........
Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 4,686 Location: Loving LA
Posted: Wed 16th Apr 3:06pm Post subject:
Nick_K wrote:
Spokes wrote:
Nick_K wrote:
Spokes wrote:
Yup, 25-30% is the range I think were looking at.
So Intenses will be really really really overpriced now (while giant on the otherhand will still be great value for money )
no I think the gap between them will close as US labour has not changed. I cant see US sourced product going up much apart from the cost of freight. Chinese sourced product will go up.
You where meant to make some witty remark about how tihs Giants are.
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Posted: Wed 16th Apr 3:12pm Post subject:
Monolith wrote:
Funny, last year giants (As an example....) were more expensive - they have come DOWN in price about 10%.
Has this fluctuation in the cost of the manufacturing process occurred only in the last 6 months?
No more to it than just that. This season bikes were bought with a very good NZ dollar against the US dollar. from memory 07 bikes were bought when the dollar was about 50-60c to the US dollar. 08s our dollar was much higher. So bikes got cheaper.
At least this is my understanding being a spastic old man.
Joined: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 4,686 Location: Loving LA
Posted: Wed 16th Apr 3:21pm Post subject:
Monolith wrote:
tihs, so all the bikes in NZ are bought from the states? Although almost none are made/assembled there? How odd
I dont believe any bikes are made or assembled to box state in NZ anymore (apart from custom builders and reiker cycles). And product bought from asia is bought in us dollars. HTH
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You where meant to make some witty remark about how tihs Giants are.
