Dahon cost reduction
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Dahon cost reduction
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/...tail/6432.html
Thanks to 'some very talented product people'.
Thanks to 'some very talented product people'.
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I experienced "sticker shock" already at my local bike shop comparing my 6 year old Brompton with a current similary spec counterpart model on the showroom floor (Bromptons seem to have doubled in price). As well as a visit to another bike shop that has Dahons on the floor with it's similar price expansion since I bought mine in 2003 & 2006-the Speed D7 has reached the approx. 500 dollar mark and the Curve hit approx. 600 US dollars. Inflation has seem to rear it's ugly head again. 15% reduction is a nice gesture, but the bikes (to be fair, not just Dahons) are already inflating far above the casual cyclist's comfort zone-and many other financially struggling people that can only formerly afford the mid-to-lower models that Dahon & the other major players once offered in the form of their basic no frills bicycles to and might forcibly opt to be without any bicycle at all.
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Their talented people clearly did not work in the marketing department when they first set the huge price increases.
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funny ...... ..
the main thing is that the customer wins !
the main thing is that the customer wins !
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