Old 06-22-11, 05:02 PM
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nlerner
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Back in my bike shop days, the markup on parts was typically 50% (retail price was double what we paid wholesale) while the markup on whole bikes was tiny--as low as 5%. The two shops I worked in only (barely) survived based on that parts markup.

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