Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
The (mostly illegal) price control measures taken on in the US have greater effectiveness than in the EU. That combined with the fact that large contingents of US IBDs and key OEMs are making huge efforts and pushes to squash anything out of policy lately has been having some effect on US internet pricing. The prices have come up.
During this process some of the large component OEMs have been making changes. Shimano has withdrawn distribution of their components in the US down to just QBP and essentially themselves.
They made the pedals only available from Shimano direct, didn't they? I remember the notice about a year ago, and QBP brought out that new pedal brand, with lots of color choices.