Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Are these spare wheels?
Why not source them in Australia, and skip the second shipping.
The wheelbuild prices appear to be within reason for 4 wheels. Are you sourcing all the parts, or your wheel builder? A good bike shop will likely pay less for the parts than you unless you are heavily scrounging on E-Bay.
They are not spare wheels, I can build an Xtracycle EdgeRunner (and my commuter) with better parts and for a bit less than the standard full package options available to buy. I also have bike parts laying around already, like new Road BB7s for example. Also, you cannot even get the EdgeRunner in Australia...
We have to ship much of our stuff in a container anyway, so this won't be that much extra. Australian prices are very, very high compared with the US, so it is better to buy and build the bikes here prior to shipping in a container with the other stuff...