Tariff Impact on Bike Prices this Fall
Has anyone else had sticker shock from seeing the impact of the Tariffs on new bike prices? Bikes in the $400 - $500 range up $100- $125 in some cases. Bikes in the $1,000 - $1500 range up maybe $150 - $200. Some bikes up jusy a little in price but have many cheaper components now to hold the price down (Lots of Tiagra and Apex where you used to see 105 and Rival). $2,000 - $3,000 bikes up several hunderd dollars. Specialized seems to be the most impacted and Giant seems to be the least impacted from what I have noticed. Also, I bought a set of Hunt wheels from the UK with free shipping then was hit with a new import tariff bill I had to pay upon receipt for $125, which wiped out the great deal I thought I had on a $400 wheelset.
I do not see any manufacturers yet rushing to set up manufacturing here in the US...