Originally Posted by
cocoabeachcrab
sounds like good times for folks in the US selling bike stuff domestically! no more competition from across the pond(s). or north and south of the border. time to clean out my parts bin and get stuff listed for sale!
I think I am going to disagree a bit here. When replacement items become non existent because of Chinese centric tariffs, bike shops are going to struggle. They don’t make money on bike sales but on repairs. Distributors will pass costs onto us (businesses do not pay taxes or tariffs. Ever)
Plus, I bet most CV stuff gets bought domestically already.
You could be right and me wrong though.
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