Originally Posted by Expatriate
The supply part was sarcasm. But I've worked at a bike shop in Australia, and I've got a US dealer catalog. Aussies get robbed, no question.
True, but you have to look at the reason WHY.
When you buy anything in this country, never mind bikes:
1. Costello takes a huge cut.
2. NSW govt takes a another cut.
3. GST.
You can't win. GST was meant to get rid of all the other "taxes". This hasn't happened.