Why do bike companies suck so much all the sudden?
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Why do bike companies suck so much all the sudden?
My girlfriend wants a new bike. She is insistent on a road bike (cool). We went shopping, she has a budget of about $700. Every entry level bike we have looked at is decked out entirely with Sora. When did they start pulling this crap? Does this mean you get a (formly known as) Trek 1500 with Tigra? When i bought my 1500 three summers ago it had 105 and ultegra...
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Since the dollar started to suck.
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Gas prices. Costs more to drive the 105 over to the shop than the Tiagara.
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Welcome to Planet Earth, 2008.
As an "insider" in the bike biz; buy while they're still [relatively] cheap. At least on what I sell, prices are going up for the 2009's. LBS's have had a few price increases from their suppliers just in the past six months.
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I didn't know that recession meant that products turn to crap, no...
They seem to be lowering the quality of their products in order to maintain the price. I'd be fine with rising prices, that seems a bit less shady to me.
They seem to be lowering the quality of their products in order to maintain the price. I'd be fine with rising prices, that seems a bit less shady to me.
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My girlfriend wants a new bike. She is insistent on a road bike (cool). We went shopping, she has a budget of about $700. Every entry level bike we have looked at is decked out entirely with Sora. When did they start pulling this crap? Does this mean you get a (formly known as) Trek 1500 with Tigra? When i bought my 1500 three summers ago it had 105 and ultegra...
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ahhh BUSH........
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In that case, you can get that bike with 105 for $1250, or whatever it is.
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Entry-level / Sora bikes have hovered around $700 for at least 2 years now. Back in 2004, entry-level was around $650.
Doesn't seem to me like anything's changed....
Doesn't seem to me like anything's changed....
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I can't believe nobody has seen the 800 pound gorilla yet.
Or rather, suggested it to the OP.
Won't be long now.
Or rather, suggested it to the OP.
Won't be long now.
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It's the same thing little Tim. Give it some thought and get back to us on this.
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Tim, you can buy a similarly equipped bike for a little more money now. The falling dollar makes it more expensive to buy stuff produced by companies that are not in the US -- think Taiwan and Japan. $1 does not buy what it used to out of the country. Pretty much anything imported is going up in price (including oil) at least in part, but not wholly because of, the declining value of the dollar. Now as to what caused the declining value of the dollar? I don't want this to get moved to politics and religion.
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Also don't forget that the 1500 with 105 was introduced and sold when 105 went to 10 speed so the price of 9 speed 105 dropped a fair bit. The 1500 was a killer value, awesome bike for the money.
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i just today turned 10,000$ U.S. into a little under 7000$ EUR.
some small currency dealers in some countries aren't even accepting dollars.
some small currency dealers in some countries aren't even accepting dollars.
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Though it's a relaxed road bike, my Felt Z70 was $899 at the LBS with a 105 group. The z90 with Sora brifters, Sora front derailleur, and Tiagra rear was $599.
A Jamis with the Tiagra group was around $750, it's more of a traditional geometry as well...
A Jamis with the Tiagra group was around $750, it's more of a traditional geometry as well...
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Timmy, Timmy, Timmy... I thought you were learning?
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