Shimano prices

[dellzeqq]

crikey! I've got the 2009 prices here, and they are eyewatering. £195 for a pair of 7810 pedals - even the humble, but useful M324s are over £50. Dura-Ace 9 speed cassettes are a smidge under a ton, and the top of the range 10 speed cassettes are a hefty £176. XTR Hollowtech chain sets are £430.

All of which says to me.....get thee down to the LBS in search of 2008 stock!

 

[Paulus]

Spoke to my LBS last week when I got a few spare bits and he told me that because of the exchange rate and the problems in Japan Shimano prices have gone up 30%. There is/will be a great problem with bike parts from Shimano in the near future.

 

[rich p]

It's a killer. As I posted on another thread my son needed new Sora shifters for his £395 Raleigh Venture and the price has doubled to £195. 50% of the original cost of the bike 2 years ago!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

methinks there will be a lot more groupset mixing and matching than used to be the case.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Japan's exports have dropped by 30% recently because of the currency situation, according to a report on the radio today. We're now back to where we were before the Euro, with Campag cheaper than Shimano.

 

[Sittingduck]

I'm about to order an entry level groupset for the Road bike I am building. At the moment it's a toss up between Sora triple and Xenon CT. Might stretch to Tiagra but it sounds like the smarter investment may be the Campag option?

Friday is pay day and I will be ordering by Saturday at the latest B)
This adds yet more confusion...

 

[rich p]

I'm about to order an entry level groupset for the Road bike I am building. At the moment it's a toss up between Sora triple and Xenon CT. Might stretch to Tiagra but it sounds like the smarter investment may be the Campag option?

Friday is pay day and I will be ordering by Saturday at the latest B)
This adds yet more confusion...

I know to my cost that the R500, which are the replacement for Sora shifters, won't be available until sometime later in March! I think that the other groupset components aren't available in Sora anymore. Tiagra or Campag may be the way to go but £195 (10% off at Wiggle) is not exactly cheap for entry level kit.

 

[Sittingduck]

Oooh 195? B) 200 is my budget!

Result.

EDIT: Penny drops as 195 is just the shifters! Appolo Cycles has the Tiagra triple g/set for just over 200 but that seems too good to be true.

 

[rich p]

Oooh 195? B) 200 is my budget!

Result.

EDIT: Penny drops as 195 is just the shifters! Appolo Cycles has the Tiagra triple g/set for just over 200 but that seems too good to be true.

They may still have some old stock left. Get in!!!

 

[yenrod]

I always look at the £ of the STi's.

 

[yenrod]

My whole bike cost £70 more than these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/S...TI_Double_10_Speed_Road_Lever_Set/5360037035/

Me wonders what the price of the electric shifters will be

 

[dellzeqq]

My whole bike cost £70 more than these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/S...TI_Double_10_Speed_Road_Lever_Set/5360037035/

Me wonders what the price of the electric shifters will be

£352....for changers! Which begs the question - how on earth do these end up on a Spesh Ruby Pro that lists at around £3000. There's some seriously odd stuff going on here. Is it possible that Shimano are gouging the replacement market?

 

[yenrod]

Well a g.set to a manu. will always be charged down in price!

 

[ed_o_brain]

£352....for changers! Which begs the question - how on earth do these end up on a Spesh Ruby Pro that lists at around £3000. There's some seriously odd stuff going on here. Is it possible that Shimano are gouging the replacement market?

I'm sure you already know this:

1. The cycle manufacturers seem to equip current year bikes with prior years kit. Hence many new bikes are still 9 speed.
2. The cycle manufacturers are able buy products at wholesale prices, in volume. I would imagine the OEM market is very competitive - especially as it's important to get consumers to buy-in to a brand.
3. I've always thought it cheaper to buy a bike, use the parts you need to repair your own steed, and then sell the rest rather than just buy the replacement parts you need. This makes getting a new bike every year on the cycle to work scheme seem very attractive. You can get a complete bike equipped with middle of the range group set for less than it costs to buy the group set on it's own. If you are riding >5,000 miles a year, this makes sense.

You need to update the bikes on your profile now your C40 has been retired.

 

[MacB]

I've always thought it cheaper to buy a bike, use the parts you need to repair your own steed, and then sell the rest rather than just buy the replacement parts you need. This makes getting a new bike every year on the cycle to work scheme seem very attractive. You can get a complete bike equipped with middle of the range group set for less than it costs to buy the group set on it's own. If you are riding >5,000 miles a year, this makes sense.

very interesting, seems obvious but I hadn't considered that angle yet, too new to cycling