The main reason is that the Yen has plummeted -- in 2012 one dollar traded
at 76 yen and now it's at 125, a 64% increase. If you buy directly you get
the benefit of the exchange rate.
I'm guessing the domestic wholesalers and retailers are hesitant to adjust
prices down, betting that they
I'll add to the sentiment . .. . buying Local need not mean your
physical home anymore . I consider buying Like country manufactured stuff
from Like country Local . In fact as I have no physical source anywhere
near my home for such things , having them sent in the mail is far more
I buy my tires and my tubes (Schwalbe and latex) in bulk from Wiggle or
whichever UK bike shop has the best deal going.
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 8:51:47 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Yep, buy Japanese stuff from Japanese retailers, German stuff from the
Germans.
Deduct the
Ah, yes; but which option did you take? The 27R (AKA 700c rear Campee
w/detachable lowrider racks) for $110 is a crazy-cheap deal.
Peter Adler
who has fantasized about 27F+27R for years, but has yet to win Publisher's
Clearinghouse
Berkeley, CA/USA
On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 8:45:48 PM
Yep, buy Japanese stuff from Japanese retailers, German stuff from the
Germans.
Deduct the importer's markup, the NA distributor's, and the US retailer's.
Schwalbe tires are nearly 50% less expensive when purchased direct from
Germany. I think Schmidt hubs are the same.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at
What?!?!? Some of their prices are like wayy cheaper than what
stuff costs in the US.
I wonder how they can sell Pearl stems for only 60-something bucks.
Maybe no import fees, like a USA vender has?
Sometimes I wonder if places that sell stuff for so cheap are selling off
cuz they buy them locally. The only Nitto item I found an equivalent price
in the US was the R12 rear bag support.
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LMAO! Of *COURSE *I chose the extra rack.
On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 11:43:07 PM UTC-7, Peter Adler wrote:
Ah, yes; but which option did you take? The 27R (AKA 700c rear Campee
w/detachable lowrider racks) for $110 is a crazy-cheap deal.
Peter Adler
who has fantasized about 27F+27R
i'm going to guess that Bill took the additional racks :)
This is a great example of a small company doing something that makes
sense. Not sure if option A or B is better financially for Alex's (i.e.
they lose less money on one or the other), but both are worth tons of
customer good-will.
I recently ordered a nitto rack from them that I couldn't get elsewhere.
It arrived from Japan so quickly I couldn't believe it, and the shipping
wasn't THAT expensive, either.
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On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 9:05:49 AM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
LMAO! Of *COURSE *I chose the extra rack.
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