graham1975":3g7clb9s said:I just think all bike shops should not make as much on bikes and sell them at cost that way all bikes will be cheap!!
Welcome to Capitalism Comrade :roll:
graham1975":3g7clb9s said:I just think all bike shops should not make as much on bikes and sell them at cost that way all bikes will be cheap!!
graham1975":13g1qb6s said:I just think all bike shops should not make as much on bikes and sell them at cost that way all bikes will be cheap!!
JeRkY":sxxz2vej said:Where are Cube bikes made? are the EU or far east, as far as I recall the shitty single pivot bike (that incidentally seems to win awards left right and centre) is actually made in Halifax still.
Now I may be wrong, but if not there is a huge cost difference between churning out thousands of frames to a standard template in the far east than there is churning out hundreds of bikes in the UK...even in somewhere as depressed and financially disadvantaged as Halifax.
Anyway, as they said, buy retro.
graham1975":35vhrtkr said:JeRkY":35vhrtkr said:Where are Cube bikes made? are the EU or far east, as far as I recall the shitty single pivot bike (that incidentally seems to win awards left right and centre) is actually made in Halifax still.
Now I may be wrong, but if not there is a huge cost difference between churning out thousands of frames to a standard template in the far east than there is churning out hundreds of bikes in the UK...even in somewhere as depressed and financially disadvantaged as Halifax.
Anyway, as they said, buy retro.
Are you just jelous that i live near Halifax as there is some of the best man made single track in England there!!
Tallpaul":1g5w89kz said:Moving away from all the hyperbole, the 2011 Five frameset is £1400, including a £300 RRP shock. In 2008 the frameset was £1175. We all know that everything bike related went up in price by 20% between 2008 and 2009, so I fail to see where the issue lies? If you can't afford the SE spec, go for the S or Pro. I honestly fail to see how you can credibly use the cost of goods as a criticism of Orange, or any other manufacturer. Lazy trolling, at best.