20-08-2010, 12:35am
i tend to agree with rainbow7 in the fact that i cant justafy the extravagant costs of bike gear so i look over seas , and i run a small home business and i struggle some months so i look OS for my parts .
case in point i wanted some small billet front fork adjusters , in australia a good set were $70 plus dollars , i got a set in the US for $29.50 AUS shipped to me ,
i look at custom seats that you can buy in the USA or OS and there asking shit loads some in the several hundreds , i try and run a service here at a comperable price , i look at every job i do as if i were the custmer and i make the price as best as possible , i make a small profit and im happy with the service i offer ,
i know its not easy running any business but there is clearly a system in place that gouges bike riders and most of the time its the bike shops doing it ,
case in point i wanted some small billet front fork adjusters , in australia a good set were $70 plus dollars , i got a set in the US for $29.50 AUS shipped to me ,
i look at custom seats that you can buy in the USA or OS and there asking shit loads some in the several hundreds , i try and run a service here at a comperable price , i look at every job i do as if i were the custmer and i make the price as best as possible , i make a small profit and im happy with the service i offer ,
i know its not easy running any business but there is clearly a system in place that gouges bike riders and most of the time its the bike shops doing it ,