tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post8729014634790073904..comments2024-03-14T06:38:42.335-05:00Comments on <center>* PINCH FLAT NEWS *</center>: Bike prices are likely to climb for at least one boutique assembly lineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-34672060509377678212008-03-27T16:06:00.000-06:002008-03-27T16:06:00.000-06:00Dude, if I wasn't so oversold on the bikes and did...Dude, if I wasn't so oversold on the bikes and didn't have about 45 requests for the bike as a test bike... I could hook a brother up... but I'm stretched so thin on inventory, it's silly. How does April of 2025 sound? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, the news is not all bad. Commuters are going to become a bigger part of the bike business in the US. They've generally been seen as "kooks" for many years, but Tim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656450355435181157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-91382842837577354632008-03-27T10:50:00.000-06:002008-03-27T10:50:00.000-06:00Rivendell has announced that a lot of their import...Rivendell has announced that a lot of their imported parts are going to be going up in price as well, due to the weak performance of the dollar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-10029948210091262252008-03-27T10:14:00.000-06:002008-03-27T10:14:00.000-06:00There were articles in the Wall Street Journal las...There were articles in the Wall Street Journal last year saying sporting good prices (including bicycles) would be affected by the global shortages in carbon fibre and titanium, which are being used by Airbus and Boeing in their newer airliners. The dollar has weakened significantly and will continue to do so, and you can see it in the price rises in Ortlieb gear directly. It wouldn't surprise Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627112052787992404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-44706394522791656222008-03-27T09:10:00.000-06:002008-03-27T09:10:00.000-06:00behind bars has these in stock-behind bars has these in stock-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657623821846874929.post-11712477685149854272008-03-27T08:51:00.000-06:002008-03-27T08:51:00.000-06:00The last shop I worked for totally geared itself f...The last shop I worked for totally geared itself for the next revolution (pun intended) in cycling--the change over of commuters. They cater to all bikes, but lean little on the commuter end and definitely promote riding over driving in all cases (it was in my contract in fact, to ride 3-days a week to work). We continually saw people come to make the switch from 4 to 2. And to this day when I Dobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878530496486389233noreply@blogger.com