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Majority of bikes we sold at our shop cost around 200-300 USD for us to purchase (retail price would be around 2x that). This was in expensive Norway, and there

by jononor 10y ago

Majority of bikes we sold at our shop cost around 200-300 USD for us to purchase (retail price would be around 2x that). This was in expensive Norway, and there were plenty of generic sports stores that sold bikes at down to 1/2 of what we did. So for to-retailer price in US, that 120 USD does not seem too crazy. Don't forget that "good bikes" are actually very rare, especially if counted in volume (not price).

Symbiote 10y ago
$120 would be the sale price of the bicycle, but presumably without sales tax since Americans don't include it when discussing price. You can buy an adult mountain bike for £80 including 20% VAT in the UK. That's $100. I've used one like this, it lasted less than 6 months of daily use before the sprockets, wheels, bearings and brakes were ruined. http://www.tesco.com/direct/north-gear-rxt-mens-adults-mountain-bike-1926-frame-w-18-speed-shimano-gears/250-1419.prd?skuId=250-1419# http://www.tesco.com/direct/north-gear-rxt-mens-adults-mount...