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If you think that's high, you should see what inflation on bicycle parts has been like over the past three years.
by loeg 3y ago
If you think that's high, you should see what inflation on bicycle parts has been like over the past three years.
- doubled112 3y agoYou mean how a cheap inner tube went from $2.99 to $9.99 ?
- loeg 3y agoThings like that, yeah. Overall inflation in the bike space seems to be on the order of ~50% since 2020.
- doubled112 3y agoI assume it is because they can. If Shimano charges double next year and you only need a new rear derailleur, what are you going to do? Change everything needed to move to a SRAM one? Chances are they’re charging double too. Is there anybody else? It has been a long time (8 years) since I’ve gone looking around.
- loeg 3y agoIt's always because they can, but that's a bit reductive. The how and why of "they can" is the interesting part. It's not like companies were less greedy in 2019.
- mattgreenrocks 3y agoSame with guitars. During Covid demand was high and supply couldn’t keep up. Prices went up on the new and used market. Now that Covid is over, prices haven’t gone down. They probably won’t.
- loeg 3y agoYeah. I ordered a bass at MSRP in September 2021 and it did not come until May 2022. (Another symptom of the supply side crunch.)