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You mean how a cheap inner tube went from $2.99 to $9.99 ?

• loeg 3y ago
  Things like that, yeah. Overall inflation in the bike space seems to be on the order of ~50% since 2020.
  • doubled112 3y ago
    I 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 ago
      It'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.