Pound/ Euro Bike Prices

Justpush
Justpush Posts: 52
edited December 2008 in Workshop
With the slump of the pound against the euro, it seems to me that the prices for European imported bikes , especially Italian ones are going to rise quite a bit soon. Likewise for components such as Campy.
Anyone heard of any likely impending price increases?

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  • blorg
    blorg Posts: 1,169
    It will probably depend on what the rate stabilises at, we are in very volatile waters. Last time sterling took a big drop there was a fair bit of a lag as current stock was sold- Wiggle raised their prices in mid-April 2008 on Focus for example. But if the rate stabilises with sterling significantly lower then yes, prices will have to go up.
  • wilwil
    wilwil Posts: 374
    Justpush wrote:
    With the slump of the pound against the euro, it seems to me that the prices for European imported bikes , especially Italian ones are going to rise quite a bit soon. Likewise for components such as Campy.
    Anyone heard of any likely impending price increases?

    09 Assos S5 Uno shorts are now £100.00 the 08s were about £85. I was told at the LBS that this was partly due to the falling £.
  • wilwil
    wilwil Posts: 374
    Justpush wrote:
    With the slump of the pound against the euro, it seems to me that the prices for European imported bikes , especially Italian ones are going to rise quite a bit soon. Likewise for components such as Campy.
    Anyone heard of any likely impending price increases?

    09 Assos S5 Uno shorts are now £100.00 the 08s were about £85. I was told at the LBS that this was partly due to the falling £.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    wilwil wrote:
    Justpush wrote:
    With the slump of the pound against the euro, it seems to me that the prices for European imported bikes , especially Italian ones are going to rise quite a bit soon. Likewise for components such as Campy.
    Anyone heard of any likely impending price increases?

    09 Assos S5 Uno shorts are now £100.00 the 08s were about £85. I was told at the LBS that this was partly due to the falling £.

    I got my two pairs of 07 Assos shorts (uno and mille) for about £50 :cry: It's going to be a long time before I can afford anymore.....
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  • Justpush
    Justpush Posts: 52
    Thanks for the replies guys.
    Interesting to here of some real life price increases.

    Looks like I'm going to have to buy that Italian bike sooner rather than later.

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