SLX price rises

AndyBike

Does anyone know why internet prices of the SLX crankset has aparently risen by up to £30. I was looking a couple of weeks ago and £80 was the best price now most are around £110.

Is it the excellent reviews theyve had lately and following demand as I suspect?

Dont these companies know that the price was a factor in the review being so good?

Whytepeak

Shimano have raised all their prices recently because of the recesion :x If you see any on sale, buy 'em quick.

schlepcycling

It isn't just SLX that's gone up all Shimano stuff is going/has already gone up in price, AFAIK it's due to the falling value of the pound which affects the price of imports i.e. makes then more expensive as the Pound in this case buys less Yen.

djb1971

Absolute cycles on ebay are doing the slx kit at a very good price.

allthegearnoidea

got to admit the price rise on shimano kit suprised me when i wetn nosing at a new xt cassette! especially the m770! £70!!!!
price yo uhave to pay i suppose when the value of the pound is so low!

goldblendslurper

Madison have put all the prices up by 20% and in some cases more. As mentioned it is because of the weakness of the pound against the Yen.

Ultegra STI's have gone from a little over £200 to just under £300!!!

supersonic

SRAM done the same with Rockshox, but not so much with the drivetrain stuff.

uniqueride

prices of less well known bikes have gone up quite abit aswell, i gues prices will be goin up everywhere which is a shame.

ESHER SHORE

anything imported into the UK is rising in price, whether its paid for in Yen, euros, taiwanese dollars or us dollars

about the only currency that has not caused an increase against the UK pound is the Canadian dollar, which is also weak like the pound

Shimano Saint cranks now have a RRP of £265!!!

omegas

Merlin they have gone up £10 ... was £79 a few weeks ago.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=12

P-Jay

ESHER SHORE wrote:

about the only currency that has not caused an increase against the UK pound is the Canadian dollar, which is also weak like the pound

SWEET! So I can justify spending a grand of my redundancy money on a week in Whilster because I'll be "saving money"!

Northwind

This is how I justified my new drivetrain and brakes, I was going to save up for a few months but by that time they'll be more expensive

supersonic

Rocky Mountains might even be considered good value soon!