It's getting better, man?
supersonic
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Not the Oasis song, but prices: I seem to be finding more bargains than ever, and new kit at great prices. RS forks have come down a fair bit, some great prices in the sales.
Not always on the latest, shiniest kit, but no doubt there is stuff out there to be had.
Not always on the latest, shiniest kit, but no doubt there is stuff out there to be had.
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i found some RS revelations for very cheap on CRC http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/SearchResults.aspx?Search=rock+shox+revelation thye 2010 are already discounted0
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Merlin have the 2010 Rev Race for 300 at the minute too. And SIDs!0
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supersonic wrote:Not the Oasis song, but prices: I seem to be finding more bargains than ever, and new kit at great prices. RS forks have come down a fair bit, some great prices in the sales.
Not always on the latest, shiniest kit, but no doubt there is stuff out there to be had.
I managed to get a pair of Revelation 426 Maxle Lite's from CRC for £250 due to a website error...nice!
BTW supersonic - i've just worked out that with your post total that you have averaged 30+ post per day since becoming a member. good effort...0 -
£250 is a very good bargain. the revelations are a very good fork if you can;t afford fox talas0
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SS is a moderator and (I assumed) writes for the mags doesn't he?!
If not he a) has way too much free time and b) spends far too long reading/riding and looking at stuff about bikes to have a job!Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.0 -
Lol, combination of many of the above things mentioned!0
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Thought you were talking about the flusupersonic wrote:It's getting better, man?
How are you today? 0 -
.blitz wrote:
Thought you were talking about the flusupersonic wrote:It's getting better, man? How are you today?
Pretty bad lol. 4 days in, seems to have peaked I hope!0 -
You must be running low on Kleenexsupersonic wrote:4 days in, seems to have peaked I hope!
GWS fella. 0 -
Cheers mate!
Running low on fluids too (don't read too much into that lol!)
need a drink!0 -
Haha! Running low on fluids and kleenex...right arm like Popeye though :P
Seriously though, you're right. Im just about to finish my first ever build (very exciting!) and I've got loads of cheap stuff, especially from CRC. Reckon my total spend is about £550, and teh only second hand bits are wheels and stem.
Bargain of the week? XT V-brakes for £17
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Just from the darts practice ;-)0
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CRC is brilliant for bargains. its like a constant sale, I got a FSA Pig headset for £8 that was 'damaged' in a flood
ask nicely and Scott will put some stickers in with your order as well 0 -
You`re right.
Proably helps that the pound is improving against the euro.When I exchanged currency to go to Spain the other week the exchange rate to euros was really crap at 1.05.Looked the other day and its up to 1.18.
Not sure how the pound is against the yen,but I guess it depends on where the likes of CRC and Merlin are sourcing from.
The RS prices aren`t much more than last year,and Shimano is slightly better than a few weeks ago.
Shame that the price of complete bikes has gone up again for 2010 ,though I guess prices were set,before the improvement in the pound andthe components bought for them by the manufacturers when the yen was at its highest,from Shimano.
If you are in the market for a new bike,and can find a 2009 bike in the right size,buy it now!
Its interesting but with the rises on complete bikes but the softening of prices on components,now might be the time to look carefully at the custom build route..........2006 Giant XTC
2010 Giant Defy Advanced
2016 Boardman Pro 29er
2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
2017 Canondale Supersix Evo0 -
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Rock Shox Tora SL Solo Air Forks - Turnkey 2009
RRP - £269.99
Rock Shox Tora SL Solo Air Forks - Turnkey 2010
RRP - £279.99
Rock Shox Tora SL Coil Forks - Turnkey 2009
RRP - £159.99
Rock Shox Tora SL Coil Forks - Turnkey 2010
RRP - £184.99
But:
Rock Shox Reba Race Dual Air Forks - PushLoc 2009
RRP - £499.99
Rock Shox Reba Race Dual Air Forks - PushLoc 2010
RRP - £449.99
Rock Shox Pike 426 U-Turn Forks 2009
RRP - £499.99
Rock Shox Pike 454 U-Turn Forks 2010
RRP - £499.99
So Tora's are pricier, and the rest are cheaper, Reba, Pike, Lyrik, Totem.
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I think the Toras changing to the reba Chassis may have upped the price a bit.
We will see them all reduced though no doubt ;-)0 -
i'm going to build my own bike all the stuff from CRC and merlin. if you look at my other thread called MTB plan#2 you will see why i'm doing itswampi101 wrote:+1 for custom build0 -
have you seen Sram PG990 cassette reduced from 77£ to 48 for an 11-34I assume this is French petrol - be careful in reverse - the car will retreat rapidly at the least provocation.0
