Why do Shimano spd-sl cleats suddenly cost £20

DonDaddyD
DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
edited November 2009 in Commuting chat
Seriously, last time I bought some I could have sworn I paid closer to £7. So what's the deal with the increase?
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  • White Horse
    White Horse Posts: 161
    One element is the exchange rate against the Yen.
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en& ... a=N&tab=wf

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    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Stop shopping in condor, or evans for that matter.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    They've never been as cheap as £7. I've only bought one set (back in March) and they cost £12.

    They shouldn't wear out that much really - don't put your feet down.
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    Because DDD, they've got us by the Bo!!ocks.

    Just looked on ebay, £13.98 with free shipping! Search "spd cleats".

    Only problem is that it's from DHC. I've never used them but I've seen some fairly unfavourable comments about them :roll:

    Still, for cleats I'm sure they'll be fine - but don;t hold me to that :D
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Benno68 wrote:
    Only problem is that it's from DHC. I've never used them but I've seen some fairly unfavourable comments about them :roll:

    I've bought two pairs of SPDcleats from DH cyclesport with no issues. They are 'OEM' as in not in any shimano packaging or they've sold the pedals seperately but for £8 all in I won't get upset about not having any cardboard packaging to throw away
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    DH cyclesport is different to Dave Hinde.

    One of my SPD-SL cleats died today, so I've decided to make the jump to Look Keos know.
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,063
    Dave Harding Cyclesport is my LBS down the road in Woolston, definitely not a Dave Hinde type character at all!

    Great bloke, very passionate about bikes, very knowlegable.
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  • RufusA
    RufusA Posts: 500
    My LBS fleeced me for nearly £20 for a pair of cleats earlier this year. He said that the cost to him has over doubled, and used some rather choice words when describing what Shimano were up to. Exchange rate, and a big hike in spares prices hitting at the same time. Sadly as my commuter shoes had a bad split, and I couldn't get the old cleats off, I was forced to pay the price, or not cycle for a few days!

    The irony was that I stupidly forgot to tighten them fully when trying to get the position right, so lost a cleat bolt en-route (complete with my first and only clipless moment as I tried to rotate my foot out with only I bolt and it wouldn't let go). Popped in to Evans by Waterloo station, asking if they had any spare bolts that would fit. They didn't but sold me a pair of Shimano cleats (no card packaging etc.) for a fiver "sorry it's so much but we can't split the packet".

    Your LBS isn't always your friend!

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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    redddraggon wrote:
    DH cyclesport is different to Dave Hinde.

    One of my SPD-SL cleats died today, so I've decided to make the jump to Look Keos know.

    I take back what I said - sorry I got confused between the two :oops:
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