Strange offer

The Rookie

We've all seen a some strange offers around, but this for me takes the biscuit
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/ZX148BFFAGFCF/buy-a-fireline-frame-and-get-a-free-carbon-frame?utm_source=The+Planet+X+and+On-One+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=c1f15535eb-180815&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_561486488b-c1f15535eb-272695777&mc_cid=c1f15535eb&mc_eid=c0a4e5df20
So buy an MTB frame and get either another MTB or a road frame free, who honestly is likley to want to buy 2 frames at the same time?

russyh

Why not? not just limited to mtb frames, you can purchase an als cyclocross frame. It's nice that the option/deal is there, no doubt if no one goes for it PX won't offer it again in the future. But fair play for offering something different

oodboo

Seems pretty good to me, I'd get the CX frame. If you don't want both then just sell the other one and make some money back.

StinkinHippy

I guess it could be part of a long term plan. Get two frames and slowly build the second one up after building the first up as you want.

Would make more sense to offer certain components in line with the frame... But I guess they can be very much personal taste.

Kanya

Or see if someone you know is also in the market..halfers!!

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19682817#p19682817]StinkinHippy[/url] wrote:

I guess it could be part of a long term plan. Get two frames and slowly build the second one up after building the first up as you want.

Would make more sense to offer certain components in line with the frame... But I guess they can be very much personal taste.

The point of offers though surely is to shift more stock, and I can't really see that many people looking to blow £800 on an MTB frame being overly turned on by this offer!

StinkinHippy

Yeah, I'd guess if you're spending that much on a frame you've got a pretty specific idea of what you're looking for, and a choice of a few other frames as a freebie may very well not fit your criteria.

rockmonkeysc

It's so you have a back up when the Fireline breaks.

VWsurfbum

i almost fell for it but a mate pointed out that the frame on its own is £500 so the other frame is not free at all???

veronese68

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683798#p19683798]VWsurfbum[/url] wrote:

i almost fell for it but a mate pointed out that the frame on its own is £500 so the other frame is not free at all???

Is that not against some consumer laws? I suppose if £500 is a discounted price and £800 is the RRP it would be allowed. Artificially inflating RRP's is another matter.
I must say I thought they may have been thinking they'd shift more components to go with the second frames, so a win/win for them.

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683798#p19683798]VWsurfbum[/url] wrote:

i almost fell for it but a mate pointed out that the frame on its own is £500 so the other frame is not free at all???

I can only find the frame on it's own for the same price?

njee20

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19684098#p19684098]Veronese68[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683798#p19683798]VWsurfbum[/url] wrote:

i almost fell for it but a mate pointed out that the frame on its own is £500 so the other frame is not free at all???

Is that not against some consumer laws? I suppose if £500 is a discounted price and £800 is the RRP it would be allowed. Artificially inflating RRP's is another matter.
I must say I thought they may have been thinking they'd shift more components to go with the second frames, so a win/win for them.

It's their own brand now, they can't artificially inflate RRPs. I suspect there'd be a dim view taken if it was £500 yesterday and it's now £800 with a 'free' frame, but now it's £800 whether you have another free frame or not.

Don't get why folk think it's odd. If you don't want it just flog it. Seems very generous at face value, and we're talking about it, which is the point.

cubedean

They're doing it on the codeine as well.

supersonic

The Codeine seems to have two prices.

cubedean

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19684842#p19684842]supersonic[/url] wrote:

The Codeine seems to have two prices.

Correct, cheaper has the RS Monarch & the more expensive has CCDB air.