Foffa Bikes appear to admit to price fixing with Wiggle in Bike Biz article

He successfully argues that retail price maintenance is illegal in the UK, under both domestic and EU law. Not sure why he had to go to such lengths, since my original post didn't contest that point, but I suppose if it makes him happy...

Perhaps it's because you actually argued the exact opposite:

It's perfectly fine (morally) for Foffa to contract with Wiggle et al to supply their branded product on condition that it is retailed at a certain price.

No. It's explicitly illegal in the UK and Europe.

As to why I had to go to such lengths... because you'd asserted the opposite of the truth, muddying the water in the process, and layered it with some weird US/EU free market political nonsense.

This is where I comprehend why others have such an issue with your arguing style when it comes to bikes. You may be right, but the arguments are so convoluted and tangential that it's hard to know whether you have a point or not. It's an exercise in deconstruction to figure out what the core of the argument you're making is, and if you are trying to say you agreed with the law and opinions expressed in this thread regarding the law you certainly appeared to not do so. I wanted to make it clearer, not more muddied, that a supplier dictating the minimum price is illegal.