Shimano price increases..!

I brought forward a Campy groupset purchase recently, rather than face the inevitable hike(s) in the next few months.

If you can, don't hang about, buy now, to avoid wallet hammering disappointment later!

we got this list a little while a go

some of it is just rrediclious, wish id have ordered a dura ace track group set when i was thinking about it

GBP vs. Jap Yen Jan 08 - Jan 09

It's little wonder we're experiencing big price rises. So when your next bike part purchase leaves you without and change for a beer don't blame Shimano - you've got the prize plonkers who run the banks in the US and UK to thank for it!

Re Malko - All legit (i.e Madison brought) Shimano UK stock is bought in Yen and shipped direct from Japan (not via USA).

True.

Just look at the prices of Nitto components from UK sellers. The price for B123s used to be about £36. Now most are charging £70 for them. Nitto NJPro Steel stems are £120 too! Madness... shiny madness... shiny... shiny.. who cares. I'll pay anything for it.

where can i get dura-ace hubs, quickly?!

where can i get dura-ace hubs, quickly?!

Large or Small?

Fat or thin?

Edwardes in Camberwell had hi flange in stock for ages for £150 which is now probably quite a bargain.

shit the bed...im waiting for the people at cycletowork to produce my voucher for a very carefully worked out (to the penny) bike that i managed to scrape under £1000 so i can harvest parts from it for my racing bike.
fingers crossed as it is the campagnolo groupset i am after, other items like the USE seatpost might have to fall by the wayside. balls.

Large or Small?

large flange, 120mm rear (preferably double-fixed).

Not exactly what you're looking for: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shimano-Dura-Ace-Rear-Track-Hub_W0QQitemZ260372725382QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item260372725382&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318

There's a front in eBay finds on auction.

I have a set, HB-7600s fix/fix 36h NIB

a lot of the new bikes next year will use SRAM because of the shimano prise rise. I think there is going to be one more price increase relatively soon aswell...

I think you'll find that Sram prices have also just recently been increased. OEM pricing is also world's apart from aftermarket.