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TM, I dont think a pre-built bike like the Charge Hob can be compared to our Grazia which comes with millions of combinations, is built in the UK (with London salaries and overheads) and comes from a company has a completely different buying power than CSG. But hey, 5 years later we have learned this lesson, which is why it now makes sense to close down the London shop, and go down the fulfilment centre route.
über_grüber, how am I full of it?
What do you know about our QC processes that we apply these days?
What chances do I have to justify the 3k price of the geared bike we displayed at the London Bike Show when the sum of the parts (based on the standard RRPs) is still over 3k but some of you will keep saying how you can get a cheaper Campag bullet wheelsets and Chorus groupsets from the alike of CRC?
How can you justify H+Son charge what they charge for their Chinese made rims and have a go at us for doing something very similar made in Taiwan for half the price?
Why dont you come and grab a set of our wheels and then actually be in the position of making some of the accusations you are suggesting?
As for the Wiggle bikes this is exactly the point I am trying to make. Whenever the bikes are made in the Far East and shipped directly to the Wiggle warehouse then we have no overheads or UK salaries to pay whatsoever, which is the only reason why Wiggle is able to retail them at around £300 and we can still make a profit.