jackisjymal Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Why does the private owned brands in SA sell their bikes so expensive?
jackisjymal Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 and what is worse is the fact that they try to compare their private owned brands to Brands like merida, trek , scott and Giant... why????
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Like? Morewood? 'Cos it's a very good bike brand, selling internationally as well. Pricing is relative, and is reasonable for the workmanship that goes into the bikes themselves. Plus, boutique brand...
patches Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Are you referring to a specific brand in particular? ...like Morewood, Momsen, or PYGA? If so... Momsen's are very well priced... PYGA and Morewood are hand made... and bare in mind that these are "boutique bikes", just as good as anything that is produced in europe or the US
patches Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) and what is worse is the fact that they try to compare their private owned brands to Brands like merida, trek , scott and Giant... why???? you're right... you can't compare Morewood to Merida, I wouldn't be seen dead on a Merida Edited February 17, 2012 by patches
jackisjymal Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Morewood is made with passion, i am talking like Momsen etc....
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 you're right... you can't compare Morewood to Merida, I wouldn't be seen dead on a Merida Well, you would. I'd shoot you if I saw you touching on a Merida. For reasons of pure humanity... I'd know you'd have been zombie-fied!
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Morewood is made with passion, i am talking like Momsen etc.... Momsen is very well priced...
jackisjymal Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 how can these boys be the same price as Giant, Scott or Merida when the big brands putts so much money behind technologie.....
patches Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 how can these boys be the same price as Giant, Scott or Merida when the big brands putts so much money behind technologie..... Production quantity I guess... The most expensive MTB I've ever seen was around $75 000. Not becasue it was gold plated... but because Honda only made a handfull for their World Cup DH team. So all that RnD was split bewteen 4-or-so bikes. Likewise, all the cost behind developing a Momsen is split bewteen a few hundred/thouhsand bikes as opposed to hundreds of thousands. But still... just becasue they don't have a multi-million dollar RnD department, doesn't mean the design is flawed (although I can't speak from forsthand experience with Momsen). But look at this for spec and price. I'd say that seems pretty fair http://www.momsenbikes.com/bikes.cfm?prod=dl629_12
gummibear Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Buy Axis then,they well priced and well specced http://www.axis-bikes.com/#
The Drongo Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Now I was going to start on the whole edumication, speling and punctuashin thing. But then I remembered I got shot down in flames the other day - no apology tendered. So I will just do this..... Eish. Nubbin ! If you think MOMSEN don't use technologie ( I do understand the word), then Google Lars Momsen. He is their secret-black-ops-undercover-tester, and now that I have told you, I have to hunt you down and kill you. Let me just say this re: Lars. Wolves make fires to keep him away at night..... EDIT. En Jajackekdinkjysmal Edited February 17, 2012 by The Drongo
BogusOne Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Production quantity I guess... The most expensive MTB I've ever seen was around $75 000. Not becasue it was gold plated... but because Honda only made a handfull for their World Cup DH team. So all that RnD was split bewteen 4-or-so bikes. Likewise, all the cost behind developing a Momsen is split bewteen a few hundred/thouhsand bikes as opposed to hundreds of thousands. But still... just becasue they don't have a multi-million dollar RnD department, doesn't mean the design is flawed (although I can't speak from forsthand experience with Momsen). But look at this for spec and price. I'd say that seems pretty fair http://www.momsenbik...m?prod=dl629_12 +1I agree that price is really good! But what justifies this ones price of almost R50k? http://www.momsenbikes.com/bikes.cfm?prod=sl929_12
The Drongo Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 +1I agree that price is really good! But what justifies this ones price of almost R50k? http://www.momsenbik...m?prod=sl929_12 The spec maybeee....??
patches Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 +1I agree that price is really good! But what justifies this ones price of almost R50k? http://www.momsenbik...m?prod=sl929_12 I guess components are help beef up that price. XTR, Formula R1 brakes. Fox fork... but at the end of the day it's a big-wheel-bike and some of those guys will pay anything for one
Danger Dassie Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 how can these boys be the same price as Giant, Scott or Merida when the big brands putts so much money behind technologie..... Maybe pull Giant and Merida out of that equation. They manufacture frames for most of the big boys, who also happen to pull out catalogue models.So essentially not all that different to so called "private owned brands" .... doh
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