Sloggy Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Okay so on trying to remove my RD I stripped the bolt, and with all my efforts could not remove the RD from the hanger. I ride a Yeti so Off I went to purchase a new hangerNot to mention the shops name but I was charged R650 for a new hanger. With all due respect to bikes shops wanting to make a living I find this outrages. Its a little piece of machined metal not a gold bar. I can probably buy a cheap bike for R650What has happened to the price of bike parts that companies think its okay to charge that sort of money What are your thoughts? Am I ranting and raving for nothing?What have you paid for your RD Hanger?
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Ok then I should not feel bad paying R250 for Sram X9 hanger. daylight robbery
Schnavel Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 That sounds crazy! Specialized are considered to be very "expensive" and even they only charge me R275 a hanger! My suggestion is always to make sure that you have a spare hanger for your bike - you never know when you may need it. Call around / look online until you find a place which gives you a good price and then buy two.
ALLMTB Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 IMO, yes R650 for little piece of aluminium is a lot, but...Yeti = premium brand = premium replacement parts = premium price. Also, that little piece if metal was made to fit your type of frame and maybe one or two others only, no other bike in the world will be able to use that hanger and on top of that its an essential part without which your bike/frame becomes useless. Most I've paid for a hanger, R400
Long Wheel Base Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Did they give you vaseline with that or put it in dry?
Cat2forLife Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 That is quite steep.. Payed R125 for a hanger for my Spez the other day.
fanievb Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 In the context of supply and demand discussions, demand refers to the quantity of a good that is desired by buyers. An important distinction to make is the difference between demand and the quantity demanded. The quantity demanded refers to the specific amount of that product that buyers are willing to buy at a given price. This relationship between price and the quantity of product demanded at that price is defined as the demand relationship. Supply is defined as the total quantity of a product or service that the marketplace can offer. The quantity supplied is the amount of a product/service that suppliers are willing to supply at a given price. This relationship between price and the ammount of a good/service supplied is known as the supplyrelationship.When thinking about demand and supply together, the supply relationship and demand relationship basically mirror each other at equilibrium. At equilibrium, the quantity supplied and quantity demanded intersect and are equal.https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/economic-basics-supply-and-demand that's why I paid R150 for a giant hanger and R560 for a silverback hanger. not only about the bike being a premium brand or not.
popcorn_skollie Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Okay so on trying to remove my RD I stripped the bolt, and with all my efforts could not remove the RD from the hanger. I ride a Yeti so Off I went to purchase a new hangerNot to mention the shops name but I was charged R650 for a new hanger. With all due respect to bikes shops wanting to make a living I find this outrages outrageous. Its a little piece of machined metal not a gold bar. I can probably buy a cheap bike for R650What has happened to the price of bike parts that companies think its okay to charge that sort of money What are your thoughts? Am I ranting and raving for nothing?What have you paid for your RD Hanger? Yes. That it is. Carry on.
Mojoman Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 About R150 for a GT a couple of years back.
Spoke101 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 The problem is that hanger is CNC machined in the US vs being stamped in Taiwan or China.Its like wanting to pay R400/hr labour to service your Ferrari.If you think that's expensive wait till you need to replace one of these.
GrahamS2 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Okay so on trying to remove my RD I stripped the bolt, and with all my efforts could not remove the RD from the hanger. I ride a Yeti so Off I went to purchase a new hangerNot to mention the shops name but I was charged R650 for a new hanger. With all due respect to bikes shops wanting to make a living I find this outrages. Its a little piece of machined metal not a gold bar. I can probably buy a cheap bike for R650What has happened to the price of bike parts that companies think its okay to charge that sort of money What are your thoughts? Am I ranting and raving for nothing?What have you paid for your RD Hanger?I found your problem there. Boutique brands will always cost a fortune. And the shop has to make their 100% margin too.
Martin PJ Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Broke my old Mongoose hanger the other day, agents had one for R600, Solomons for R120 and Aliexpress for 2USD (R24 inclu postaged). So I bought the Solomons one and the Aliexpress one. I think it is a rip off. I think R100 to R200 is a decent price range for this type of spare.
s14phoenix Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 I paid nearly R300 for the same hanger I later paid R80 for. Same bike in the same month.
Popit Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 IMO, yes R650 for little piece of aluminium is a lot, but...Yeti = premium brand = premium replacement parts = premium price. Also, that little piece if metal was made to fit your type of frame and maybe one or two others only, no other bike in the world will be able to use that hanger and on top of that its an essential part without which your bike/frame becomes useless. Most I've paid for a hanger, R400 Premium brand ...... Mmmmmm not so sure about that myself .
Long Wheel Base Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 The problem is that hanger is CNC machined in the US vs being stamped in Taiwan or China.Its like wanting to pay R400/hr labour to service your Ferrari.If you think that's expensive wait till you need to replace one of these. What frame is this one for?
Bomberman Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Okay so on trying to remove my RD I stripped the bolt, and with all my efforts could not remove the RD from the hanger. I ride a Yeti so Off I went to purchase a new hangerNot to mention the shops name but I was charged R650 for a new hanger. With all due respect to bikes shops wanting to make a living I find this outrages. Its a little piece of machined metal not a gold bar. I can probably buy a cheap bike for R650What has happened to the price of bike parts that companies think its okay to charge that sort of money What are your thoughts? Am I ranting and raving for nothing?What have you paid for your RD Hanger?Paid R700 for my hanger on my GT, and there was only one available in SA. The guys from giant cycle got it directly from omnico and didn't even charge me for it. So not all shop try and shaft you. Had to get it for my new 1x11 conversion so Im ok with it.
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