Raleigh lowers prices

[Trubie]

It's on Raleighs website.

Link elsewhere in the post

 

 

[porky]

I dont understand? You all bitch that bikes are to much now you bitching its to cheap?

 

Never able to please the hub.

 

Are you bitching about bitching?

 

I dont see it as "bitching" just an observation that had you bought a bike at R40.000.00 two months ago and now its R29.000.00 you would have a right to feel slightly aggrieved.

 

Were it me, that would be the last purchase of that product I would ever make.

 

 I am also a businessman, I also have a good idea of economies and prices and markets and rand / dollar costs and freight and duty and so on, as do many others, - who do they think they are pulling the wool over??

 

Do they assume we are all fools and will just listen to everything they say as gospel??

 

I would say thats a very dangerous assumption.

 

If you dont believe the power of an irritated and irked customer just look at GM.

 

SA is a very small market for everything except bread and milk, and small markets traditionally have long memories.!

 

[TNT1]

 

I dont understand? You all bitch that bikes are to much now you bitching its to cheap?

 

Never able to please the hub.

 

Are you bitching about bitching?

 

I dont see it as "bitching" just an observation that had you bought a bike at R40.000.00 two months ago and now its R29.000.00 you would have a right to feel slightly aggrieved.

 

 

 

 

If you ever, ever paid R40k or more for a raleigh, you are exactly the kind of sucker that PT Barnum would have loved... I mean, really. A R40K raleigh?

 

[gummibear]

At least Raleigh are doing something about there prices. I don't see any other companies doing anything.

[Slowbee]

are the mtb prices coming down to ?

[TNT1]

 

At least Raleigh are doing something about there prices. I don't see any other companies doing anything.

 

Are you saying you missed the whole price fixing thing? All the major brands' distro's where there...

 

[Ox_Wagon]

As Linnaga said, the pricing is based on what people are prepared to pay and if they not buying you will have to go back to the drawing board.  <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

They are reacting faster than the bigger bicycle (bike/car) manufactures and I bet most of the big brands are going through the same exercise but it will take longer to filter through. 

[Slowbee]

will this also apply to components ?

 

Boy this is sure going to much around with the second hand market!

 

[Guest Agteros]

Coz I'm curious, here are the % with what the prices are/will be cut:

 

 

ELITE ROAD MODEL NAME WAS NOW 'WAS' LESS         RALEIGH RC LTD CARBON 54,299.95 39,999.95 26.34% RALEIGH RC8000 CARBON 40,699.95 29,999.95 26.29% RALEIGH RC7000 CARBON 32,199.95 23,999.95 25.47% RALEIGH RC7000A 20,399.95 15,999.95 21.57% RALEIGH T6000 20,399.95 18,999.95 6.86% RALEIGH RC6000C WOMEN 26,999.95 18,499.95 31.48% RALEIGH RC6000 CARBON 22,999.95 18,499.95 19.57% RALEIGH RC6500A 16,299.95 12,999.95 20.25% RALEIGH RC6000A 16,299.95 12,999.95 20.25% RALEIGH TRI6000 20,299.95 13,999.95 31.03% RALEIGH RC3000 CARBON 17,599.95 14,499.95 17.61% RALEIGH RC3000 WOMEN 11,499.95 7,999.95 30.43% RALEIGH RC3000 ALLOY 11,499.95 7,999.95 30.43% RALEIGH RC2000 9,399.95 5,999.95 36.17% RALEIGH RC1000 6,799.95 4,699.95 30.88%                 ELITE MOUNTAIN HARDTAIL MODEL NAME WAS NOW 'WAS' LESS         RALEIGH RM LIMITED 47,499.95 34,999.95 26.32% RALEIGH X.O CARBON 36,599.95 29,999.95 18.03% RALEIGH RM9.0 CARBON 32,499.95 24,999.95 23.08% RALEIGH RM8.0 CARBON 24,399.95 19,999.95 18.03% RALEIGH RM7.0HC CARBON 20,399.95 14,999.95 26.47% RALEIGH RM6.0HC CARBON 16,999.95 11,999.95 29.41% RALEIGH RM5.0 12,899.95 9,499.95 26.36% RALEIGH RM4.0 10,499.95 7,999.95 23.81%                 ELITE MOUNTAIN SUSPENSION MODEL NAME WAS NOW 'WAS' LESS         RALEIGH MAR. LTD                53,999.95 39,999.95 25.93% RALEIGH MAR. 9.0 37,999.95 29,499.95 22.37% RALEIGH MAR. 7.0 29,899.95 22,499.95 24.75% RALEIGH MAR. 5.0 25,399.95 18,999.95 25.20%

 

[Thug]

I have to take my hat off and applaud Brandon and ProBike.

 

They've seen a gap in the market and have reacted to it and as a mainstream brand and a manufacturer they have (or should have) the economies of scale to reap the benefits of their lower pricing.

 

[Gerhardc]

I agree with The Thug. Well done RALEIGH for leading the way...everyone is in business for the bucks, no one does it for charity...they have seen that times are tough on their side, as well as on the side of the cyclists and consumers......I am sure that they cut their margins, but has for sure given through the positive strengthning of the Rand throug to us....others will have to follow now!!

[Slowbee]

will the LBS also be allowed to give a discount on the bikes ?

 

 

 

[javadude]

Remember this:

 

From: Brandon Els [mailto:brandon@probike.co.za]

Sent: 03 November 2008 09:09 AM

To: zoon@silverback.co.za

Cc: 'Dave Wyatt'

Subject: FW: Key Model Comparison 2009 V1 from Silverback

Please

ask our permission before you send out info like this in future.

Probike has the capitalization and financial resources to wipe out your

company today by selling every model you do below our cost and to

import 5 times the volume you do. Would you like me to do that?

I

can amend our pricing and issue the comparative charts and pricing

today to all dealers. You are looking for attention from Probike that

you really do not want!

 

 

I think it just happened.

 

I love capitalism, go Probike!

 

[Trubie]

Question really is what were the motives for doing it:

 - Bad sales

- Guilty conscience (after the price fixing debacle)

- A way to get rid of bikes no one wants to buy?

 - Jobs on the line?

- No bonusses for big bra's

 

Just wondering

 

 

[Trubie]

Sorry

Forgot to add the most NB reason -  that they have the interst of the consumers(fools) at heart

[Slowbee]

 

Remember this:

 

From: Brandon Els [mailto:brandon@probike.co.za']

Sent: 03 November 2008 09:09 AM

To: zoon@silverback.co.za

Cc: 'Dave Wyatt'

Subject: FW: Key Model Comparison 2009 V1 from Silverback

Please

ask our permission before you send out info like this in future.

Probike has the capitalization and financial resources to wipe out your

company today by selling every model you do below our cost and to

import 5 times the volume you do. Would you like me to do that?

I

can amend our pricing and issue the comparative charts and pricing

today to all dealers. You are looking for attention from Probike that

you really do not want!

 

 

I think it just happened.

 

I love capitalism, go Probike!

 

 

velo, lets see how silverback responds