According to the Schwalbe website, the MSRP per tire for the Super Moto is $84-94, not quite $100. I'm sure some online places will have it cheaper. There are plenty of $15 tires out there, and everything in between.
As for the price of bike stuff in general, part of the "problem" is guys like me and the nice people at Riv trying to make a living by selling bike parts. The published retail price for this kind of thing generally includes a 30-50% margin for the retailer. But, at least in my case, I don't buy directly from manufacturers, but from distributors, who also get a cut. I don't believe there's tons of fat in the structure, because everybody in the chain adds something that is of value to the end user, even if it's not obvious. Anyway, It's sort of funny to be discussing the high price of $85 tires on a forum that's primarily concerned with $1000-3000 framesets, $300 saddlebags, and other boutique items. On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:46:52 PM UTC-6, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Wow, OK. $100 per tyre? That is extreme, and I take back what I (jokingly) > said about Patrick's obligation to test! > > I'm a bit surprised too. I see Riv has BAs for $47 which is less than a 40 > % markup from the DE online-retail price, whereas $100 for Super Motos is > more than a 100 % markup. Going OT here, but in Australia we're accustomed > to paying 2–3 times US/EU prices if we buy locally—not just on bike parts. > I didn't think that was the case in the US. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
