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When did tires get so expensive?
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NOT more expensive on any scale. For example, near here there's a Fogel History Post on costs for English hi-risers. I can't find it this morning. I'll ask Sachs. Costs were astronomical worked out to today's exchange rates -$14000 for the rig and snot a Shimano wear factor in there fersure. Anyway $15 tires are toys for children. Your children. |
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When did tires get so expensive?
On Jan 3, 11:45*am, AMuzi wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote: ?"SMS" *wrote in et.... ## I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar bills and proceeded to a nearby Performance Bike Shop. Got her a Ritchey Tom Slick 26" x 1.4" which was $18 (less an 11% off promotion they were having, so it was about $16). It's been a while since I bought a tire on the spur of the moment, and was kind of surprised that the prices are so high. On the Performance web site they have the Panaracer Urban Max for $20, but while the picture shows 26" x 1.75" the drop down menu shows 26" x 1.25". ## If you think 16 bucks for a quality, proven, name-brand tire is expensive, then hold on tight once Cap 'n Tax and other Nanny State over-stepping regulations (that couldn't pass legislatively, even last four years) take hold. *Once gas hits $5 or more, /everything's/ going through the roof. (Gee, who will THAT hurt the worst?) BS (not) Meanwhile over at the Obama administration's Big Lie Department, Stalin and Goebbels insist there is no inflation. Bad hyperbole doesn't suit you. |
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landotter wrote:
On Jan 3, 11:45 am, AMuzi wrote: Bill Sornson wrote: ?"SMS" wrote in et... ## I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar bills and proceeded to a nearby Performance Bike Shop. Got her a Ritchey Tom Slick 26" x 1.4" which was $18 (less an 11% off promotion they were having, so it was about $16). It's been a while since I bought a tire on the spur of the moment, and was kind of surprised that the prices are so high. On the Performance web site they have the Panaracer Urban Max for $20, but while the picture shows 26" x 1.75" the drop down menu shows 26" x 1.25". ## If you think 16 bucks for a quality, proven, name-brand tire is expensive, then hold on tight once Cap 'n Tax and other Nanny State over-stepping regulations (that couldn't pass legislatively, even last four years) take hold. Once gas hits $5 or more, /everything's/ going through the roof. (Gee, who will THAT hurt the worst?) BS (not) Meanwhile over at the Obama administration's Big Lie Department, Stalin and Goebbels insist there is no inflation. Bad hyperbole doesn't suit you. Laugh or cry: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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AMuzi wrote:
:landotter wrote: : On Jan 3, 11:45 am, AMuzi wrote: : Bill Sornson wrote: : ?"SMS" wrote in et... : ## : I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and : daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar : bills and proceeded to a nearby Performance Bike Shop. Got her a Ritchey : Tom Slick 26" x 1.4" which was $18 (less an 11% off promotion they were : having, so it was about $16). It's been a while since I bought a tire on : the spur of the moment, and was kind of surprised that the prices are so : high. On the Performance web site they have the Panaracer Urban Max for : $20, but while the picture shows 26" x 1.75" the drop down menu shows : 26" x 1.25". : ## : If you think 16 bucks for a quality, proven, name-brand tire is : expensive, then hold on tight once Cap 'n Tax and other Nanny State : over-stepping regulations (that couldn't pass legislatively, even last : four years) take hold. Once gas hits $5 or more, /everything's/ going : through the roof. (Gee, who will THAT hurt the worst?) : BS (not) : Meanwhile over at the Obama administration's Big Lie : Department, Stalin and Goebbels insist there is no inflation. : : Bad hyperbole doesn't suit you. :Laugh or cry: :http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf Cry, at your thorough, and often repeated, innumeracy? -- sig 7 |
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On Jan 2, 6:58*pm, SMS wrote:
I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar bills and proceeded to a nearby Performance Bike Shop. Got her a Ritchey Tom Slick 26" x 1.4" which was $18 (less an 11% off promotion they were having, so it was about $16). It's been a while since I bought a tire on the spur of the moment, and was kind of surprised that the prices are so high. On the Performance web site they have the Panaracer Urban Max for $20, but while the picture shows 26" x 1.75" the drop down menu shows 26" x 1.25". These prices are a bargain! If price is a concern, just be glad you are not in the market for a fancy dancy 700x23 tire, were you can expect to pay anywhere from $40-80+ EACH! If you want to make your tires last, read Sheldon Brown's article on "rotating" tires: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html Good Luck! |
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AMuzi wrote:
landotter wrote: AMuzi wrote: Meanwhile over at the Obama administration's Big Lie Department, Stalin and Goebbels insist there is no inflation. Bad hyperbole doesn't suit you. Laugh or cry:http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf Ds and Rs have been equally complicit in meddling with the CPI to obscure the real cost of living "because those prices are volatile". Ha! Excluding the "volatile" food and energy sectors basically means that increases in prices of necessities (food, clothing, shelter, and transportation) are not taken into account. They even shift the goalposts around (which they call "hedonic regression") so that if manufacturers add a new button to your TV, then CPI says it doesn't cost any more, even if it does. This isn't a Right vs. Left issue; it's the Money Party versus the people. (The Money Party leans hard to the right, though.) Here's a good place to get those statistical numbers calculated down the old way, like the government used to do in the '60s and '70s: http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate...flation-charts Chalo |
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bfd wrote:
On Jan 2, 6:58 pm, SMS wrote: I was out on a ride today with the spousal unit and two child units, and daughter-unit blew a tire. I did a temporary fix with two (2) dollar bills and proceeded to a nearby Performance Bike Shop. Got her a Ritchey Tom Slick 26" x 1.4" which was $18 (less an 11% off promotion they were having, so it was about $16). It's been a while since I bought a tire on the spur of the moment, and was kind of surprised that the prices are so high. On the Performance web site they have the Panaracer Urban Max for $20, but while the picture shows 26" x 1.75" the drop down menu shows 26" x 1.25". These prices are a bargain! If price is a concern, just be glad you are not in the market for a fancy dancy 700x23 tire, were you can expect to pay anywhere from $40-80+ EACH! In most bike shops I've visited around Melbourne, the Michelin Krylion tyres I use are priced at almost $100 AUD ea. I've seen them on the shelf for $110. These links are typical of the lower prices. http://www.freedommachine.com.au/Par...p?Category=119 http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bikes...-krylion-tyres Online shopping brings that down to about $37 AUD ea. Someone here in the retail bike industry told me that the manufacturers have 'B' grade tyres that get sold by online bike shops. If there is a difference, I can't detect any. Regardless, I cannot remember the last puncture, but it must have been well over a year ago (10,000km+). I replaced the rear tyre on the weekend. The threads were beginning to show. Better late than never! JS. |
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On Jan 3, 3:01*pm, Chalo wrote:
AMuzi wrote: landotter wrote: AMuzi wrote: Meanwhile over at the Obama administration's Big Lie Department, Stalin and Goebbels insist there is no inflation. Bad hyperbole doesn't suit you. Laugh or cry:http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf Ds and Rs have been equally complicit in meddling with the CPI to obscure the real cost of living "because those prices are volatile". Ha! *Excluding the "volatile" food and energy sectors basically means that increases in prices of necessities (food, clothing, shelter, and transportation) are not taken into account. *They even shift the goalposts around (which they call "hedonic regression") so that if manufacturers add a new button to your TV, then CPI says it doesn't cost any more, even if it does. This isn't a Right vs. Left issue; it's the Money Party versus the people. *(The Money Party leans hard to the right, though.) And if anyone wants to trot out the Trotsky and Stalin pejoratives, I simply ask: name one industry that's become nationalized as evidence... |
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landotter wrote:
Chalo wrote: This isn't a Right vs. Left issue; it's the Money Party versus the people. *(The Money Party leans hard to the right, though.) And if anyone wants to trot out the Trotsky and Stalin pejoratives, I simply ask: name one industry that's become nationalized as evidence... Man, we should have nationalized the banksters after what they did. |
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When did tires get so expensive?
On Jan 3, 3:59*pm, Chalo wrote:
landotter wrote: Chalo wrote: This isn't a Right vs. Left issue; it's the Money Party versus the people. *(The Money Party leans hard to the right, though.) And if anyone wants to trot out the Trotsky and Stalin pejoratives, I simply ask: name one industry that's become nationalized as evidence... Man, we should have nationalized the banksters after what they did. But that would have been Staliny! |
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