The rising price of cycling — why are bikes more expensive and how is the industry coping? Inflation, Brexit + post-pandemic problems discussed on the roadcc podcast cycling
looked at how the price of bikes and other cycling-related products have risen sharply in recent years, outstripping the rate of inflation. Plenty of discussion ensued in the comments beneath the article –prompting us to take a closer look at the subject in the latest episode of the road.cc podcast.Host George, as well as Jamie, who penned the original piece, are joined for the episode by Colin Williams of FLi distribution, who talk through the issues involved from an industry point of view.
And many of those issues are ones over which businesses operating in the sector have absolutely no control – for example, the disruption to the supply chain and manufacturing brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, which also resulted in a huge surge in the price, worldwide, of shipping containers, forcing costs to soar.
That may seem counter-intuitive to many people, given the role of the Far East as the powerhouse of global bicycle manufacturing.
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