Post Brexit Import/Export awareness
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It seems to vary depending on the item, and the origin of parts - so it doesn't seem easy to tell beforehand.
Waynemarlow
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Must be Brexit
Maybe there's a mite shortage?
Brexit: industry begins to realise what going over a cliff edge feels like
The evidence of the damage Brexit is inflicting on the UK economy is becoming clearer by the day.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Taking back blue passports. Or something...
Peaky Rider
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Got my jab today 
Pigin
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Just as we get to hear about the EU wanting to play bully boy tact ticks over the vaccine and Northern Ireland. In the words of Karen Carpenter “It’s only just begun”.
It should be entirely possible to hold two or more competing notions in your head at the same time. The commission are flailing on the vaccine issue & doing real reputational damage. It's still possible to grasp that & believe we're better in it than out and with that, it's clear this thread has run its course by morphing from a discussion about how Brexit affects us as mountain bikers into a tedious euro bun fight with guilty parties all over, very much including me.
Time to put it out of its misery.
Time to put it out of its misery.
Waynemarlow
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Probably until the next referendum on the matter
We’ll have no gingers , they’ll be sent back up the road ?
CBSTD
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Interesting comment from Specilized in this article given their recent price hikes:
“Specialized told us the Brexit deal doesn’t affect its main supply chain from Asia, because bikes come directly to the UK from the Far East. “The area where we may be affected is the sharing of inventory with markets within the EU. Inventory is sometimes moved between markets to where the demand is, but this is not the primary method for supply,” Specialized said in a statement.”
www.mbr.co.uk
“Specialized told us the Brexit deal doesn’t affect its main supply chain from Asia, because bikes come directly to the UK from the Far East. “The area where we may be affected is the sharing of inventory with markets within the EU. Inventory is sometimes moved between markets to where the demand is, but this is not the primary method for supply,” Specialized said in a statement.”
Bike prices are rising, and it’s not just because of Brexit… - MBR
Will bikes cost more after Brexit? We put that question to a dozen brands at the start of January and the resounding answer was neither yes nor no.
www.mbr.co.uk
Interesting. That infers Specialized bikes are fully assembled ( less the normal amount left undone in order to box it, and completed by the retailer) in Se Asia. That could be in the same factory that produces the frames or at least same country. Then shipped to each market direct.
Depending on which SE Asia country that is and what trade deal the UK has now or in the future with that country, the trade tariff for imported UK Spesh bikes could change from WTO terms to something less. I suspect other major brands like Giant and Merida have similar distribution networks.
The extraordinary increase in shipping costs may however push brands to consider other distribution and manufacturing strategies, if and when those costs outweigh the benefits gained from low cost labour production in the far East.
Depending on which SE Asia country that is and what trade deal the UK has now or in the future with that country, the trade tariff for imported UK Spesh bikes could change from WTO terms to something less. I suspect other major brands like Giant and Merida have similar distribution networks.
The extraordinary increase in shipping costs may however push brands to consider other distribution and manufacturing strategies, if and when those costs outweigh the benefits gained from low cost labour production in the far East.
The container price increase in that article would only translate to an extra 6 Euros per bike then! Hardly a massive increase.
Yes but I am guessing theres the container prices in getting the components to the bike companies in the first place.
In many ways Specilized a business model makes a lot of sense (and I guess one implemented by Merida) in that you assemble parts and bikes made in the Far East, in the Far East, rather than shipping them all separately into Europe/US/Wherever and then assembling them, and shipping them again elsewhere.
In many ways Specilized a business model makes a lot of sense (and I guess one implemented by Merida) in that you assemble parts and bikes made in the Far East, in the Far East, rather than shipping them all separately into Europe/US/Wherever and then assembling them, and shipping them again elsewhere.
Without really having a clue about what I am talking about, is there not an opportunity for someone like Canyon or YT to set up a UK operation for assembling bikes, allowing them to remain competitive here, but also taking advantage of any trade deal the UK strikes with other countries ?
got a spare 2-3mil kicking about? ?
It totally depends on the value of the UK market to those brands. Adapting to different market forces is bread and butter to any business and there are ways in which direct sales brands can retain the advantage of a lower cost route to market than the classic.....manufacturer/warehouse (distributor or importer)/retailer..model. Franchise is one example. There are still costs for a direct sales brand that can be a voided and offset the cost of a different route to market. Those costs for YT and Canyon for example include customer service, billing, and ( potentially) marketing. It is also the case that it makes things a lot clearer for a manufacturer what their "core" business actually is. Are Canyon and YT experts in customer service? Or are they bike engineers/designers? Not easy being good at both!
This. A lot longer lead times cause cash flow issues. Smaller manufacturers might even go bankrupt in the middle of the ”boom” because of this.
Must be very frustrating for the shops with all the demand and a lack of stock - I have had lots fo friends who aren't even into biking ask me about EMTB's or ebikes recently, and none of them have had any joy finding anything.
I recently stocked up on cassettes and chains, as I can see a situation where parts become scarce, already a lot of stuff hard to get hold of.
I recently stocked up on cassettes and chains, as I can see a situation where parts become scarce, already a lot of stuff hard to get hold of.
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I did the same hoping to take advantage of a fashion wave and become rich rich RICH ....
just hasn't happened though ..
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