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Schlumpf uni on udc, why so expensive?

Spencer Hochberg · 2007-02-11T20:18:04+00:00

'link' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=996) They are selling it for $1,995, on the schlumpf website it is on there for 1150EUR which converts to about $1500 US. If I remember right Kris said the new KH/Schlumpf geared munis will be around $1600. Why did UDC raise the price up $500? -- Spencer Hochberg 'BC wheel movie.' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56195) Watch it. 'Bedford Unicycles' (http://BedfordUnicycles.ca) AIM: SpencerHochberg Email: Litldude2 (at) aol (dot) com Cody keeps messing with my sig line... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spencer Hochberg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12659 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57813

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Spencer Hochberg
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11 February 2007, 20:18 UTC #1

'link' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=996)
They are selling it for $1,995, on the schlumpf website it is on there
for 1150EUR which converts to about $1500 US. If I remember right Kris
said the new KH/Schlumpf geared munis will be around $1600.
Why did UDC raise the price up $500?
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(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56195) Watch
it.
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Email: Litldude2 (at) aol (dot) com
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zfreak220
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11 February 2007, 20:22 UTC #2

obviously you didn't see the unicycle.com sticker they put on it.
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i think everybody agrees when i say you lucky son of a [censored]
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man i used to think scooters were totally lame, but after that 'video'
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onetrack
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11 February 2007, 20:26 UTC #3

Maybe it has to do with the "Gear ration" 😉
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onelesscar
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11 February 2007, 20:26 UTC #4

based on the description, I would assume it's because on schlumpf's
website they have both the preassembled unis and just the
frame/hub/cranks. My guess is that UDC buys the frame/hub/cranks and
adds all their own components and gets a Kovachi wheelbuild or
something.
apparently UDC thinks the parts they build it up with are $495 better
than the parts schlumpf builds it up with, though I think that's
unlikely.
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kington99
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11 February 2007, 20:38 UTC #5

Doesn't import taxs and shipping come in to this somewhere? In the UK
they're £890 ($1735) The description does mention "Please note: We
build this cycle to your specification. Please call before ordering to
check for delivery times. This is a custom order." and it does have a
KH rim and other tasty bits that could add some cost over the modle
schlumpf sell.
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onetrack
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11 February 2007, 20:46 UTC #6

onelesscar said:
based on the description, I would assume it's because on schlumpf's
website they have both the preassembled unis and just the
frame/hub/cranks. My guess is that UDC buys the frame/hub/cranks and
adds all their own components and gets a Kovachi wheelbuild or
something.
Which part of the description alludes to that?
Even if that where the case, no seat, pedals, and rim/spoke/labor end
of a wheel build combo is worth 500$. These kinds of markups are really
unfair to the manufacturers.
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skianduniaddict
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11 February 2007, 21:06 UTC #7

the prices r in swiss francs
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Spencer Hochberg
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11 February 2007, 21:27 UTC #8

skianduniaddict said:
the prices r in swiss francs

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skianduniaddict
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11 February 2007, 21:28 UTC #9

oh francs r on there too
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