Tressostar tape price?

What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?

landotter wrote:
What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?

Should be, according to my cost, about $10/pair which is
what we charge. Up about 25c cost from a year ago. He may
be paying more than we do, making $12/pair right for him. If
he's buying under 100 at a time that's likely.

$8/pair is quite low, IMHO, for the last 5 years anyway.

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On 6/9/2011 7:16 PM, landotter wrote:
What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?

That price is on the high end:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Tressostar+tape&tbm=shop&hl=en&aq=f.

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On Jun 9, 7:48*pm, AMuzi wrote:
landotter wrote:
What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?

Should be, according to my cost, about $10/pair which is
what we charge. Up about 25c cost from a year ago. *He may
be paying more than we do, making $12/pair right for him. If
he's buying under 100 at a time that's likely.

$8/pair is quite low, IMHO, for the last 5 years anyway.


It's like tubes, Andrew. I can handle inflation on everything else,
but Tressostar and tubes should be five bucks, even though that's what
they cost twenty years ago...

landotter wrote:
On Jun 9, 7:48 pm, AMuzi wrote:
landotter wrote:
What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?
Should be, according to my cost, about $10/pair which is
what we charge. Up about 25c cost from a year ago. He may
be paying more than we do, making $12/pair right for him. If
he's buying under 100 at a time that's likely.

$8/pair is quite low, IMHO, for the last 5 years anyway.


It's like tubes, Andrew. I can handle inflation on everything else,
but Tressostar and tubes should be five bucks, even though that's what
they cost twenty years ago...



Our founder, posed with fifty cents per pair Velox
http://www.yellowjersey.org/6011.jpg

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Jun 10, 11:04*am, AMuzi wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Jun 9, 7:48 pm, AMuzi wrote:
landotter wrote:
What's the going rate now? I was going to pick up some at the trendy
shop across the river while my buddy had a spoke replaced while we
were out riding last week, but it was $6/roll, up from $4 last year.
As I had limited cash to last me for beverages, food, and whatnot on
this extended ride, I didn't buy any. Did the exchange rate go up that
much, or is this hipster pricing?
Should be, according to my cost, about $10/pair which is
what we charge. Up about 25c cost from a year ago. *He may
be paying more than we do, making $12/pair right for him. If
he's buying under 100 at a time that's likely.

$8/pair is quite low, IMHO, for the last 5 years anyway.

It's like tubes, Andrew. I can handle inflation on everything else,
but Tressostar and tubes should be five bucks, even though that's what
they cost twenty years ago...

Our founder, posed with fifty cents per pair Veloxhttp://www.yellowjersey.org/6011.jpg

For such value, I'm going to have to get back to work on my time
machine.