nike shop in melbourne

It's not just Nike. Most major jersey and nicks "manufacturers" (nearly all made in China) will not pay more than US$8 - 10 for nicks and jerseys. One very big name refuses to pay more that US$6 for stuff that retails at well over AU$100

Dominic Sansom said:

It's not just Nike. Most major jersey and nicks "manufacturers" (nearly all made in China) will not pay more than US$8 - 10 for nicks and jerseys. One very big name refuses to pay more that US$6 for stuff that retails at well over AU$100

Cmon, in the name of freedom of info, let us know who the big name is?😄

In bicycling australia they had an article a few months ago where there was a report on a visit to a chinese factory that made bike components and many bike companies had their stuff all made in the same place. I read this with interest and got really upset when the reporter would not name the companies who had components made at the factory. Im sure the same stem, handlebars, etc are getting badged differently and then being priced at varying prices. Its a rort and its not like the general biking public isnt aware of whats going on, so why not name the companies??

byron27 said:

on my tour de melbourne last week i dropped past the nike shop in town and took notice of the huge tour display in the shop window and thought "lets have a look for a polka dot jersey". Found the rack of jerseys, looked good and then i looked at the price tag...180 bucks!!!

are they taking the [censored]??

what would be the markup on this??, 1500%?

That's crazy.

I got an invite to a 50% off everything sale at that Nike store a couple of months ago. I thought, fantastic, I'll get some Nike Poggio's and a couple of jersey's. I went in to scope it out and they had nothing! The guy told me to come back when the TDF was on. I don't understand why in such a big cycling town like Melbourne, they don't stock gear all year. Surely they could dedicate a little corner to us?

byron27 said:

Cmon, in the name of freedom of info, let us know who the big name is?😄

Yeh!... might end my freedom... I'm close to the rag trade.

fair enough, we all have to protect our livelihoods.
How about the name of the company in china so i can buy it direct??🙂

byron27 said:

fair enough, we all have to protect our livelihoods.
How about the name of the company in china so i can buy it direct??🙂

I heard that bike gear (and parts, groups etc.) in Hong Kong is REALLY cheap. All the top brands but no logos. But thgis is only hearsay.

singapore apparently is all approx half price to here too on much stuff

Funny that NIKE dont stock much stuff, but then again they only sponsor some hack called Dance legsweak, or was it Pants headstrong, or Sword Butt...

flyingdutch said:

...Dance legsweak, or was it Pants headstrong, or Sword Butt...

That sounds like fun... how about...

Prance Asswrong

he he!

Dominic Sansom said:

That sounds like fun... how about...

Prance Asswrong

he he!

boom TISH!!!

this could become a thread in its own right! 🙂