| The rule which applies to all purchases, that the price | | | | The reason is that over here the overheads on |
| of a thing is related to its quality, that is, higher the | | | | marketing are far less than you can imagine. In some |
| price will mean higher quality does not hold good | | | | of the cases, public markets the product themselves |
| anymore. The new rule is, if you are paying a higher | | | | if it is good and the company gets the benefit. |
| price, it means that you are being ripped off. | | | | You can get a discount mountain bike for even less |
| The world is facing recession currently and the | | | | than half of the market price. Some people think that |
| producers are striving to stay afloat. There is lesser | | | | these bikes are poor in quality and that is why they |
| buyer in the world market than the producer, so | | | | are so cheap. |
| naturally the competition is getting tougher for the | | | | But the fact is that there are no overheads over |
| seller and the advantage goes to the buyer. | | | | here, no display center to manage, no bills to pay and |
| At this point in time, the world's biggest producer and | | | | no staff and on top of that the companies do not |
| consumer market is the internet and that is where | | | | have to pay high commissions to the retailers and |
| the sellers are focusing to sell their products. Mountain | | | | that is why the price drops actually below the half of |
| bikes are by any means not an exception, therefore | | | | what that bike would sell in the market. |
| the producers are giving out the best deals and | | | | No dealer will ever afford to sell a bike at the price at |
| maximum discount on mountain bikes right on the | | | | which you can conveniently get it shipped to your |
| internet. | | | | home when you place an order via the internet. |