April 2025 USA Tariff's - Impact on bike/part prices

[Jackware]

Specialized adding 10% to new bike invoices;

Specialized reportedly set to increase pricing on all bikes and equipment for US customers to counter Trump tariffs

While Donald Trump’s global trade war is currently if not entirely on hold, after the US president last week triggered a 90-day pause on his threatened higher tariff rates for most countries, American brand Specialized is already preparing for the potential impact of the new import taxes – by...

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[Rangemaster]

Specialized adding 10% to new bike invoices;

Specialized reportedly set to increase pricing on all bikes and equipment for US customers to counter Trump tariffs

While Donald Trump’s global trade war is currently if not entirely on hold, after the US president last week triggered a 90-day pause on his threatened higher tariff rates for most countries, American brand Specialized is already preparing for the potential impact of the new import taxes – by...

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Man with 8.5% sales tax and 10% tariff that is going to hurt on these bikes. Just wait for the 35% hits.

 

[Mikerb]

All of which hinges on whether counties like Taiwan etc negotiate new trade deals with the US. It is not a one sided affair. Where no agreed trade deal is agreed there is also an impact on those countries. Higher end user pricing will reduce demand or even force brands to move manufacture onshore or to lower cost/tariff countries. Manufacture financial viability depends on volume and constancy of demand.

Some of the comments in the article state all the expertise to manufacture bikes only exists in Taiwan etc.......complete rubbish...bike manufacture whether ally or composite or components is all low tech. The expertise is in product development design and marketing.

The supposed benefit and justification espoused by globalists of offshore manufacture was reduced cost taking advantage of low labour rates. That despite it also meant carrying the cost of massive global shipping and air freight coupled with the loss of manufacturing jobs.
So anyone think bike prices are cheap???

 

[Joecrow]

bike manufacture whether ally or composite or components is all low tech. The expertise is in product development design and marketing.

Exactly, so why is the USA not happy to have offshore manufacturing of bike components and reap the much greater profits of local and export sales of the finished articles? These tariffs make no sense!

 

[DirkWisely]

Exactly, so why is the USA not happy to have offshore manufacturing of bike components and reap the much greater profits of local and export sales of the finished articles? These tariffs make no sense!

How is our export market? I know we do have exports, but anyone know the percent of our bike sales that are exports?

 

[Mikerb]

Exactly, so why is the USA not happy to have offshore manufacturing of bike components and reap the much greater profits of local and export sales of the finished articles? These tariffs make no sense!

this forum is not the place for more general discussions on global trade and economics but if you do not understand the difference between the needs of Governments for the preservation of jobs, skills and GDP, v the aspirations of banks and corporate organisations (profit), let alone the political drivers, then of course any form of tariff will not make sense to you.

 

[Joecrow]

this forum is not the place for more general discussions on global trade and economics

Really, and there was me thinking that your six contributions to this thread, so far, were very much on the subject of global trade and economics a subject on which you are clearly an expert!

 

[Jackware]

Really, and there was me thinking that your six contributions to this thread, so far, were very much on the subject of global trade and economics a subject on which you are clearly an expert!

Using the 'Ignore' option saves you lots of reading and screen space

 

[RustyMTB]

Spesh & Trek have announced price rises. Wouldn't put it past any of them to dabble in a bit of tasty profiteering, never let a good crisis go to waste and all that.

 

[whitymon]

Spesh & Trek have announced price rises. Wouldn't put it past any of them to dabble in a bit of tasty profiteering, never let a good crisis go to waste and all that.

Fair to say prices increased only in US. I also wonder about the prices of them as the USD is dropping in value compared to the other fiat.

Rule of thumb when you fiat is dropping you export way more but import cost way much!

 

[Maxi]

There was an article about Brompton Bikes in the Telegraph (behind a paywall) which basically said that the president’s aggressive attempt to boost US production is ‘naive’ and that they would not be moving production from UK. As others have said, they cited not just the costs of creating infrastructure but also of training the skilled mechanics who assemble the bikes using parts manufactured (mainly) in Taiwan & UK. They are also rethinking opening new stores in America due to the trade uncertainties.

 

[RustyMTB]

Spesh & Trek have announced price rises

To their credit, Spesh are saying they will itemise the tariff component on invoices in order to be clear they aren't profit taking. I realise that isn't a watertight exercise but it does at least offer a broad comparison to what went before.