The bicycles shown generally range from about ¥100,000 ( $1200~ ) for the Miyata to about ¥400,000 ( $5000~ ) for the Grand Bois Porteur, which is an order-made build. The very high yen certainly doesn't help foreign buyers - Japanese companies in all exporting industries are hurting - but I think these prices are still reasonable. As mentioned, it would easily be possible to spend a lot more on a Taiwanese carbon framed bicycle with expensive wheels and "top-end" groupset. I'm not knocking that as a choice, but it helps put the price of these ( and Rivs, which use a lot of Japanese parts ) into perspective. When I read Grant's comments about the high yen, I really understand.
Thanks for the comments. I don't know if it shows up in a Flickr slideshow, but I wrote some notes under each pic, including the price if I had it. Paul, Tokyo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/u9NNp8vDAXkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
