Adventure gear - what are you wearing?

[JayDNZ]

Morning all - I picked up a pair of Alpinestars Durban Gore-Tex pants at Avon City Suzuki yesterday, $799 RRP, down to $300 for end of line, it's not what I was actually shopping for (jeans) but I did need some ventilated and breathable pants so seemed like a no brainier.

Keen to know if anyone else owns these and what they think?

[pete-blen]

now thats one packed up DR...

[thepom]

Hi jayDNZ.....I ve the jacket and trousers and very happy with them....the gore tex lining alone is worth its weight in gold.....especially if you can get the jacket too......I ve been off the bike and the material has held together pretty well....it seems to look pretty dirty and dusty after a while compared to my mates expensive klim gear but hey who can afford 18oo bucks for a jacket.....only trouble is the zips are a bit sticky and can be quite annoying but overall I m more than happy with it.

I was at the bannockburn bike week last two year and it was freezing,snowy and wet and t he gear was an absolute life saver and kept me warm and dry with minimal underclothing.......I ve has so many good deals from the same shop and just keep going back....always ask for a discount if its not a sale and you ll always be pleasantly surprised.

[Transalper]

$300 down from $800 has got to be good value no matter what.

[R650R]

The RST adventure gear finally got a decent wet weather downpour few weeks back, performed flawlessly.

[Black Knight]

$300 down from $800 has got to be good value no matter what.

Does this not really show just how much markup there is on this gear-I doubt very much that the shop made a loss on this sale.I fully understand that a reasonable markup is required to support the business,but what is reasonable.In this day and age where shops seem to carry fuck all stock and instead "get them in for you"should these high markups be justified especially seeing they have your money before they pay the supplier.End of rant.

[george formby]

.only trouble is the zips are a bit sticky and can be quite annoying

I've discovered that Armourall, the stuff you use to make your car dash look shiney, is a fantastic zip lube. Put some on a cloth and run it up and down the zip. Stays effective for a long time, too.

I guess any good silicone product would work.

Just thought I'd mention it.

And yeah, BK. I really miss places like Hein Gerich in Y'erp. Huge range, great prices. I guess we suffer the economy of scale. Still, our riding opportunities are world class straight out the front door, maybe better. I will put up with high prices and low choices.

[Tazz]

Does this not really show just how much markup there is on this gear-I doubt very much that the shop made a loss on this sale.I fully understand that a reasonable markup is required to support the business,but what is reasonable.In this day and age where shops seem to carry fuck all stock and instead "get them in for you"should these high markups be justified especially seeing they have your money before they pay the supplier.End of rant.

More people won't buy without a discount though, so more shops are marking things up to have room to mark them down.

Of course the retailer isn't the only one to add a mark-up to their product too...so unless you know the wholesale cost it is all speculation.

And then there is the fact the retailer is actually there to make a profit, not get buy on the bones of their arse like most would have them do so they can get a good price all the while usually complaining they don't get paid enough in their own profession

[Trials Rider]

Does this not really show just how much markup there is on this gear-I doubt very much that the shop made a loss on this sale.I fully understand that a reasonable markup is required to support the business,but what is reasonable.In this day and age where shops seem to carry fuck all stock and instead "get them in for you"should these high markups be justified especially seeing they have your money before they pay the supplier.End of rant.

I can tell you that the markup on riding gear is not a get rich quickly scheme and sometimes not even a get rich slowly scheme , I work in the motorbike Industry, Fire and Rescue Industry and Storage industry, they are all profitable and I make no bones about it , if it wasn't profitable you would been gone in two months, however out of the three industries the motorbike stuff produces the least amount of money for the time involved and the Storage is the best time for money, (bugger that's all my trade secrets gone )

If the shop has had the item in stock for a while they are better to write it off and discount rather than counting it for two stock takes and payment tax twice.

These are our web sites
www.motomox.co.nz
www.firequip.co.nz
www.kaiapoistorage.co.nz

Now I will watch all these storage units pop up, just not in Kaiapoi please

[george formby]

And then there is the fact the retailer is actually there to make a profit, not get buy on the bones of their arse like most would have them do so they can get a good price all the while usually complaining they don't get paid enough in their own profession

Quid pro quo.