1Tonne jackets on trademe

[Gubb]

...and increase your risk.....

of making more money?

If the product is as good as he's saying it is, it should sell itself.

[1tonne]

Not much use if you don't have anything in stock.

Also, why not just order some more as a standalone order, only ordering stock when you have nothing left is a pretty poor way to run a business, you have to determine when you will run out by, and have more ordered by then, that way you can maximise sales, and minimise out of stocks.

This was our first order for this stock and so therefore I only ordered the main sizes to see how well these boots sold. With all of our other products I normally do order the them before they run out but from time to time the market can be hard to judge, and on the odd occation I have ran out of some sizes.
Cheers

[yod]

of making more money?

If the product is as good as he's saying it is, it should sell itself.

no....risk....capital investment with risk of no or low return....occurs in pretty much all businesses

[Gubb]

I know, sorry it was a cheap shot, I do run a business.

[davo]

I understand that its expensive, but thats why many Kiwi bikers on a small budget talk to me because we have a range of clearout gear which we are selling for a huge discount, this is the same spec that has been crashed by kiwibikers 55 times (that I know of) with all gear still being completely serviceable.
so talk to us and we will sought out a suitable deal for you

I just took Quasi up on this and got a jacket from last season that is good quality for a good price. Handling it I thought the leather and pads must of cost the sell price before the labor, so I am impressed.

[EFFBEE]

It always makes me laugh that people who say "you get what you pay for" never seem to think that maybe the retailer has heard that one too Quoting advertising after that just makes me wonder more...

I use to manage an appliance store where we stocked what was probably the lowest cost washing machine around, and it was a good machine, did the job well, hardly ever broke down, and parts were cheap when it did. We sold stuff all of them, until one day I decided to bump the price up $200 to make it the same price as the cheapest I'd seen competitors machines of around the same quality (but broke down more, and parts weren't worth buying), and suddenly I couldn't keep enough of the things in stock.

Anyway, back to what you asked. Unless someone has owned one, or you can have a look you can't really know. Ignore the "RRP" on anything you can't find in stores or at least someone else selling online, if they are the only importer they set the rrp, so really it means nothing. Quite a few trademe importers/seller try that one on.

Agree.As a teenager many years ago helped my dads mate who owned asecond hand furniture shop.He had a piano that cost $5 so he put it on the floor for $20. Nobody was interested cos it had one of its candlehlders missing(very old!). After a month on the floor, he took off the candle holder, filled all the screw holes and put the price up to $100 and sold it in a couple of days. "If You Get A 50 Dollar Helmet......"

[wild_qwerty]

I've been really impressed with this gear so far, it seems to be very robust and they have a return policy anyway so If you buy it and don't like it just send it back, nothing to lose by checking it out Besides they still fall under the Consumers Guarantee Act and the items therefore have 12 months warranty. If you crash and it breaks then your bike insurance should cover any damage to your gear as well as your bike.

Anyway the old sayings of 'you get what you pay for' might have been true years ago but in the modern global market its not really a real factor any more.

It's really quite a strange assumption that people make when they assume that cost = quality, the reason why so much stuff is cheap on Trademe is because the items are parallel imported and bypass the regional distributors, importers and wholesaler mark ups. I've seen top quality electronics on sale on trademe for less than I could buy them from our Wholesalers, why? Because the seller imported a load direct from the factory. I could show you numerous items that we pay significantly more for here in NZ than than elsewhere in the world, simply because it has to go through more "middle men" to get here.

Also most people selling items on line save a lot of money not having to rent a shop to sell their items from, so when you add up all these savings why are people surprised when an item on trademe is so much cheaper. It's not that the items are really that cheap but rather we have been over charged for so long here in NZ.

I say good on these guys selling this "Affordable Bikewear" because they are doing a lot of Kiwi Bikers a favour. How many newbie bikers or young kids on scooters have you seen riding with inappropriate pants,jackets gloves or not wearing any at all simply because the cost of "high quality" gear is probably more than their bikes cost!

Sorry for ranting...

[wickle]

It always makes me laugh that people who say "you get what you pay for" never seem to think that maybe the retailer has heard that one too Quoting advertising after that just makes me wonder more...

I use to manage an appliance store where we stocked what was probably the lowest cost washing machine around, and it was a good machine, did the job well, hardly ever broke down, and parts were cheap when it did. We sold stuff all of them, until one day I decided to bump the price up $200 to make it the same price as the cheapest I'd seen competitors machines of around the same quality (but broke down more, and parts weren't worth buying), and suddenly I couldn't keep enough of the things in stock.

Anyway, back to what you asked. Unless someone has owned one, or you can have a look you can't really know. Ignore the "RRP" on anything you can't find in stores or at least someone else selling online, if they are the only importer they set the rrp, so really it means nothing. Quite a few trademe importers/seller try that one on.

Its the same ticketing an item with a red card, people think cause the price is written on a red card they think the item is on special. or better still the old " last one in store" , what about the stock in the back room. Beware of the the wording when reading any blurb on a item for sale the whole idea is to sell you the goods.

[unrealone]

Besides they still fall under the Consumers Guarantee Act and the items therefore have 12 months warranty.

The CGA does not give you a default 12 Month Warranty as far as I'm aware. Most products will come with this however anything after that is a 'reasonable period' - go figure :P

[Nasty]

The CGA does not give you a default 12 Month Warranty as far as I'm aware. Most products will come with this however anything after that is a 'reasonable period' - go figure :P

Totally agree it doesn't .... it is about reasonable and expected use of an item.

[wild_qwerty]

I'm fairly certian that pretty much everything has to come with 12 months warranty which is why its a joke when a business advertises that it comes with this, because they have to provide it. The are exceptions such as second hand goods etc...

But you are correct, there are clauses that talk about "reasonable" or "fair" use of the product.

Anyway with sites like ebay and trademe just look at the persons feedback, if they are dodgy then its fairly easy to tell by looking at their feedback.

Off topic a bit about what this thread started out as sorry

So back to the orignal topic.... I know a few people here have brought these one ton jackets etc... now that you've had them for a while what do you think?

I see that they are now selling helmets as well (so help me if one more person quotes that old saying about a $10 head, I'm gonna scream )

On the website it says something about "These helmets have the highest possible European safety standard" I'm not sure what that is about. I'm guessing that it is at least comparable to a NZ safety standard but the site doesnt say.

[getafix]

Maybe, maybe not.

Ask me in 6 - 12 months how I like the jacket and if I would have wanted to pay another $100 or so for DriRider (etc) jacket and pants.

Ok it's now well over 6 months now Radar.How's the gear holding out?

[Radar]

Ok it's now well over 6 months now Radar.How's the gear holding out?

The gear is perfect. Really. Nothing wrong with it.
Jacket and pants are warm and waterproof *.
Pockets, zips, and vents are quite functional.
No rips or tears, no seams coming undone.
Since February I have clocked up over 10,000 km with the gear (I don't always wear the overpants since I now have Draggon jeans).

* No cordura bike gear is absolutely waterproof. I have read on KB stories of expensive cordura gear leaking, and my Ulysses Club friends tell me that their (expensive) cordura gear leaked - but this only happens when out in a very heavy rain for a long time. I have been in two torrential downpours, similar to what is in the tropics: one time my 1Tonne gear was completely waterproof and the other time the crotch leaked a bit and a bit opposite the elbow of each sleeve.

If you are looking for well made gear for the best price, go for 1Tonne. But if you want something to impress your friends at the race track, then be ready to shell out a heap of $$ on a label with status. I have two mates with jackets that cost over $500, one is leather, the other cordura. They are young guys without much money and in one sense I think they are silly to spend so much. On the other hand, being fashionable is very important to many people, bikers included. The right colour of bike jacket and helmet, the right label or brand, the fastest bike (even if you cannot ride it properly) - - all this can be very significant and important to some people. I know teenagers that spend $250 or more on a pair of sunglasses just because their mates will think it is cool. At the other extreme are people who don't mind getting sunnies or clothing from the $2 shop or the Warehouse. We each have our own values.

BTW, I have a gray and black touring jacket from 1Tonne, which is really good for cold days or rainy weather. Since I ordered my jacket (February) I see they now have shorter style jackets with red or blue trim - these look better imho.

[naphazoline]

Ok it's now well over 6 months now Radar.How's the gear holding out?

just incase you're interested,i bought some leather pants,and a leather jacket from 1 tonne in april this year.i too have clocked up over 10000kms in them and no problems.i can't say i've crashed in them,(thankfully) but they seem very sturdy.

however,i have lost about 5kg since then,and am finding them too loose now,particularly in the pants.

there's no doubt about it. you can definitely get better quality gear out there,but at a extremely dearer price,and for what you pay for 1 tonne,i fail to see how anyone can match his service.also,i see he's got a larger range of gear now then when i got mine.

for 1 tonne.

[1tonne]

there's no doubt about it. you can definitely get better quality gear out there,but at a extremely dearer price,and for what you pay for 1 tonne.

Some of our new apperel is made by one of the top manufacturers in the world. I cannot say who they are but they are one of the top manufacturers for the MotoGP suits. Cheers.