18-09-13, 10:48 AM
(18-09-13, 10:36 AM)Lumpy link Wrote: [quote author=Lawrence]nothing to do with the labour rate then?? :rolleyes
Chinese stuff tends to be cheaper also because they don't mind so much about copyright laws and as such R&D is much cheaper - buy one, take it down a machine shop and get them to copy itAlso with Japanese/Western stuff you pay for the name a lot of the time which can bump up the price a lot.
I plan on getting some of these levers when I pull my finger out, the long brake lever is a pain in the arse while filtering.

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