Just drop by the bicycle shops in the town the next time you visit Taiwan. Taipei and Taichung have many good bicycle shops that serve the local biking community. Many well known international brands like Giant, KMC, Merida, Tern, WheelSport are products of Taiwan and many of their products are still made locally. Taiwan has built a niche in bicycle parts supply together with the popularity of cycling as a serious hobby there.
I purchased a few items when I was on a recent trip to Taiwan. If not for the lack of time, I could really have loaded up more items as they are cheaper ( quite substantially ) and they have more variety. Shops giving discounts are not uncommon, just smile and ask! Here is what I have got from a Taipei bike shop. I can't wait to taste the good food again and grab more bike accessories on my next trip...haha.
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| USD15.50. Retail at abt USD40 at Singapore |
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| USD7 |
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| USD5.90 |
Wow, $7 for a Giant tail light is brilliant value!
ReplyDeletePlease lah, just because they print the word GIANT on the light you think USD$7 is a good deal? If you think like that, that means you are a brand-concious person.
ReplyDeleteDo you know that my led tail light costs me only 80 cents USD? which means it is only about $1 in Singapore. It has no brand, it is made in China, and I bought it from the ABC lelong shop at Bugis. I don't understand why must buy a branded led tail light. Why can't you just buy a no brand made in china led tail light for only $1 at any lelong shop in Singapore? Cheap and good and performs just the same as a GIANT brand one. Just because you paid USD$7 does not mean it performs better than a $1 made-in-china no-brand led tail light from a pasar malam in Singapore.