Author Topic: Old School prices then and now..... (Read 433 times)

Bfellows · « **on:** November 08, 2014, 11:02 AM »

Whilst sat in the throne room this morning perusing a 1984 copy of BMX action bike thinking how cheap everything was and how in hindsight we all should have stashed a few frame sets and other choice things I started thinking how prices compared with the current market allowing for inflation.......

Burnished Ripper with landing gears 1984 - £165 allowing for inflation upto 2013 - £474

401 single pinch flights 1984 - £135 allowing for inflation upto 2013 - £388

Alloy hub tuffs - £60 allowing for inflation upto 2013 £172

I know there are the obvious anomalies like Gen 1 masters, anything with Hutch stamped on it and consumables like tyres and brakes and the like which by their nature are thinner on the ground but a lot of parts prices don't seem to be a million miles from what they cost originally.......

eddie kidd · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2014, 11:06 AM »

I remember buying a pair of Oakley B2's...

They were £6.00 out of Dave Kane Cycles...

That was 2 weeks wages for me (£3 a week paper round)...

Gone up a bit now...

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2014, 11:24 AM »

DP Ladder Bars - £14.50 from Alf Jones Cycles - 84/5

£500+ on eBay now.

bigfatolly · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2014, 12:47 AM »

All I know is unlike today,my parents didn't have that much disposable income and wouldn't just buy me stuff like I do for my lad.
I had to wait for Christmas and birthdays to get things like a frame and fork and wheels,everything else on my bike was bought with pocket money and I also used to swap parts with people.
£165 for a Ripper seems cheap in today's scheme of things but back in the 80s that was a hell of a lot of money....