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Are control-bars too expensive ?

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Created by waveslave > 9 months ago, 27 Mar 2012
au_rick
WA, 752 posts
31 Mar 2012 10:46PM
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pintofpale said...

I work in manufacturing and export so I have some idea of the costs involved. I'd say If the factory could not produce a bar and lines with a good profit for $80 then there is something wrong.. They buy materials wholesale and produce in Asian countries where labour is very cheap. I estimate $30 per bar for their R and D , $40 profit for the wholesaler, $60 profit for the retailer and $10 freight would make it worthwhile to those involved. That is $220 plus GST makes $242... The bars on my kites list at $549. Someone in the chain is making a lot more obviously. Ultimately though the value of something is what people are prepared to pay.. Therefore they must be worth $549 because that is what I paid. BTW I reckon a beer would cost a few cents for a factory to make. I've on occasion paid over $10 for one!!


so how much does dyneema wholesale for per metre ??
I'd suggest that the lines make up about one third to one half the retail cost of a control bar ?

pintofpale
SA, 229 posts
1 Apr 2012 3:09PM
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I easily found on the net 55c a metre off of a roll for kitesurfing line retail, but a retail price for 1500m of braided Dyneema for fishing at 100lbs breaking strain is US$49....or 3c per metre. As the line gets lighter breaking strain though it gets more expensive - I suppose it is a finer weave and more difficult to manufacture so you would think kite line would be less than that! A factory buying thousands of meters....? Cheap.


STOP PRESS... 300lb dyneema line for .0325c per metre but you have to buy 20000mtrs

Min. Order: 20000 Meters
FOB Price: US $0-0.0325 / Meter
Braided Dyneema Fishing Line
1.Material:Dyneema 100%
2.MBL:300lb
3.Elongation:<3.5%
4.Strands:3.4.6.8.12strands...
Buoyancy Characteristic: Floating Line
Category: Sports & Entertainment

Who knows how much malt and yeast are wholesale?

hamburglar
ACT, 2174 posts
1 Apr 2012 8:56PM
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Bear Grills made one from a pine tree branch and some
paragliding lines $$$$$$$$ chi chin

DanCarel
6 posts
1 Apr 2012 8:54PM
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What has fishing line got to do with kite lines? Whats with the US dollar stuff, we are in Australia, I thought this online oversea debate was over, only the very delusional will think they save anything.



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