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Originally Posted by redpoint5
These crazy low prices especially for shipping seem unsustainable to me.
I can't ship a small package next door for less than about $10. I buy things on Ebay all the time for $1-3 shipped to my door. I understand how the shipping price imbalance works somewhat, but I'd think even the Chinese postal workers are going to need more than 3 cents to make it worth their time to sort packages.
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There's an international postage treaty that the Chinese abuse, that's why it's cheaper to get something from China, than it is from the same city. They basically dump parcels at Western docks and the local postal carriers are obliged to deliver them, paid for or not. This drives up the cost of local postage.
As for the bikes, it's not just quality, they're unlikely to have the geometry to be safe at speed. There's a massive difference in geometry and drive train friction. I tried to commute on a cheap bike, did it ONCE and that was scary enough.