Two years ago I was charged 1531 CHF for the hub and shipping.
That would be $1681 USD today. That was 1442 USD two years ago.
That 1531CHF price may have changed.
I’m pretty sure I had to pay extra when it was delivered (import tax).. .forget how much… but I swear it was like $40-80… enough to be fairly irritating to me.
Then the cost of the uni you put it in. I don’t know the technical issues, but I don’t recall seeing one in a Nimbus before. Just KH and Triton.
A new stock KH might be about $600-700 USD.
So a new stock KH guni would be something like $2300-2400, again depending on today’s actual price for the hub? Add more for brakes if you want.
Here’s how I rationalize my purchase…
- It’s fun
- Other sports/interests could have you spending even more
- There is a resale value.
- The sooner you buy the sooner you’ll be getting value out of your investment. In a year or two you might wish you bought it a year or two earlier.
- It’s a piece of engineering to be marveled. It’s a freakin’ geared unicycle hub!!
- The final cost looks huge to me even today, but I’m more content with my decision that ever.