Indonesian bike store Arena Nusantara

[Patrick Keogh]

Does anyone here know anything about Arena Nusantara
http://www.arenanusantara.com/index.php ?

Their prices as so, so low that it would be cost effective to fly over
to Djakarta to pick up a bike if the price in Australia was >$4000.

For example a Specialized Roubaix SL3 Expert Compact is only $1550,
compared to $5000 in Australia. So you can afford return air fares, a
couple of nights in a good hotel, visit to the warehouse to fit/collect
your bike etc. and still save a couple of thousand dollars.

It doesn't look like a scam, there doesn't appear to be any noise on the
net about people getting ripped off etc., they appear to have been in
business for a while but I just don't see how the prices are so low.

I've been buying on the net a long time and often I can see why and how
prices are the way they are, but not this time.

[Rob]

I have seen some "Genuine" products out of Indonesia - like Momo
steering wheels.

If you sell a product, what ever country, the retail price is dictated
by the quantity in which its imported and what people of that country
can afford.

[Rob]

On 9/02/2011 9:44 PM, Patrick Keogh wrote:

Another comment = there is still a big mark up on bikes in Australia.

[Glass cleats]

On Feb 11, 6:13 pm, Rob <mesam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/02/2011 9:44 PM, Patrick Keogh wrote:
>

> Does anyone here know anything about Arena Nusantara
> >http://www.arenanusantara.com/index.php?
>

I have looked at this site. It certainly looks too good to be true.
How could anyone afford to carry so many brands and so much stock?
very interested to know of anyone who has purchased from them.

[Patrick]

In the end I decided it was probably a scam, and purchased locally.

[Thomas]

It's a SCAM! I just lost U$$ 500

Thomas

[Geoff Lock]

Ouch! :(