Metal Mules prices go up AGAIN!!
I'm looking to buy a set of panniers in time for some trips in the summer and i was thinking of a nice set of MM's. i saw them at the NEC show in novemeber and was really impressed with them. they were substantially more expensive than TT and the rest, but they were much better as well. i was quite happy to pay £750-800 for them and when they put their prices up in the new year, i would have also paid the £900 they were asking. but i've just been on their website and a set of two panniers and a rack is now a breathtaking £1211.99.
sorry MM, but i'm not paying that. i don't care how good your panniers are.
i could just be being a tad cynical, but i can't get over the feeling that they are now taking advantage of the excellent reputation they have and are fleecing overlanders for as much as they can get away with. i know they're the best out there, but at the end of the day, they are essentially still a big aluminium box. if i had a set of panniers custom built as one offs i'd expect to pay this, but all the MM parts will be batch produced at least, and i can't believe that the production costs for a pannier can be more than £100-150 at most. £500 for one aluminium box, even with a fancy locking system is just a plain rip-off.
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