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Starting to see viral posts from people complaining they can't buy cheap shit anymore. Getting popped at the Mexican border with tariffs on the stuff they thought they'd finished paying for.

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21 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Good luck finding a substitute. Sure, there are other motorcycles, but ONLY  Harley Davidson can turn fuel into noise without the creation of commensurate power or speed. 

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But I was told countries paid tariffs.

 

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/05/wahoo-fitness-adds-tariff-surcharge-to-trackr-radar.html

 

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Today, Wahoo Fitness opened up shipping on their three newest products: The Wahoo BOLT 3, Wahoo ROAM 3, and Wahoo TRACKR Radar. The BOLT 3 and ROAM 3 are meant to offer smaller-sized and more budget-friendly versions of their top-end Wahoo ACE, complete with the revamped operating system, display, and more.

Meanwhile, the TRACKR Radar is Wahoo’s first cycling radar (and light), though the company has extensive experience with other sensors (in fact, the very first Wahoo product 15 years ago – literally 15 years ago today – was an adapter to connect external ANT+ fitness sensors to your iPhone). Of course, now the company also makes speed sensors, heart rate straps, cadence sensors, power meter pedals/sensors, and plenty more.

But when US customers went to purchase the Wahoo TRACKR Radar today, they found a bit of a surprise: Shipping was $50.

 

 

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Specifically, the cheapest shipping option was $50USD, a far cry from the cheapest shipping option on the Wahoo BOLT 3, which was $15. Here’s what the page shows, when a US customer attempts to order the TRACKR Radar:

 

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Now, what’s notable here is that the same isn’t true for EU customers. In fact, there’s not any shipping charge at all. Simply free shipping:

 

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So, what’s the difference? Well, given you read the title – it’s the manufacturing location: China.

The BOLT 3 & ROAM 3, like many of Wahoo’s products, are made in Taiwan. However, the TRACKR Radar is made in China, and thus subject to new US tariffs starting at 145%. While there are creative carveouts limiting tariffs for certain tech products coming from China, notably for phones and smartwatches, such exemptions don’t cover cycling radars.

Now, I don’t have a problem, per se, with Wahoo passing on the cost. After all, like it or not, that’s the reality of the US political landscape right now (because, let’s be clear, this is a political choice). However, what I do have a problem with, is not owning up to it. Instead, Wahoo lists this as a ‘service charge’ within the shipping line item, as you saw above.

If you click on the details about service charges, it brings you to another page with a heavily wishy-washy statement about global supply chains:

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Pretending things are shipping charges isn’t consumer-friendly (or honest), and frankly, more importantly – doesn’t actually apply any meaningful pressure to enact change. Further, when Wahoo communicates the price of the Wahoo TRACKR Radar to media outlets (or their own site), it’s listed at $199, when in reality, it’s actually $249. Thus, it’s factually dishonest.

And look, I get it, Wahoo is in a bind here. They got sideswiped by changing government policy (like thousands of other companies), and need to pass on the stupid-high fees to someone, as they should. I just want them to be honest about it. Other companies have simply increased the base price of the unit (temporarily or otherwise), or they added a specific tariff line-item. But calling it a shipping charge just isn’t the way to do it.

 

 

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