The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

Brian_Peterson 6 hours ago
6 hours ago

Companies have finally got rid of the post C19  inventory  and are slowly starting to order again. However, I'm willing to bet current tariff situation hasn't helped much..

bulletbass man 3 hours ago
3 hours ago
Brian_Peterson wrote:
Companies have finally got rid of the post C19  inventory  and are slowly starting to order again. However, I'm willing to bet current tariff situation hasn't...

Companies have finally got rid of the post C19  inventory  and are slowly starting to order again. However, I'm willing to bet current tariff situation hasn't helped much..

Still lots of deals to be found on older bikes.  Often tariffs have inflated the price on the newer stuff so it’s like getting double discount as a consumer.

Certainly makes the prospects of selling new pedal bikes and parts a bit difficult to anyone who isn’t pretty well off.  But I do imagine the market is way healthier than it was a couple years ago for sure.  And it seems clearance bikes tend to be much lower stock for sure versus essentially standard.


Market definitely still more consumer friendly and competitive than it was pre pandemic.  But I’d think most brands are in a fairly healthy place and at a better place all together.  Where a few definitely lost their lunch on that roller coaster.


Jeff’s barbell theory seems to really be at play.  With specialized selling both a 2500 dual crown park bike and a 11,000 dollar dh race bike.
 

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grumpygears 10 minutes ago
10 minutes ago
Jotegr wrote:
This reminds me, and this has probably already been covered on Tech rumours to some extent (at least the product), but something that I've not really...

This reminds me, and this has probably already been covered on Tech rumours to some extent (at least the product), but something that I've not really seen before is happening in BC: a Chinese brand Seekrun is paying for a translator/marketing person, as well as designing engineer (who does not speak a lick of English) to travel around BC and hand out samples of their $319 CAD wireless dropper post. It is apparently a cartridge system, and has already been picked up by S4 for Canadian distribution, as well as another distributor operating seekrun.ca.

I don't think the dropper itself is inherently interesting (notwithstanding the fact that its MSRP is half of the comparable wireless TransX and 1/4 of the comparable Reverb), but what I do find interesting is that the brand has apparently seen value in sending two employees from China to NA to sell the thing directly to shops. it kind of gives me the Avinox vibe, in the sense of what Jeff was talking about a few weeks ago - they know what they have and they aren't afraid to spend money getting it out there. 

This feels very akin to DJI/Avinox. Seekrun's about page states that they are backed by HIGO, who manufactures cables and connectors for E-bikes and e-mobility markets: About HiGO – Leading Manufacturer of Connectors & Harness Systems - HIGO Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

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