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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 9:11pm "Speaking to the eBike riders I see on the trails here, they're all shifting to lower-priced bikes as they've realized that they can without sacrificing performance." This lines up with a hypothesis I've been thinking about for a while, which is that I think so much of the weirdness of the bike industry and bike customers (obsession with grams and...
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FerrousBueller Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:05pm
0% APR financing actually does make more sense financially, assuming you have the cash on hand already and might invest the savings as you pay it off.
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swoopswoop Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:04pm
I think it's more likely subscriptions will come in the eBike drive unit side first. Look at the latest gen Levo. The regular version is 666W (#edgy) and 101Nm. The S-Works version is 850W and 111Nm. As far as I'm aware, it's just a software limitation - the hardware is identical. Shimano introduced an over-the-air update for the EP801 to add 'Race mode'. Bosch and Avinox released an over-the-air update for more power and torque. It's not hard to envision a future where you've got a tiered, paid-for power hierarchy. The industry was happy to effectively paywall geometry by speccing...
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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:03pm
One other benefit the lease programs is a good supply of relatively low mileage used cars to sell... So, the person who always wants the newest thing keeps making lease payments, and the people who don't mind a used cars have options that will usually be on the higher end of the price scale due to the terms of the lease..
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Simcik Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:01pm
The auto industry realized years ago, there are only between X and Y number of cars sold per year. Yes, a brand can take more market share to increase revenue. The easier thing to do is to make cars more expensive. Add features, electronics, subscription-based technology and the like. Make the cars more expensive, sell just as many, more revenue and likely more profit. The bike industry could be seeing the same. Bikes are getting more technology, more electronics, and more expensive. I think one of the first subscriptions from a component or bike manufacturer that I expect is Flight...
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Eoin Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:01pm
Because one guy has 12k in his bank account and is ok losing 6k per year. The other guy probably is already in negative equity and thinks he can cover a few extra hundred a month. When you buy a car, you have insurance and you hope that if you take care of it you will get a large part of it back. I hope newcomers understand that in the absolute best case scenario an 8k ebike is worth 4k a year later, and more or less 1k for the components after 4 years.
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Brian_Peterson Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:00pm
I'm confident that the industry will make sure that the LBS gets the short end...
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ebikepartyshirt Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
5/29/2026 12:00pm
Thankfully the E bike is the perfect vessel to bridge that power sport product leap.
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LePigPen Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:47pm
adjustable chainstay down to 430?? well I take back my snarky internet comment, this is an actual versatile bike that can go from fun bike park rig to budget race bike in a single garage hour. well played Canyon. I am jealous of the XS sizes going 275 but thats ok. BB looks pretty high anyway, could go 275 with a spacer or upfork regardless
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:47pm
yeah nah that's my bad. this one dropped on us last minute, and I rushed to get it up. I've added geo and build kit info now....
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LePigPen Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:47pm
Smart play to just not even bother with a geo chart...
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ryan_daugherty Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:46pm
It’s a bummer but makes sense. The bike ticks the boxes for me and I’m in the market.
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iceman2058 Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:46pm
Not planned for 2026, that’s all we know.
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ryan_daugherty Liked a comment about Press Release Canyon Launches All-new Torque AL
5/28/2026 10:46pm
Bike looks great
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Snow Summit Bike Park - New Jumps 2026
5/28/2026 10:45pm
Cannot wait.
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mfoga Liked a comment about video Snow Summit Bike Park - New Jumps 2026
5/28/2026 10:45pm
Sick 🤣
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Flamethrower-O711 Liked a comment about video Snow Summit Bike Park - New Jumps 2026
5/28/2026 10:45pm
SO sick 🤣
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piggy Liked a comment about Press Release Taken Cycles Launches from Boise, Idaho with an All-Mountain/Enduro Frame - The Encounter
5/27/2026 9:22pm
I had thought CBF was a twin link design but I think Mr Canfield waded into a forum like this once to try explain his patent. There was a minor squabble in the comments about patent violations of which I’m sure nothing became of.
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astrizzle Liked a comment about Press Release Taken Cycles Launches from Boise, Idaho with an All-Mountain/Enduro Frame - The Encounter
5/27/2026 9:22pm
How is this different from the Vampire bike? lol they look pretty darn close in my eyes but I'm not an engineer so 🤷♂️. Was this the "other" canfield brother who made this?
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