Originally Posted by
berlinonaut
Regarding the "sub 1300$" M6L from REI: They sell it for 1525 and say you'll typically get back 10% after the end of the year as a REI member which would then bring you down to 1378$, but with a delay. How would you get lower? At least in Europe you may be able to get a 10% discount during the off-season for stock bikes even with normal shops - is this different in the US?
If you buy it using an REI/US Bank credit card then you get an additional 5% refund bringing the net price down to just under $1300.