Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
It is helping LBSes oh so much...selling maybe one SRAM groupset....a year? I'll give it to you--my LBS is very happy and in profit having sold and installed 1 eTap groupset in their entire...20 year history.
It isn't putting more money into SRAM's pockets. SRAM makes the same amount, no matter how much the shop charges.
How many groupsets were they selling, when SRAM let UK shops sell them dirt cheap?