Old 10-08-23, 10:57 AM
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You aren't going to find a pre-built bike with a Rohloff anywhere outside of Europe (maybe just Germany), I don't think. I don't know any shop that can afford to sit on a niche bike like that has almost a $2000 retail rear wheel that nobody wants.

The lbs I go to maybe has one road bike in stock. They used to sell plenty of Domaines, but they dropped trek and it was usually by special order. Gravel bikes, mountain bikes, hybrids, and the occasional commuter is what they mostly sell. They sell a custom build with a Rohloff once every few years.

I think a lot of people are unhappy about how monotonous most shops have become. Trek and Spesh have been buying up a lot of shops. But it's a low margin business in the best of times, and these are not good times for bike shops. They aren't going to take risks. They don't want to have dead inventory.

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