Trek to start selling directly
08-13-15, 08:52 AM
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Bike shops will replace that floor space with better less expensive bikes. Treks are just a run of the mill bike today. The bike shops will take any assembly job Trek sends them from on line buyers trying to save a dime. it's the old story " everyone knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"
08-13-15, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by grey.
Fender is now selling all of their bodies, necks, hardware and parts directly to allow people to build their own instruments with legitimate Fender materials, the cost of doing which is cheaper than buying a whole instrument. Anybody who needs or wants a new neck for their Fender guitar can now go right to the source and buy factory made hardware. I don't know about discounts, but it's a big move.
Btw I don't believe buying all the components from Fender and building yourself is cheaper. You may break even if you get some of the parts at a discount vs full retail or "street" price as they call it for the finished product.
08-13-15, 11:45 AM
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There is more to a bike than Small, Medium, Large.
Stack Height, Reach, Stem Length, Stem Angle, Handlebar width and Handlebar rise all contribute to the fit and comfort of riding a bike.
For example...I'm 5'8" and my hybrid bike is a large. The medium hybrid bike of same model was too small for me.
My mountain bike (and every other mountain bike I have tried out) is always a medium. But not every mountain bike I have tried out is comfortable to ride due to the factors above in combination with head tube angle and seat tube angle.
Stack Height, Reach, Stem Length, Stem Angle, Handlebar width and Handlebar rise all contribute to the fit and comfort of riding a bike.
For example...I'm 5'8" and my hybrid bike is a large. The medium hybrid bike of same model was too small for me.
My mountain bike (and every other mountain bike I have tried out) is always a medium. But not every mountain bike I have tried out is comfortable to ride due to the factors above in combination with head tube angle and seat tube angle.
08-14-15, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Don't count on it , you are depending on the Dealer having the resources to have bought a Lot of bikes ,
So it is not Dependent on the warehouse inventory.
popular bikes sell out by late summer, then the dealer gets a zero count when asking the distribution warehouse.
then you have to wait for the 2016 batch to come off the boat.
So it is not Dependent on the warehouse inventory.
popular bikes sell out by late summer, then the dealer gets a zero count when asking the distribution warehouse.
then you have to wait for the 2016 batch to come off the boat.
I'm sure this applies to the bigger popular players though, ie Specialized / Trek. 2015's warehouse stock is probably close to or already gone, assuming manufacturing has turned to the 2016 line.
08-14-15, 12:01 PM
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I was searching for a 2015 Giant Roam 1 at the beginning of August and was told by 3 dealers that there were no more available to be ordered. I ended up ordering a 2016 Roam 1 which should be in next week.
08-14-15, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
1 anecdote.
I was saying it's hard to get a 2015 model late in the year.
08-14-15, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Walter Denton
was searching for a 2015 Giant Roam 1 at the beginning of August and was told by 3 dealers that there were no more available to be ordered. I ended up ordering a 2016 Roam 1 which should be in next week
That is a fairly popular bike from a big name in the industry. I would expect a lot of the 2015's to be gone by now, if they have ceased manufacturing.
08-16-15, 08:09 AM
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Because of Trek policy, several local shops stopped selling the Trek brand, during the preceding few years (heck, almost 10 years). This has already happened - to the point that Trek dealers around here are not always convenient to the consumer, and this is the Chicago area.
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