Other companies like Raleigh/Diamondback which have wholesale accounts?
09-21-17, 01:49 AM
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Other companies like Raleigh/Diamondback which have wholesale accounts?
Going bike shopping soon. Wondering if there are any other companies that let you get steep discounts with a corporate/wholesale account like Raleigh & Diamondback do.
Looking for adventure/all-road/gravel type bikes if it makes any difference.
Thanks y'all!
Looking for adventure/all-road/gravel type bikes if it makes any difference.
Thanks y'all!
09-21-17, 03:34 AM
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They're not publicly available like Accell Group has done. All are industry-specific "pro-deals" or other trade name that have very specific requirements and limitations.
So you could make friends with a shop employee or get a job in a shop (for 60-90 days) and take the required testing (10-40 hours) but really a lot of the big brands don't do much of a discount (5%-10%) since they want to protect their brand identity. The real deals are on commodity bikes like Performance/REI house brands but those are pretty cheap anyway and the effort to save 30% on a Scattante of whatever just isn't worth it.
Shop around at Wiggle/Planet X, Performance and REI and you'll get pretty much close to what the current wholesale DB/Raleigh deals are.
A lot of the fervor for the DB/Raleigh deal is based around the blow-out prices that happened in 2016. The current DB/Raleigh sales aren't as good as prices have risen while at the same time the other brands in the market have dropped their prices for similar bikes. Market seems to have equalized at a lower overall price but higher on the low end.
So you could make friends with a shop employee or get a job in a shop (for 60-90 days) and take the required testing (10-40 hours) but really a lot of the big brands don't do much of a discount (5%-10%) since they want to protect their brand identity. The real deals are on commodity bikes like Performance/REI house brands but those are pretty cheap anyway and the effort to save 30% on a Scattante of whatever just isn't worth it.
Shop around at Wiggle/Planet X, Performance and REI and you'll get pretty much close to what the current wholesale DB/Raleigh deals are.
A lot of the fervor for the DB/Raleigh deal is based around the blow-out prices that happened in 2016. The current DB/Raleigh sales aren't as good as prices have risen while at the same time the other brands in the market have dropped their prices for similar bikes. Market seems to have equalized at a lower overall price but higher on the low end.
09-21-17, 08:15 AM
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A lot of the fervor for the DB/Raleigh deal is based around the blow-out prices that happened in 2016. The current DB/Raleigh sales aren't as good as prices have risen while at the same time the other brands in the market have dropped their prices for similar bikes. Market seems to have equalized at a lower overall price but higher on the low end.
Side note: I think the presence of these sites is why Performance ditched their relationship with Accell. To me, these site mean that Accell has decided to go 100% direct. If you know what you want and can take care of bikes, there's no reason today to buy an Accell branded bike at a bike shop.
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Not that I'm aware of. Most won't give 'any' discount, no less in the amounts that DB and Raleigh do.
If you're interested in KTM, I can get you 10%, but that's about it.
If you're interested in KTM, I can get you 10%, but that's about it.
