Buy Road Bike in Winter?
10-24-15, 07:57 AM
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Buy Road Bike in Winter?
I need a new road bike, and thinking about buying it in the winter, to get a discount. Does that work?
10-24-15, 08:40 AM
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I bought my Emonda in December and took delivery in January. It was a custom build so there was no end of year sale. But I did tell them I can pay cash upfront and negotiated a 19% discount.
Many shops have 2014 models which they do discount, the only problem is finding your size. For example, a 56 is the most common size, but if you ride a 52 or a 60 you might find one.
Last year a local guy got a 2014 Specialized Tarmac with Sram Red 10 for about half of list. The reason for the deep discount was that all the 2015 were 22 speed and they wanted to move it out.
Many shops have 2014 models which they do discount, the only problem is finding your size. For example, a 56 is the most common size, but if you ride a 52 or a 60 you might find one.
Last year a local guy got a 2014 Specialized Tarmac with Sram Red 10 for about half of list. The reason for the deep discount was that all the 2015 were 22 speed and they wanted to move it out.
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More so than this, though, if you have any labor intensive bike projects you need help with, after November your LBS is more willing to work with you on these types of things than they might during their busy season when basic tune ups, and repairs are taking up most of their time.
10-24-15, 01:18 PM
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I got my Ridley Fenix from Performance last December a couple weeks before Christmas and got a great deal. Say what you will about PB but I got a fantastic road bike, full Ultegra (minus brakes) for a good price. Original price was $2400, marked down to $2000 because it was last years model and the last one, thankfully in my size. Plus another $250 off for an instant rebate, so total $650 off.
In order words, definitely can get good deals later in the year, just a matter of finding the right bike in the right size.
In order words, definitely can get good deals later in the year, just a matter of finding the right bike in the right size.
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I bought my Orbea at the end of the year for 50% off when Competitive Cyclist was selling off the remainder of that years models.
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If the shops have last years models on the floor in your size it usually works. The catch is, if the shops buyer is good there will not be much of last years stuff left and even then, it will most likely be in sizes that are not so common, usually very big or small sizes. Sometimes shops are able to order old model year stuff at a discount to them and then pass that discount along to you, again, usually they do not have much available in common sizes though.
