Originally Posted by
guadzilla
Seems to me with Spesh, atleast, that the $2000-2500 price point gets you their third tier carbon frame. And a lot of the tier 2 frames I am speccing out these days end up closer to $4k than $3k. I got a second tier carbon Ridley with a mix of Force/Ultegra for well under $2000. Even allowing for inflation, it seems that you get less for your money for the price - or rather, the gap to the top-end has widened a lot more. Some of it could be because of how much higher the top end has gotten - that leaves more room in the middle for additional tiers.
Ill insert my long held bias that Specialized isnt exactly well known for its great value relative to cost. They are consistently on the high side of average cost for equal component tech, or they are at the average cost but with lesser component tech.
And yes I can see how your idea that the top end expanding leaves more room for additional tiers.