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Maybe.
A friend works in a bike shop that is one of the flagship Trek dealers in the area. He tells me that the inventory of new bikes is back to close to normal. Right now there is pent-up demand because supply was so low, but if the demand isn't sustained (partly b/c lots of people bought bikes during the pandemic bike boom) and inventory starts piling up, there could be some negative price pressure.
The prices can only stay high if demand is sustained.