specialized made too many XL and XXL creos!

[mschwett]

if you want one.... now is the time to buy! 20% off until september 6. pretty shockingly huge discount actually given what short supply other e-bikes are in.

e5/aluminum version: $4,800

comp carbon version: $5,600

s-works version: $11,600 (from $14,500 LOL)

 

[kahn]

I guess I need a rack. No, not a bike rack but the medieval torture stretching device!!! They could probably have made S and M bikes out of each XL/XXL material that they made.

 

[mjeds]

drop it another 30-40% and maybe

 

[kahn]

drop it another 30-40% and maybe

I could get lifts for my shoes.

 

[mschwett]

i am perversely sort of tempted to get the s-works one and sell mine, as much as i love it!! the gearing is way shorter at the low end, and i’d get electronic shifting and a wheel upgrade too

 

[kahn]

i am perversely sort of tempted to get the s-works one and sell mine, as much as i love it!! the gearing is way shorter at the low end, and i’d get electronic shifting and a wheel upgrade too

I'm a medium so well out of my size range.

 

[mschwett]

realistically... i'll probably spend maybe 3.5k upgrading this bike over the years. wheels, rear cassette, cockpit... if i sold the one i have (which is of course now worth a bit less with the discount on new ones hahah) and bought the new top of the line one that i wouldn't upgrade, i'd still be out 4k or so more than keeping mine and upgrading it. probably better to spend that 4k on another, more different bike!

(wheels turning...)

 

[kahn]

realistically... i'll probably spend maybe 3.5k upgrading this bike over the years. wheels, rear cassette, cockpit... if i sold the one i have (which is of course now worth a bit less with the discount on new ones hahah) and bought the new top of the line one that i wouldn't upgrade, i'd still be out 4k or so more than keeping mine and upgrading it. probably better to spend that 4k on another, more different bike!

(wheels turning...)

I can smell the smoke up here. Oh, wait, that's forest fire smoke!

 

[Marcela]

drop it another 30-40% and maybe

Agree.

 

[jodi2]

Is this a US offer only? Is Specialized acting there as a dealer (like Canyon in Germany)?
There is no such offer on the german Specialized website and I also never heard of Specialized reducing just special sizes. But Specialized is not selling here directly to end customers, you always have to order at shops/LBS. Also there aren't any special offers for certain sizes.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Is this a US offer only? Is Specialized acting there as a dealer (like Canyon in Germany)?
There is no such offer on the german Specialized website and I also never heard of Specialized reducing just special sizes. But Specialized is not selling here directly to end customers, you always have to order at shops/LBS. Also there aren't any special offers for certain sizes.

Specialized work worldwide on the same principle (distributor - dealer). The difference to the United States is you may order your e-bike online, and it will be shipped to your dealer. Of course, the special offer is limited to the U.S.

On the other hand, many U.S. LBS have e-bikes in stock, e-bikes that are unavailable at the Specialized US website.

 

[kahn]

Is this a US offer only? Is Specialized acting there as a dealer (like Canyon in Germany)?
There is no such offer on the german Specialized website and I also never heard of Specialized reducing just special sizes. But Specialized is not selling here directly to end customers, you always have to order at shops/LBS. Also there aren't any special offers for certain sizes.

I just got an email from Specialized yesterday about this offer. I'm in the US. I do find their online sales a bit unusual but as Stefan says, you buy online but it is shipped to your local store for built-up and/or tuning where you pick it up. It is not direct to consumer. They do this with other items, too. I ordered the Range Extender cable and I would have gotten it direct but had it sent to the local shop as I did just last week with two Mirror saddles (the total price meant I did not want it on my porch) so had them send to the shop. I presume in the case of bikes, that Specialized does give the shop something on the sale price. I don't think that happens with accessories. The shop did not know I ordered saddles.

What is interesting is that for the Range Extender Battery (lithium), you can only order from the shop. You cannot order that online.

 

[ActionJackson]

What is interesting is that for the Range Extender Battery (lithium), you can only order from the shop. You cannot order that online.

That policy on RE did a 180° turn in Japan - order online and shipped to me directly.

 

[rochrunner]

I didn't even know they had XXL sizes.

 

[ActionJackson]

I didn't even know they had XXL sizes.

Maybe their partnership pitch with the NBA didn’t work out