Bike biz people...Why is ETap being blown out?

[weisan]

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[Caballero]

Some eBay sellers at 975$ shipped obo for 5 piece group

Hrd seems not to have dropped in price much.

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by Caballero

Some eBay sellers at 975$ shipped obo for 5 piece group

Hrd seems not to have dropped in price much.

Just bought a 5 piece group “or best offer” on eBay for $950.00 shipped! Not that I need another group, but at that price, it’s hard to pass up!

Amazing company! Delivered to me on Sunday! $950.00 including 2 day Sunday delivery!...https://www.ebay.com/usr/piermontbik...53.m2749.l2754

[Tony]

Originally Posted by SoCalSteve

Just bought a 5 piece group “or best offer” on eBay for $950.00 shipped! Not that I need another group, but at that price, it’s hard to pass up!

Do you have a link for that 5 piece group at $950 shipped?
Thanks

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by Tony

Do you have a link for that 5 piece group at $950 shipped?
Thanks

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SRAM-Red-eT...edirect=mobile

I offered $950.00 and it was immediately accepted.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

I'm holding out for SRAM to introduce a group featuring CDMA communication, where a call center employee (outsourced to Tata CS offshore) manages all of my shifting based on variety of internal power meters and biometric sensors embedded in the bike frame, various drivetrain parts and advanced kit fabric (itself a joint collabo between Rapha and GE Healthcare).

Funny. Except that the collaboration is actually across the entire offering you've described, it's Qualcomm and its connected healthcare subsidiary, not GE Healthcare, and in his last action before leaving Congress Darrell Issa has introduced legislation requiring all bike manufacturers to adopt this standard.

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by 93KgBike

Perhaps the servo gearing for the FD will change so that frame mfctrs don't have to reinforce the braze-on bracket.

Shimano has to reinforce their FD too. I don't see how they could make it without.

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Are distributors offering discounted $ to bike shops? Is sram offering discounts to distributors? No idea, not in trenches anymore.

Just checked QBP and yes, 40% discount, altho QBP doesn't have any...from sram, it looks like. I'm guessing the new, whizbang, 12s stuff is 'on the way'..

As of last night, road eTap wasn't discounted to shops. eTap Hydrodisc was.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by bikinchris

As of last night, road eTap wasn't discounted to shops. eTap Hydrodisc was.

I suspect distributors are trying to move the stuff they have on hand(and they paid more for). Doesn’t sound like any relief from sram().

[Clean39T]

Imagine having a halo bike from the big-three on your floor with eTap - how do you convince someone a bike is worth $12K when you can get the group for <$1K on eBay???

It's a cutthroat business out there for sure...and makes zero sense unless SRAM is cash poor and really needs to move product to afford production on the 12-speed stuff.

[EDS]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Imagine having a halo bike from the big-three on your floor with eTap - how do you convince someone a bike is worth $12K when you can get the group for <$1K on eBay???

It's a cutthroat business out there for sure...and makes zero sense unless SRAM is cash poor and really needs to move product to afford production on the 12-speed stuff.

Is this really any different then any other producer of goods? You can get a great deal on a current year Honda when the new year models are soon to arrive (even more so if it is a full redesign). Same with a Sony TV, iphone, 2018 model video game, Nike sneakers, etc.

[Lanternrouge]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Imagine having a halo bike from the big-three on your floor with eTap - how do you convince someone a bike is worth $12K when you can get the group for <$1K on eBay???

I think the folks buying the halo bikes are less impacted by now being able to get some of the parts for a couple hundred dollars less. I think the tough sell on the current halo bikes is that folks who are going to spending that much anyway are going to want to have the latest and greatest unless there is some discount for getting the current and soon to be last generation of product.

[Marc40a]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

that would be fantastic, clutch RD, maybe a 34T cassette and a sub compact. Sram would be taking over the 2x grave world (and they already have the 1x so the gravel world I guess)

Word.

[sfo1]

Link for eTap hydro complete? I didn’t see any deals of note.

Originally Posted by bikinchris

As of last night, road eTap wasn't discounted to shops. eTap Hydrodisc was.