Bike prices and the rising cost of cycling are harming the cycling market, but how expensive can cycling get and is inflation to blame? We compare high-end bike prices such as the Specialized S-Works Tarmac & Trek Madone, beginner bike prices such as the Giant Defy and groupsets and components including Sram Red and Shimano 105 Di2 to see how they compare to inflation since 2009. We finish with what we expect to see from the cycling market and bike prices in 2023 – will the cost of cycling continue to rise?
https://road.cc/content/feature/cycling-price-increases-vs-inflation-298419
In the video, we incorrectly state that Merida reported a surplus of inventory. We can clarify that a Merida executive denied this is the case, also telling Channel NewsAsia that Merida has not sought to delay payments to its suppliers.
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⚫️ In this video
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Specialized S-Works Tarmac
1:34 Trek Madone
2:30 Budget bike prices
2:45 Giant Defy 2
3:27 Sram Red
4:00 Shimano 105
4:52 Rising costs of cycle clothing
5:40 Current cycling market
6:07 Cycling market supply and demand
6:14 Outro
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