Why are you calling out Bosch? They don't make bikes.
Big Specialized MSRP price drops !!
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The base Levo had already dropped from £5299 to £4799 but I could see a further cut now the Amflow PR is out for preorders.
I worded myself wrong because I meant all ebikes regardless of engine and frame.
Ebikes has been overpriced for a long time and I can't see any reason to justify an S-Works and Orbea etc. costing ~$15000
mmcengineer
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Exactly this , likely they knocked 5k off the price Specialised S works road bike trade last year was 7k, retail was 12k there ya go, dealers were told you can’t discount an S works bike lol
Here’s what’s happening like the car industry , there’s a Chinese direct to market slaughter coming and specialized just realised
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xtraman122
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I think the biggest problem is the bike industry is the $1300 forks, $500 brakes, $900 droppers, etc. the common components to every bike are just absurdly priced. I mean look at the finished product, an e-bike costing $10k when that same money can get you a full running dirt bike/moto. Being a niche industry that caters to people with disposable income, every component in there has always been bloated with margin far beyond what it really should cost an end user to buy.
That aftermarket component prices are getting absurd also but this isn’t the reason for absurd bikes prices. Manufacturers pay peanuts for this stuff at oem level volumes.
Chinese have started flooding the market with just as good or even better products the industry has been given a cold shower.
Looking forward to the coming years.
The only bike Specialized didn't drop the price on in USA was comp carbon why?
I won’t comment on why they did it but last year I was ready to upgrade from my Intense Taser Expert and had my sights set on a new Levo so off I went to local dealer one day check book in hand. I quickly realized to get a better bike with next level up suspension and components I would need to spend $13k including tax. I paid $6500 MSRP for my Intense and had added several aftermarket upgrades. I had the money but could not justify the value prop and dealer would not budge on price so I walked.
Long story short I found a top of the line GasGas MXC 6 heavily discounted. So far love it and the DVO WP cone valve suspension is very good. I get all my work done by a shop so dealer lost all that ongoing revenue as well. Sorry Specialized but you were a little too proud of your holy grail Levo line.
jedduh
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I’m all for the price drop. At the same time it’s a bummer to everyone who actually bought a Levo 4 out of the gate to not be included in the discount offer. I get why they would limit it but a “founders” discount only going to recent purchases makes the naming feel a little hollow.
Gila Man
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The Comp Carbon price was also reduced. It was $9,200, now $7,999. Ask me how I know.
Yes please tell me since everywhere I look I read Levo LTD and Com Carbon is not reduced.The Comp Carbon price was also reduced. It was $9,200, now $7,999. Ask me how I know.
edit: aha now I know R.
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Gila Man
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Here are the current prices. The gold is a 2026 model and the champagne is a 2025. It’s possible this is only US or North America pricing.
Yes correct R is down but not Levo 4 comp carbon and LTD. For now the new prices is only in US and Canada.
My guess is no one want to buy the LTD but Levo 4 comp carbon is the one sold most therfore they won't lower the price and S-Works is not selling enough therfore biggest cut.
My guess is no one want to buy the LTD but Levo 4 comp carbon is the one sold most therfore they won't lower the price and S-Works is not selling enough therfore biggest cut.
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claudiobosticco
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Is it just my impression, or is this news getting very little attention across the various (e)MTB sites?
This sheet is from PinkBike but also Singeltracks writes about it.
It's only one day since and on Monday it's viral
Gila Man
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My mistake on the R, I didn’t notice it was an R.
As far as the Carbon Comp, it looked like a price drop because I bought mine after they raised the price due to tariffs. It looks like they just dropped the price back to the original launch price. Oh well, I’d have missed out on riding season if I hadn’t bought it last November.
xtraman122
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It must be a weird game to keep things priced at a certain level on the complete bikes and in the aftermarket to avoid awkward pricing situations where someone could build a bike much cheaper than buying a complete one.
They also have the most room to make cuts on the more expensive ones, I’m sure they make the highest margins on the nicest level trims of the bikes, just like with cars. Less wiggle room to drop on the lower trims.
Because the biggest issue with Levo4 range was/is not the overinflated pricing, but being kinda outdated design compared to previous gen and especially to all the competition out there ... And giving sworks range extra power/torque behind a paywall was not well accepted either. I'm still riding Gen2 Levo and was patiently waiting and being determined to buy a new Levo4 until it actually came out ... This recent price drop, still does not trigger me wanting a Levo4 now, that train has left the platform ... So I think this gen is going to be a very hard sell for Spesh either way, they lost a massive amount of loyal riders (incl. me) for which a low price was not in a top ~5 key priorities when buying a new bike, I really hope they will be back in game with Levo5, because otherwise I really like the brand and LBS guys were always awesome and helpful ...
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dirton2wheels
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But the prices are not even correct. Levo evo comp is not $6699.
ozzybmx
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Lucky you didn't
Gen 2 is at that age that it's probably unaffected by the price correction.Gen 3 and newer will all feel the hit on the resale of their bikes due to this drop. Saying that, new tech and modern ebike form factor probably hits harder anyway.
Its a shitty feeling but we think of the good times and keep pedalling.
Ibis did this exact thing in their Oso V1, not one but two price drops. They went from $17000 to $10500 here in Australia. No olive leaf offered to those who bought early. The first drop was 3 months after I bought and was around $4000 straight up, next correction was the release price for the 2024 model at $2500 under the already corrected price
Wondering when the price drop is coming to Europe even though I am not in the market for a new bike.
I reckon it's Amflow that gave Specialized no other option than to drop their profitt, next question is does it work and I would guess yes since Specialized got better components and why wait for PX pro when S-Works already is available with their long time historie to almost the same price even though they are two pretty different bikes.
IMHO PR pro is still a much better buy than Levo 4 comp carbon but waiting time would be long.
I reckon it's Amflow that gave Specialized no other option than to drop their profitt, next question is does it work and I would guess yes since Specialized got better components and why wait for PX pro when S-Works already is available with their long time historie to almost the same price even though they are two pretty different bikes.
IMHO PR pro is still a much better buy than Levo 4 comp carbon but waiting time would be long.
I don’t think the Evos are included in the price drop. Just the regular Levo and the R.
Is one of the reasons for the dated legacy designs currently in a market that has moved forward at least decade in terms of advancements because of oversupply of the Levo 3 inventory that delayed the level 4 and now it's current oversupply.
On paper Evo Comp and Evo Pro are but comp price might be wrong
mmcengineer
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Is oversupply a bad thing ?
Bike Gorilla
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One big thing in favour of the Levo over avinox equipped bikes is that the Levo is silent going downhill. The Spesh motor has no rattle, like a lot of the the new owners of the Avinox MS2 are reporting (on this website) and they are getting no help from shops or manufacturers so far. A rattling motor is a 100% none starter in my book. I would buy Bosch, Brose, or any other motor that doesn’t rattle over Avinox. I think manufacturers like Specialized and Santa Cruz and Trek know this.
Levo EVO Comp MSRP was lowered by 4%, Levo Comp was lowered by 8%. The table posted in this thread is wrong on these models...no 27% reduction here.
Comp models are still a little bit too expensive and Specialized ripping you off with a 36 Rhythm fork instead of 38 Performance is plain sad.
Levo Expert build makes much more sense to me considering MSRP was lowered a little bit more.
Please post the correct table a couple of procents in either direction is not good.
sjturner2112
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On Friday or Thursday of last week -like May 5 or 6, the Trump tarrifs of 10% across the board - were knocked down by a federal judge. So currently in the US I believe there are no tariffs on imports at the moment. Maybe this is in response?
No, it makes no sense when Canada is also included in a price drop.
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