bikes seem to be built now with the least amount of thought going into how they will last. My first MTB I was a bit careless with frame protection and after 2 years it looked absolutely battered, plus if someone was being picky, they could say the frame was structurally weakened, the carbon had...
I think a lot of bike manufacturers are all in the same boat, they release the bikes, but can only supply about 1/4 of demand and then there's a lead time of 3 months!
other brands like commencal, focus, orange merida etc are all using shimano EP8 and they have announced the ranges at least
CRC have them down to £3000 for the E-escarpe VR, and £3400 for the VRS now. thats cheaper than last week by £200 i think
can anybody remember when the 2020 models were announced?
I've just decided to switch to an e-bike. been looking at al the competition over the last week, and the e-Escarpe VRS seems to be winning, but I won't be buying one till January at the earliest so it seems sense to wait for the 2021 models, in the hope that they will be fitted with the newer...