Can’t find a Merida E160 675 for under £3999 here in the UK, so not sure it translates across continents.
I wonder if it’s the retailers who carry the can here, from overstocks, or distributor discounts on the table, ie sale or return?
E-bikes of all sorts have been overpriced for a long time now, Covid pumped the bubble and it’s taken a long time to deflate.
Whether it’s the ‘Avinox effect’ or not, prices coming down is a good thing, but maybe RRPs should be coming down and not just discounts going up.
To be fair, the number of people in the current cost of living crisis still having the cash to drop even a couple of £k on any e-bike must be in the minority.
I suppose it must be dependent on what bubble you’re in, but I’m not seeing many Avinox bikes on the routes I’m riding, it’s still mainly Levo’s, but there is a big dealer in the locality which might explain that.