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Okay lets look at the facts YT arguably use better/more expensive finishing
kit on their bikes. Its all brand name stuff like DT Swiss, Reverb dropper,
E13, RF Next cranks, for instance. The Jeffsy CF Pro Race goes for E4499. Some
of this is pretty important like the longer length quality dropper post.
Surely this finishing kit pushes their costs up and profits down? Maybe the
frame is much cheaper and that cancels these costs out. I don't know.
Trek on the other hand have finished the Slash with in house brand Bontrager
parts in the main. I am sure they are top quality but as part of the Trek
stable there must be cost benefits which surely translate into an even bigger
margin for Trek. The same bike costs E3000 more than the YT I mention above
and it has cheaper finishing kit.
Now i doubt the dealers markup in Europe is 66% which is what you'd have to
add to the Jeffsy price to get the Trek price. Say its 30%, that gives you a
dealer price of E5850 or so. That's still a lot cheaper than the Trek which
has cheaper finishing kit.
The facts as I understand them appear to support my initial comment.
So, unless you know something I don't I think my point stands. The 66%
difference in price represents a hefty bit of extra change for Trek over YT.
Feb. 21, 2017, 7:17 a.m. - Timothy Price
#!markdown Okay lets look at the facts YT arguably use better/more expensive finishing kit on their bikes. Its all brand name stuff like DT Swiss, Reverb dropper, E13, RF Next cranks, for instance. The Jeffsy CF Pro Race goes for E4499. Some of this is pretty important like the longer length quality dropper post. Surely this finishing kit pushes their costs up and profits down? Maybe the frame is much cheaper and that cancels these costs out. I don't know. Trek on the other hand have finished the Slash with in house brand Bontrager parts in the main. I am sure they are top quality but as part of the Trek stable there must be cost benefits which surely translate into an even bigger margin for Trek. The same bike costs E3000 more than the YT I mention above and it has cheaper finishing kit. Now i doubt the dealers markup in Europe is 66% which is what you'd have to add to the Jeffsy price to get the Trek price. Say its 30%, that gives you a dealer price of E5850 or so. That's still a lot cheaper than the Trek which has cheaper finishing kit. The facts as I understand them appear to support my initial comment. So, unless you know something I don't I think my point stands. The 66% difference in price represents a hefty bit of extra change for Trek over YT.