Specialized Is Desperate To Get Rid Of 2022 Stock! 

Does anyone remember back in the early 2000s when previous year bikes always got discounted by 30-50% off every year?

People got so used to getting ripped off by 8k mtbs that they think 5k is a bargain

if anyone was paying a attention, these "discounts" are pretty close to their preinflation prices if not slightly more expensive. Except the status deal is actually pretty good.

Your new style of videos is great! It’s a topic/angle/approach to mtb content that isn’t being done……and it should be!👍🏻👍🏻

Insightful, concise and very well done! You do such a great job with your videos! I live in Seattle and just discovered your channel.

You are PUMPIN out the vids!

The main reason these bikes are being priced so low is that Specialized and other bike manufacturers are coming out with updated and revamped models. A little birdie told me to look for an updated Stumpy, Levo SL, Enduro, and Epic. Their bikes usually have a 3 year life cycle then time for the new new!

Those discounts still aren't enough for me to get a new bike

Thanks for sharing this with us. I have noticed that even with the entry level bikes.

I was trying to be patient and wait for bigger sales but that Status 160 is a crazy good deal so I picked one up! Thanks for the vid.

Loving this content, so compelling. 2 of my favourite things - chatting about bikes and nerding out on economics/markets. Keep ‘em coming !!

I noticed this today, got all the emails for specialized bikes on sale. However I would say as an example, the 2022 Stumpy Evo Expert at $4725 is only $275 less than the 2021 Evo Expert MSRP of $5000. So compared to that, not a huge discount for essentially the same exact bike. But I suppose compared to the rest of the bike market right now, it is a good deal.

Great breakdown and info! I don't see how any person can even *think* of arguing the idea that bike prices are not overinflated. The only thing overinflated are the excuses (supply chain, cost of materials, "R&D", etc. While those are indeed valid concerns, it's not the "reason" prices are so high. It's because they're selling lifestyle over product). Not after seeing a company like Specialized knock almost $2k off their prices, anyhow. The "industry" built this position they find themselves in, all on their own. I don't feel for them one bit. And, I get it's harder for smaller brands (Devinci), or USA made brands like Guerilla Gravity, I don't fault them. The bar is set by the giants. The BMX market is going to have a tough year too. But their prices aren't ridiculously overinflated like the MTB market is.

Love the videos!

I'm in Canada and am not really seeing these same deals, even on the Specialized website--everything still full price. Local shops only have about 15% off on their top spec bikes in weird sizings (XS, XL).

Thanks for this video earlier I finally decided today and picked up the status 160 🙌🥳🥳

Damn that status is super sweet deal. Appreciate for keeping us updated!

I just bought a new stumpjumper thanks for the INFO.

I love this guy thanks

I think it’s great that you mentioned we go ride and not just watch Hit hard

I hit up my local Specialized dealer today, just to see what they had and where prices were. They were extremely limited on road bikes (I realize this is a MTB Channel, but i think both sides are feeling the pinch). I was told Specialized is holding onto stock and selling direct to the consumer. This is to get the cash quicker than they would from the LBS. while I'm all about getting stuff for a great price, I hate to think the real losers are going to be the local bike shops!

Great stuff here. New subscriber. I saw this coming and was able to sell my Ripmo in July 2022 with minimal loss. My guess 2023-24 bikes will have very small innovations and just new colors per brand. I’m ok with that as geometry is not gonna to change. People are predicting the top tier models (10k) will continue to rise in price with inflation…

Interestingly, the 2023 models were also on sale. I bought the SJ Evo Expert for the same $4725 as the 2022 model, except this one has the GX AXS drivetrain. Picking it up tomorrow at the local bike shop.

Went to a bike store to discuss items for new bike i was going to purchase. A woman walked in, interrupted us, and said she wanted to buy a bike she had picked out. He stopped what he was doing with me and made the sale.

Hi mate, great points and will have to check out the 22 deals. As for getting out and riding my bike? I'm wearing a Tee with the words "Keep on cycling" but I just got back in after turning back in the car, freezing fog, minus temps, not all the the roads are gritted here in Wales. I thought it would be good but nah, and riding solo when everything is iced up, could be bad for me. My wife tried to deter me before I set off by saying "I got a bad feeling about you riding today", she never said this before in my 12 years of MTB. But, I'm here, in the warmth of my home, having put back the bike in the bike room and changed back out of my MTB clothes. I'm going to work on my latest track, I'm also a rock guitarist and dedicate it to Jeff Beck (RIP). I play my tracks on my MTB channel vids. Have a good day sir and thanks for your channel.🤙✌

I just ordered the S4 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp White/Black for 3300 Euro total including MWST (VAT) here in Switzerland. It will take a couple of weeks to arrive but thats ok for me. I think this is a sweat deal for that frame and components :) Cheers

Interesting that in the UK the stump jumper evo comp has gone up a few hundred pounds since what I paid for it last year.

Yeah, I was trying to buy a Turbo Levo Expert in December, didn't get approved from their finance company... figured I would just wait and take money out of retirement to get one this year. They lost $2700 on the sale and the finance company lost the interest. Win-win for me.

Also interesting is Alchemy Bikes had a 'Holiday' sale just end this past weekend and now they've decided to extend the sale through the end of January. Up to $1,500 off.

I worked for a bike shop last fall and they had stumpjumpers coming out their EARS. I kid you not like 60-80 bikes and this was a small shop. The owner wouldn't discount them either so they aren't selling. Didn't seem to be a problem with the Giant Trances we had in stock, probably because there were only like 5 of them.

Couldn't happen to a nicer company. The real bummer about this is that it will add to the economic pressure the few independent bike shops that Specialized hasn't already managed to drive out of business in their effort to have only 1 brand Specialized owned/factory stores. Specialized will use this to kill their remaining independent dealers off.

Good product and good services

I insta bought the status 160. It's been on the top of my list since middle of last year. Good value at 3000, insane value at 2200.

I'm going to bet they have a huge amount of stock. I bought my son a Stumpjumper Evo frame on the Black Friday sale and the manufacture date on his frame is from mid 2021. It is a size S2 so is not one of the extremes of undesirable sizes. Also that Stumpjumper Evo Comp mentioned for $3700 is a carbon bike, it is a deal

I guess that may be happening in the USA, but the Canadian website shows no deals at all.

Pay attention to the spec list and asterisk about component changes without notice. Many companies are deviating from "spec" due to supply chain etc.

Many brands must have massive inventories stacking up, YT had 25% off all their eMtb's for a week, yet they still have many in stock now after the sale on both the EU and the NA site, so imagine how many they had before the sale.

Just bought the $6300 Stumpjumper Evo Expert for $4700. Great deal right? Not Really! That's about the price the same bike would have cost pre-pandemic. Bike prices got massively over-inflated.

Specialized ist being really generous lately. Ive had an 2018 Specialized Enduro Elite but unfortunately my Frame snapped. However Specialized was really quick to answer and hooked me up with the new 2023 Specialized Enduro Expert. I went from paying 3200€ for my old Enduro t now recieving a higher spec model. Super stoked.

best news guy ever

I scored 2023 stumpy Evo comp 30%off. Not bad for those who are on the fence.

Ive been keeping up with the industry as well. I look daily to see if santa cruz or Yeti are having sales yet

Specialized tires are actually really good. I like them as much as Maxxis, and they are usually cheaper.

A local bike shop here in Colorado just got 4 shipping containers full of bikes he ordered. The shipping containers are in the back behind the store in his yard. I wonder if I should wait or try to make a deal now. I would say he has too much inventory or is anticipating the rush on bikes when the weather improves.

Waiting for you to come in with a suit jacket over a jersey to give us a “Special Industry News Alert” Seriously though, loving these frequent industry updates so I know when to sell my extra bikes.

I called a shop a couple weeks ago to ask if they had used or prior year stock I could save money on for a new gravel bike. They said no, as I expected, but they went ahead and offered hundreds off several trims (almost a thousand on the bottom carbon one). None of these discounts were reflected on specialized’s website so doesn’t hurt to ask right now. Seems like they were predecided discounts because he was quick to offer them.

love these videos being constantly pumped out On top of the issues all bike manufacturers are facing, what is your thought on DTC brands (Fezzari, YT, Polygon, Commencal) verse big box brands (Specialized, Trek, Santa Cruz etc) and the pressure DTCs are putting on them? DTC's are offering staggering builds for prices way less than these big box brands. I feel this puts even more pressure on some big brands to lower their prices... Curious to hear what you think

Picked up a Marin San Quentin 2 2022 hardtail at 400€ discount last week because the new models are rolling in!

What do you see coming from Canyon. I have my eye on the Spectral 29 . Do see see any movement from the customer direct guys?

It's crazy because end of December I picked up a specialized fuse 27.5 for 1100 when the dealer themselves told me retail was closer to 1500 ots crazy woth shimano deore and I planned on upgrading the rockshok Judy anyways.

Very good but even so here in my country the bikes are much more expensive they have one more digit in the price because of the devalued currency and import taxes 😪

At first I thought the sale was only for the older 2022 stuff but its not, a lot of those Stumpjumper EVOs are the 2023 models!

This is all normal. These are completely normal sales. Not even great sale prices.

Local specialized bike shop that I drive by every day still has the same bikes hanging in Windows that I've seen for a while now 😞 Maybe one or two have changed but not a lot.

That Status looks pretty much like a Polygon T8

I live new two Trek stores. I am a new cyclist, and am not sure what haggling etiquette is. A couple of the models I want have been sitting there since at least July of last year. They're apparently in-demand road bike models, but again it's been half a year or more...they haven't discounted them, though. What's etiquette in asking about a discount?

It's not discount. Its a realignment to near to the prices they should be.

Such a shame the UK market has not followed this trend…….. come on !

The 2023 models are on sale also. They are just trying to clear inventory old and new.

I’m saving up for a specialized cleaning rockhopper comp 29 do you think the discount is good enough

Just got back from a ride at south mountain. Now for the infinite yourtube scrolling lol.

Should I change my giant reign 2 with Yari rc and Slx for a status?

Have you seen the buy 1 take 1 of marin bikes?

I found a status for 2230 they are sold out everywhere had to drive hour to find everyone I talked to that runs status they love it

I saw at our Trek biggest shop in Poland price for new 2023 Domane Al3 disc - 1600 usd!! this is sick. 1600usd for Sora components and mechanical brakes!

Wish i can get a killer deal like this on a Santa Cruz 5010... any tips?

This just shows the massive mark up on bicycles, they are still making money selling them at these prices, goes to show how much we get ripped off. Looks like the bubble has burst, the next boom is ebikes, sales of ordinary bikes are starting to dip.

They got greedy, serves them right! All the brands need knocking down a peg or two!

May be a coincidence but I just saw tonight that Trek lopped off $500 from its Trek Rail ebikes. Ya don’t see discounts from Trek too often, esp for bikes that are but a few months old.

Just get a bike and get out riding people Life is too short to worry over a few hundred, My dad spent his whole life saving for retirement then passed away at 55

Wow might be time to upgrade to a new bike, last bike is a 2004 sx trail!

I got a really decent deal. Bought recently Trek slash 9.8 xt 2022. Sick bike for 6k

I’m not gonna lie I watched your video about this last week and held off on buying then boom today prices go down on the specialized 160 which I think is a great bike but I’m really waiting for is the Canyon torque AL 5 to go down in price it’s slowly getting there I was ready to buy the status 160 at it’s original price but now I don’t know what to do keep waiting or just say efff it and get it I’m gonna have to go into my local specialized dealer and get sized

Just bought a Specialized status not two months ago, havent even had a chance to ride it yet. Should I feel bad about missing out on a $750 price drop? I'm honestly conflicted. The bike at $3000 was a good price for what I was getting and all the reviews backed that up. But that huge drop in price honestly turns my stomach. I'm new to this industry and I'm assuming this kind of drop in price is unique or does specialized do 25% drops every year to ditch stock? Iv also heard this is a market correction as the price had gone way up over the last few years.

Marin Bikes has a buy one get one free deal for entry hardtails too! Crazy.

Was about to buy a SJ Evo but bought a Sur Ron instead. I’ll keep my 2019 MTB for exercise and now I have a new toy that can do so much more for less than the price of a mid-range SJ Evo. Also, these prices are just the pre-covid supply chain issue prices. Don’t be confused by the discount.

I have two Specialized bikes and have owned four so I know how good they are - but this also shows what people, including myself, have been saying since 2020 - they simply price their bikes too high - I don't mean their top end bikes as much as I mean their consumer oriented mid-range and entry level bikes. Great bikes but the price hurts and if you can afford them get them - if not there are other options of equal value for a lot less money.

Chain reaction cycles (part of wiggle in UK) have slashed everything. Vitus and nukeproof bikes. A £3000 reactor is now £2000. Huuuge savings.

Hope Trek does it soon

No sale for Germany or Austria. Also if you go on all mountain bikes section there are 21 bikes between 2100€ - 5000€, and 44 bikes between 5000€ - 10.000€, and 16 bikes over 10.000€ witch is mind blowing. i know that are normal bikes and e-bikes in the mountain bike section but still..

I bought a specialized Stumpjumper Pro full carbon this time last year for about $8,200 and it makes me sick to my stomach that the exact same bike is now being sold on their website for $2,000 less

I received an email from Specialized yesterday targeted to it's Canadian customers titled "We heard you" and message boiled down to "we made the important decision to adjust the pricing structure of our bikes in your favor". I cleaned up the embedded link URL and it says "campaign=CACampaignENBikepriceadjustments" Weirdly enough there are no advertised price cuts. I confirmed this using Wayback Machine screenshop from 6 Dec 2022 and indeed no price decreases. They continue to screw us Canadians by first sending super low stock across the border, not offering sworks framesets through local bike shops and now saying "WE ADJUSTED PRICES" but in reality they haven't done jack.

Can I get a website please to see what's available.

I agree Specialized is smart to grab the cash before the run on the market. Just purchased a front tire and saddle both 30% off.

I just bought a new 2022 stumpjumper back in November and paid full price! Seeing this sale is disappointing!

Why the heck Status still $3000US in Canada Heading to Fanatik tomorrow

Not enough yet.

Almost everybody I talk to wants an eMTB now. eMTB are still selling just fine. I think we are seeing a shift of consumer preference towards eBikes. Mountain biking usually have a lot of hills and pedaling up hills are extremely easy with an eMTB. We will start to see more and more people buy e bikes and manufacturers will be making more e bikes.

I wish the Epic Evo was over-supplied. . . never seen a deal on one.

The Stumpy alloy went down in price, but not the Comp, why not?

Even their “sale price” can’t beat the price and value/spec of Canyons and other manufacturers. The big brands are going to have to figure something out to stay relevant against their competition which is growing every day.

Would totally pull trigger on Status right now but concerned about that slack HTA on short bursts of intense uphill climbs. Thoughts anyone...

Lols if I wasn’t broke I’d def buy a new bike !! Crazy deals !!

I’ve been looking to buy a Diverge for the past 3 years. Everything is still out of stock on the Specialized site. I don’t see how they are drowning in inventory.

I guess I waited the right amount of time. Just picked up a 2022 Status 140 for $399.99

Meanwhile on the other side of the world in a small European country where average monthly net salary is $1,099 (while median is $931): Stumpjumper Alloy: $2,959,77; 2021 Stumpjumper Comp Alloy: $4,242.22; 2022 Stumpjumper Evo Comp: $6,265.44. But on the other hand, last month you could get 2022 Kona Process 134 27.5 for $1,963.29; 2021 Kona Process 134 DL 27.5 for $2,422.87 and 2022 Kona Hei Hei for $2,454.15. It's an interesting world we live in!

I see Yeti are marked down at some places also

When is the Trek fire sale ?

You should take a look at the lack of ads on Pinkbike. Bet there hurting more:(

I bought a used 2022 Status 140 frame for $800 bucks, but I got a dropper/lever also. I still think I got a good deal but it hurts to see the same frame sell new for only 200+ more than I paid.