NO MORE BICYCLE INDUSTRY BLACK FRIDAY DEALS??

[@GCPerformance18]

Do you think the bicycle industry will ever get back to how it was, or do you think that there is a price correction going on everywhere including cars bikes and outdoor equipment and people are just plain tired of over paying too much

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

I think it's over for most of the bicycling industry. The Pandemic crushed it with a huge boom and the resulting bust. I'm hoping that the industry will recover over the next 12 months.

[@keithmcgarvey8273]

@@GCPerformance18 I personally think they will sell anything at what ever price they can get for items just to move it! I believe there will be a day off reckoning to come and a big crash with closures of most companies!

[@CycleXplorer]

Black Friday seems to have been going on for about 18 months

[@brockjennings]

The most vivid Black Friday memory that sticks in my head was seeing the parking lot of my local Best Buy littered with trash. Bargain hunters took advantage of deals on big screen TVs. In order for them to fit in their vehicles the TVs were taken out boxes discarding the cardboard and packaging material to blow away in the breeze. Truly sickening.

[@Kay0Bot]

Omg....I didn't think of this. The TV was too big and I called a family member with a bigger vehicle. I should have just removed the box!

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Anywhere north of south Florida, Texas or southern California, people aren't thinking of going outside. The only people that are geeking out about savings are those who are already into it.

[@GCPerformance18]

Yea you are right

[@michaellaud9633]

I seem to never be comfortable paying full price for cycling gear. It always seems like there are sales on most things so I just hold out. Or find a good alternative that is on sale. I feel like most things are 30/40% overpriced

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Same. I stalk and bookmark gear I want and wait for a sale. Including my bike.

[@cup_and_cone]

Same here. I don't think I've paid retail for anything in almost 30 years of cycling.

[@Timtimzi]

For me it’s because at the end of the day, it’s a bicycle. It’s just marked up 40-50% from the manufacturer . I’m always a big hold out and never get it for retail either.

[@galenkehler]

I dont like periodic sales, I'd much rather just have a fair price all the time.

[@frankielauro3926]

I definitely agree with the 90s, maybe even earlier. This morning, we watched an old Kmart BF video, and it was amazing to see how families shopped together and how much we have changed-for the better or worse.

[@cup_and_cone]

Black Friday is dying everywhere in retail, not just the bike industry... dilution from ongoing sales and week long Black Friday events have ruined the novelty of it. There's no pressure to buy on Black Friday when consumers know they can get near the same pricing a couple weeks later.

[@hobscotch6161]

Zero interest from me in the prices I am seeing, they are still too high, and I think classing $1400 as a budget wheel set says it all.. I am also questioning why is that manufacturing processes become more refined as with Carbon yet prices never seem to align?, why is my 1500 quid carbon bike from a few years ago now 4000 with what I would think is a cheaper production cost?.

[@topchoice1621]

14k for a road bike is crazy

[@its_dmarks]

Another great analysis. Something to consider: MSRPs increased during covid due to both high demand and low supply, and today demand is less and supply has recovered (for now). But MSRPs got stuck at the high point -- manufacturers and retailers slapped sale prices on everything rather than reduce prices to meet actual demand. So unless manufactures figure out how to unwind their inflated MSRPs, we'll be stuck with sale prices on almost everything to make up the gap. Cycling isn't the only industry where that happened -- it's similar for cars today.

[@diehardbikes]

Specialized has tons of things on sale. But they are failing to realize thier sale prices are what MSRP used to be 5 years ago.

[@thomashines8]

@@diehardbikesIt’s not the bikes people want. They also raised their prices on the 2025 models when they KNEW that was a mistake to do.

[@mudonsunday]

Does the shocked look on KZbinrs faces in the thumbnail just make you not wanna click on it. Me too

[@MrTCFIRE]

They all look like they just shit their pants. Super annoying.

[@danielsemyonov]

Yes i dont care how good it is for creator’s views. Its mega cringe

[@CabbagePatchkid-r8e]

The soytuber face is cringe

[@thomashines8]

Sales are the same they’ve been all year. Bikes online same sale they’ve had. Canyon same prices they’ve been trying to push. Specialized sales on stuff nobody wants. Trek the same way. All these sales aren’t sales. It’s unwanted by customers. They aren’t discounting the stuff people actually want. If you’ve had a bike on sale since 2022 at 25 percent off and it’s not sold it’s time to give a steeper discount to move the damn thing..

[@johnhudrick]

exactly!!

[@twowheelsandcroissant]

Specialized BF sale is only 15% with a cap of couple hundred bucks on bikes.. which even my insurance offers that discount all year long

[@peterago1082]

i was just saying to my father that there a no one day black friday sales anymore there 3 or 4 week black friday sales

[@ReCyclesBikes_]

Black Friday has been a pretty quiet day for us historically, we are closing up now on our 6th, and as you can see, I have time to be on youtube

[@adamcoppock5018]

It feels like we’re in the awkward and uncomfortable phase of the reset. I’ve been car shopping recently, and it seems like the car industry is in a similar situation to the bike industry, just slightly behind. Vehicles are incredibly expensive now, and dealerships are sitting on a lot of inventory that people can’t afford. While there are some crazy deals available, even those are more expensive than car prices were five years ago.

[@GCPerformance18]

Yea I know I just got a new truck because my lease was up and that was a not fun time. Everything was way over priced and super high monthly payments

[@jevgeniardassov]

You know Grant. All this year-round deals are a US thing. I have been eyeing a 6k Specialized Crux since June. Wanna guess what discount it has for BF? Zero per cent… Still 6K. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Mitja73]

Well U have to offer better deals then consumers will buy.

[@GCPerformance18]

That is true

[@dusty_hoods]

Two things I've noticed here in Ukraine. 1. "Black weeks" instead of Black Friday. 2. Less crazy discount - you won't find a 50% discount. So it becomes 20-30% during two weeks in November. I miss that "one day crazy sale" which was a true shopping holiday and I saved some money for that one day.

[@driventomadness117]

We had a legit Black Friday here in Germany. I bought the Garmin Varia Rct716 for 240€. The Trek Checkpoint with AXS is available for €1800, down from over €3k.

[@hobscotch6161]

Lets be honest, 5K is too much for a bike, and if companies are trying to justify the prices I am seeing then there is something very wrong with their production cost or they are just peeing up my leg and telling me it's raining. $300 for bib shorts, I go through 3-4 sets a year that is $1200 just on bibs if I was to go with a typical brand offering that is marketed at my riding level. My $200 shoes are now like $400, tires have 2x in price if not more and it the last 5 years my salary has barely moved. Thankfully I can do all my own servicing and bike builds. But as one side of the industry prices itself out out the market our lord and savior Trace velo is showing us the way...

[@savagepro9060]

GC Performance: " NO MORE BICYCLE INDUSTRY BLACK FRIDAY DEALS?? " Exactly! We're calling from Japan, New Zealand, Australia . . . it's already Saturday!

[@Rocky4719]

With these prices on new bikes, I’m glad I bought a sturdy one back in 2019. I’m gonna keep that thing running like many Toyota owner keeps their car going. Easier on the wallet

[@John-gw4jt]

There might be a black new year sale next year if too much inventory

[@keithmcgarvey8273]

The sales at Competitive Cyclist were actually bigger last week than today, Black Friday!

[@nationsnumber1chump]

No Giant road bike sales 😩

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Cash talks. Make an offer on a year old floor model and be prepared to walk. I did it on a Revolt last year.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

You asked how it's going here. With the exception of one world renown shop, everyone else appears to be static or even shrinking. I don't see any failures, but they are always possible.

[@Austi-xt7tu]

And the stock price 4 years ago was 20% less than msrp is now lol. So it’s really not even a deal.

[@GCPerformance18]

Yea it’s true lol

[@Aromapablo]

Ye it used to be a camping fest at Best Buy and Walmarts. Now everyone is on the phone 😂 💔

[@jujubae_]

@GCPerformance18 how do you think Trump's proposed tariffs will affect the bike industry, sales, margins for retailers, prices for consumers, etc.?

[@GCPerformance18]

It’s gonna affect it for sure but companies dealt with this from last time when he was in office from 2020 he had it and a lot of companies moved from china to Cambodia, Taiwan, and India. I think the big companies will have to work around it and cost money. But let’s see what happens

[@alfkh]

Well GC, bike shops r becoming very niche. i am quite dependant on my "favourite" bike shop which mainly stocks shimano stuff & as for components & gear, its not the cheapest nor best. i like them bec they don't mind "installing" stuff that i've brot in from other stores or something i've mail ordered. i did buy, among other things, a bike from them a little over a year ago, but how often does 1 buy a bike? We live in exciting & challenging times. i'm in my late 50s now. disc brakes for bikes were only "invented" in mid 2010s(?) & now we even have hydraulic disc brakes. My family had a car in 1980s that already had disc brakes. We can look forward to a lot of new technology, but the market will be challenging & cut-throat

[@greg37gmw]

Cost of living makes it hard for folks to want to buy stuff and things are going to get worse not better.

[@diegoeleazar9154]

Black Friday price should be the regular price. 😅

[@ghostdog6471]

Yesterday I bought my dream mountainbike from Scott, for 50% off the original price 2 years ago. Still can't believe it how i pulled that one back 🎉🥳

[@USMC7178]

The TRUTH!!!!

[@touron119]

All the Stumpjumpers on sale are odd sizes. This Black Friday deals are ehh…..

[@GCPerformance18]

yea I know but this is normal the odd sizes are what sell

[@cosmostrek2001]

black friday is a scam and always has been. there is no discount at all it is a scam for people to waste their money. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂. just like christmas is a made up holiday by coca cola with the current version of cartoon santa commission by them in the 1930s same with valentine's day. one big commercial

[@loeurnchim213]

Yaasss Super nice

[@carl90210]

Bro, I need to come to Florida and buy a Tarmac SL8 from you if you can get a good deal for me and build it up bespoke.

[@GCPerformance18]

Come on down I got you!!

[@saracen888]

Plenty of deals here in the UK. Worryingly so at some retailers

[@ashrockdigital]

Bro do you know how tariffs work? I’m sorry that was a really uneducated take but okay yeah he’s going to help the economy lol

[@snoooozer]

Inflation is currently at 2.6%, almost exactly where you want it to be. And the new guy wants 20% tariffs! If he gets his way we're about to see a catastrophic fall in consumer spending. Genuinely bonkers take from GC.

[@johnhudrick]

@@snoooozer so your not counting the total overall inflation over the last 4 years. Just because it's 2.6% . Unfortunately I don't believe prices will ever go down to what they were but something is better than nothing.

[@snoooozer]

@@johnhudrick You don't want prices to go down. Deflation is VERY VERY bad.

[@johnhudrick]

umm I want my energy costs to go down 😂

[@joekipper1531]

Black friday was huge for our store (even though no additional sales were added on today) just getting people inside the shop was such a huge spike.

[@GCPerformance18]

That is awesome!! I love to hear this

[@AndrewFields-n6o]

Like

[@GCPerformance18]

thanks!!!

[@JosephNieto-o8r]

Miss when you would just make videos walking around and talking about bikes. Now it’s just all clickbait bullshit just look at that thumbnail this dude just desperate for clicks

[@GCPerformance18]

Yes, thank you

[@GCPerformance18]

Once I make those videos again please comment on there too

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

bro still *dedicates time to get on here after running his probably long ass hours' business

[@motluv]

I miss the days when he didn’t show his face. Now he says “I”, “me”, etc. so much…it is all about him.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Oh, FFS, broke children in the Comments Section. He actually sells and services bicycles for a living.

[@thecrowbar5203]

Seems like it's been Black Friday for a couple years.