Indeed. Certainly didn't stop me putting the order in.
2011 Demo Questions
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- 2 moar weeks! 2011 = 2012 demo 9 wants two fsr=for stupid retards here kitty hrc runs 210's im 16 & where is my bike moar bumperz moar chainstays! moar yokes mompaidforfastershipping never going to ship rainbow=!gay rm = rumor mill special proprietary crap the best disc size for dh whaaa i get cost whaaa
Not true for Europe, i know a few Specialized online dealers, but the may not be allowed to sell out of the country where they are based....
i put an order in Dec30....got a call today...my 2011 Demo 8 frameset is in...
go figure...
go figure...
wait... are you for real?i put an order in Dec30....got a call today...my 2011 Demo 8 frameset is in...
go figure...
i guess your shop didnt order enough frames
yup, no foolin'. my shop is a large volume Specialized/Trek dealer. they do mostly low-mid pricepoint MTBs and mid-upper price point roadie stuff.
maybe their rep hooked them up and finagled me one.
i seriously wasn't expecting it until feb...at least.
i'm assuming you are still waiting for yours???
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What size did you order?
Large Frameset, in the red/white color scheme
Damn, exactly what I'm waiting for, enjoy it!
Sounds like the next batch is late March/early April according to my dealer.
Sounds like the next batch is late March/early April according to my dealer.
Yes the tank will probably be given to a museum somewhere. Did you see the black Demo? How could I not buy one!
about 10 of us are
From the sound of this tread i must have been quite lucky, i got mine 8 dec and that is way up in the north of sweden. I have almost started to belive that santa truly does live on the north pole and i must have been super nice during the year. Or maybe it had something to do with me ordering it in the begining of aug.
Havent regretted it for a sec that i went with the demo for instead of a summum, so every one that is waitning just hang in and you will be more than pleased with it when it shows up.
Havent regretted it for a sec that i went with the demo for instead of a summum, so every one that is waitning just hang in and you will be more than pleased with it when it shows up.
Maybe cause you let Santa watch you take a shower.
Sorry Im just jealous...
Sorry Im just jealous...
of Santa seeing him in the shower??
North of Sweden...so you'll be able to go riding in August?
Numerik, i see that you are involved with a team that is sponsored by Spec.
Do you know when you will be getting your demo's in Slovenia?
Thanx.
Do you know when you will be getting your demo's in Slovenia?
Thanx.
they've arrived this week.
Do you think that's why you guys haven't gotten yours? Your rep is waiting for ten frames to become available.about 10 of us are
According to the guys at my LBS (chain of 4 stores), they are the highest volume specialized dealer east of the rockies...maybe that's why I got mine so quick
We'll get our bikes in late March, maybe even early April. A couple of Demos came to Slovenia this week, but the main batch comes later.
Chillin.... I am also pretty sure you paid retail right (from what little I know about you)?
The jokers above (demo and foxrox) didn't. We are also a high-volume Speccy dealer and haven't had any trouble getting frames and or completes for customers who are paying full retail. But our Rep told me point-blank; if its an EP order or a "bro-deal", Specialized told them to bump those orders to the bottom of the list.
if its a bro deal through the shop, they are still being sold to the dealer at the same price as if a customer would be paying retail for the frame. what the dealer sells the frame at after they purchased the frame from a manufacturer is there business.
Not the case with specialized. When you EP a Spec bike it essentially bypasses the shop and it's becomes a transaction between Specialized and the shop employee. The shop is just the place it has to be shipped to. And specialized does have a lower profit margin when doing an EP as opposed to a regular shop order. Likewise, it says right on the EP sheet that there have to be a certain # of the frames/bikes in stock before they will ship an EP order. That means for some low volume - high demand bikes or frames they never actually get enough in stock to fulfill EP orders. This has happened to me with other EP orders, Spesh never got enough of one bike to send my EP so I switched to another bike that was consistently available and received it in a week.
i said a bro deal through the shop...not through specialized.
its possible, one came in last week(large-green), and i am in no rush, obviously sooner than later, bcuz who doesnt want a nice shiny new bike, but even if we got in 1-2 at a time, or a real update id be satisfied. I ordered mine in September, and i believe the rest of the team did as well. I would assume we are near the top of the list. Keep hearing the "2 weeks" answers. I couldnt tell u much about the shops volume or whatnot, but from what i hear, its quite large, not 4 chain stores large, but big none the less.
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Oh I gotcha, sometimes those two words get used interchangeably. Some companies even call their EP programs "Bro Deals."
I wished I paid ep. Shop gave me 5% off msrp. Better than nothing, but I dont mind supporting my LBS. They do give me some priority with quick repairs and parts.
what does EP stand for?
Employee Purchase.
extended play.
or employee purchase.
of Santa seeing him in the shower??
Hell no!!! Cause the fact that he got his Demo befo........
Yes, because of Santa.
Shop just told me late february for my large complete red and white bike. they said that because im a "paid customer" specialized puts it at a higher priority than a shop buying bikes for stock. I dont know though i was hoping to make it to nv state champs or a fontana race in feb and specialized keeps pushing the date back. I was orginally told late november ha! Seeing as i have absolutly no bike right now its making me consider getting a different bike
2011 Demo is 3" stroke
Fox springs aren't labelled with the exact stroke. Your spring is actually a 3" stroke, even though it says otherwise. The big diff is going to be the huge difference in spring weight. Are you big enough for a 525x3?