If you are a card carrying REI member (like I am) and if you get the REI notifications via email (like I do) then you probably already know about the upcoming REI Labor Day Sale and the End of Season Clearance that they have going on right now. If you are not a member or if you just missed or ignored the email, here is your notification and/or reminder.
Although the Labor Day Sale does not officially start until tomorrow (it runs from 8/24-9/3). I believe that they have already started the End of Season Clearance because they have dropped the prices on many of their bikes (and other cycling accessories) significantly.
I have to go out to the REI site all the time to check the prices that I have posted for their bikes on this website and I can tell you that when I did my latest price checks I found that many of the quality bikes that REI carries are marked down from $100 to $300.
REI is one of the companies that actually drop their prices significantly when they have sales (a few times a year) and that is usually the best time to shop there. So when you are ready for a new bike or need some new cycling gear (or any of the outdoor stuff that they carry) this is the time to do your REI shopping.
As for the Bikes that I found on sale ($100 to $300 drop in prices) there were Cannondale, Scott, GT, Raleigh and the REI brand Novara (which are actually pretty nice bikes). I know that these bikes were on sale but these are just the brands that I have reviewed on this website. There may be other popular bike brands on sale also.
I have included the sale information, links to the bikes that I know have significant price decreases and links to the other cycling products on sale on our August Deals and Discounts page here.
On top of the current deals that REI has going on, if you are an REI member (which is a good deal) then you also get an annual dividend (usually 10% of your REI purchases throughout the year) in March. What can I say? I’m a big REI fan (and now is a good time to be one).