[syadasti]

It seems Ritchey and Bike Mag don't think small companies like Stan's Notubes are worthy of any consideration. I don't think Mike C. at Bike Magazine is clueless enough to have never seen the notubes system - both MBA and Mountain Bike have reported on various Stan products(others also - I don't read most of the magazines that closely). Ritchey's new and "secret" tubeless system is obivously a BLANTANT rip off of Notubes. See the article at Bike Mag's website here.

Here is the email I got from Stan asking about this fraud:

From: "notubes" <notubes@stny.rr.com>
To: "X"
Subject: Re: Ritchey Ripping Off Notubes?
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:07:41 -0400

No I am not working with them and I have contacted the Magazine and notified them that the article is not true. I have also contacted Reg Alison's mechanic and he said Ritchey knows they are using my products. You are right they are trying to rip me off but I have contacted my attorney.

Thanks,

Stan
KG Motors Inc/notubes
3309 Chambers Rd
Horseheads NY 14845
(607) 739-2301
Fax 739-8732
www.notubes.com

----- Original Message -----
From: X
To: notubes@stny.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Ritchey Ripping Off Notubes?

Stan,

Are you working with Ritchey on their tubeless tire system, or are they just ripping you off. Please read this article:

http://www.bikemag.com/news/ritchey_tubeless/

TTYL,
Josh

 

[DaveW]

Well if this is what it APEARS to be
I hope that Mr Ritchey get's his ass kicked.