fot these companys!Im suprised that it happened with morewood since from what i hear the price for reselers was white high and it seems more like a local actionSick deal right there! Hopefully we'll get more of these deals in the future. More afordable bikes means more people means more popularity means more bikeparks.
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it's sold through the ceed store, that's a showroom store from sports nut, the distributor of bos, morewood, spank, atomlab and many more brands...
Lacondeguy in Utah? Why is he riding a CaneCreek Double Barrel? I thought he was on Marzocchi
hahaha. epic failI guess this was shopped:
Photo taken during Rampage
around 500 must have been sold. Over at mtb-news earliest order number is 770x in 10.11 afternoon going to 820x on 11.11 around midday.
I agree. Even though I don't like their frames their model is a good one. It may not be for everybody but it works and is mutualy beneficial. Though I may be a bit biased since I waited 14 months for my mk2 legend.
wtf? That is more than one year!
no other manufacturer charges you well before the product actually ships (except Nemesis Project.) especially if the product probably isnt even made.
are you sure??
Let's face it: The deal is very rewarding. For the company and the customer - a classic win-win-situation.
I just double-checked so I'm sure.are you sure??
Preordered it 4-6 months before the initial release date but around that Keith ( the main designer) had a surgery that ended with an infection or some other serious complication and the bike would be ready for the winter (so 8-10 months of waiting) but at that time they decided to refine it and send it to people for spring. I understood that plus I had a good price for the legend so I stayed with it.
theres nothing "custom" about this bike. it is also not the consumers responsibility to fund a company's mfg costs before a product is actually available. thats a horrible business model
How so?
If it was priced on the same level as other bikes I'd agree with you but in this case you get a much cheaper bike on much better components. It may not seem like the "right" way of doing business but if the bikes arrive you win. Don't you? I doubt you could multiply that 2500 euros to 4-5k euros normal bikes cost during the time you have to wait for it.
You can also spend almost twice as much and get a bike with inferior components. So I wonder how stupid that would be...
are you trolling?
no one said the price on their setup isnt good. paying full price for a bike 6 months before its purportedly going to be available is stupid.
The thing is you criticise only a part of the deal. The deal is you pay full price AND the price is low.
If it was 40% cheaper and was better equipped? Yes. Also preorder ordering is not uncommon in the biking industry. Many people order their frames in the winter only for them to arrive late spring/early summer. Unless they are transported by sea turtles they also didn't exist at that time.
i cant think of any mfg that takes all your moneys in advance when you "pre-order" a frame/bike. a deposit, yes.Many people order their frames in the winter only for them to arrive late spring/early summer.
You are a bit like a guy who goes by the "3 date rule" and if the girl doesn't put out after 3 dates you ditch her. You invested your time (and in some cases money) and you are not going to wait any more for that
lahar's were custom orders, not production runs.
evil had product originally. they just didnt have enough/any replacements when they broke.
should've elaborated on that 1 a bit more, While the idea doesnt seem so terrible, what i dont like is paying for something that doesnt exist-it can work out fine, and probably would, but if some part of the bike were to go up, they would have to either ask for more money, or put it up themselves, it seems to me that once you pay. that money goes into the bike, so it sets up a situation where your money goes into making the frame, and once they start welding, you arent getting your money back... I think its kind of a gamble, I dont see why they dont do it like the rest of the manufacturers, If the bike is readily available, people will buy it. I wouldnt put my money on something "hoping" it would all work out.
In the shop I work at, and many shops that I've dealt with.
