les potences Large
in english, Large has updated their website and their email is now live.
go check it out
for those who haven't clicked the link yet here's a transcript of my correspondence with Paul Harris of Large:
[me]Last time i emailed you guys the email service wasn't up, hoping that
things are now different.
Well I've noticed you've changed the layout of the page and added the
prices. Partly because it looked so neat and made by someone who used
to work for Balfa, I said in some internet forums that as soon as i see
a Bullmoose Clamp i will buy it. The thing is that the price is
noticeably higher than either RF Diabolus or Thomson. How do you
justify that price bracket? I mean i don't blame you as far as the cost
of manufacture is concerned but it is about as much as you can spend on
a stem. Food for thought anyway.
I do have some more direct questions, like:
What is the reach of the bullmoose Clamp?
Will they be available in different rises and lengths?
[/me]
[paul]
We have not delivered any product to shops as of yet. All product made has
gone to field testing or bench testing by our custom designed destructive
tester. The product is now in the last stage of design change prior to
production. Deliveries to the shops will be made in February 2005. Initially
it will only be available as described on the web page as bullmoose clamp or
bullmoose screw with a reach of 40mm. Future variations are in preliminary
design stages and we are not ready to release them yet. . The price bracket
is justified by the record setting low weight for a stem of this stiffness
and the other features such as the fact that you can' t strip the threads in
the stem because there are none, quick bar replacement for races, etc. The
cost of the part is easily explained. In manufacturing, the more material
you remove from the stem, the more it costs, since it takes more CNC machine
time and complex shapes also use more expensive multiple axis CNC machines:
a double whammy. A square hunk of aluminum with couple of holes in it such
as made by some of our competitors is actually quite cheap to make as
opposed to a Large stem. So with a Large , you are actually paying for
expensive manufacturing required to execute this advanced design and not
just for a name.
[/paul]
the horse's mouth speaketh
avast ye
in english, Large has updated their website and their email is now live.
go check it out
for those who haven't clicked the link yet here's a transcript of my correspondence with Paul Harris of Large:
[me]Last time i emailed you guys the email service wasn't up, hoping that
things are now different.
Well I've noticed you've changed the layout of the page and added the
prices. Partly because it looked so neat and made by someone who used
to work for Balfa, I said in some internet forums that as soon as i see
a Bullmoose Clamp i will buy it. The thing is that the price is
noticeably higher than either RF Diabolus or Thomson. How do you
justify that price bracket? I mean i don't blame you as far as the cost
of manufacture is concerned but it is about as much as you can spend on
a stem. Food for thought anyway.
I do have some more direct questions, like:
What is the reach of the bullmoose Clamp?
Will they be available in different rises and lengths?
[/me]
[paul]
We have not delivered any product to shops as of yet. All product made has
gone to field testing or bench testing by our custom designed destructive
tester. The product is now in the last stage of design change prior to
production. Deliveries to the shops will be made in February 2005. Initially
it will only be available as described on the web page as bullmoose clamp or
bullmoose screw with a reach of 40mm. Future variations are in preliminary
design stages and we are not ready to release them yet. . The price bracket
is justified by the record setting low weight for a stem of this stiffness
and the other features such as the fact that you can' t strip the threads in
the stem because there are none, quick bar replacement for races, etc. The
cost of the part is easily explained. In manufacturing, the more material
you remove from the stem, the more it costs, since it takes more CNC machine
time and complex shapes also use more expensive multiple axis CNC machines:
a double whammy. A square hunk of aluminum with couple of holes in it such
as made by some of our competitors is actually quite cheap to make as
opposed to a Large stem. So with a Large , you are actually paying for
expensive manufacturing required to execute this advanced design and not
just for a name.
[/paul]
the horse's mouth speaketh
avast ye
