[SylentK]

Found this interesting - not overly surprising, but still...

Interesting for sure.

Part of me says "cry me a river". If you don't like it, leave it. The other part of me is like, that pay kinda sucks. Boo Industry.

Side Note: There was a story on the local news that said more and more Millennials are getting fired from their corporate jobs because of....well a lot of things. Lack of motivation, creativity, getting shit done, entitlement, not paying attention, lack of respect, language usage, etc. to list a few. This is from memory. It was a couple weeks ago. I'm sure google can remember.

 

[jstuhlman]

Interesting for sure.

Part of me says "cry me a river". If you don't like it, leave it. The other part of me is like, that pay kinda sucks. Boo Industry.

Side Note: There was a story on the local news that said more and more Millennials are getting fired from their corporate jobs because of....well a lot of things. Lack of motivation, creativity, getting shit done, entitlement, not paying attention, lack of respect, language usage, etc. to list a few. This is from memory. It was a couple weeks ago. I'm sure google can remember.

agree. i should have made a video about how hard it was to work 3 different part time jobs simultaneously while going to grad school. but nah. because why should anyone care. you just suck it up and get by for a bit. especially if you like the field you work in.

 

[mykel]

Well, he did say fuck it after two years, he tried the gig and then noped out, so its not like he is still bent over for that party.

I was surprised that the pay was so low and they had to pick up their own travel etc. I wasn't expecting top rate, but also not sub-basement - damn. Also didn't expect him to also be his entire support crew and be running 18 hour days. Should have known by the rider pay and the way the sport seems to be run. I have a buddy that was a studio camerman and is now a videographer. He does mainly corporate and also some live festivals. He gets travel, accoms, a per diem and a good daily rate. His responsibility is to shoot - period.

/coolstorybro

 

[sethimus]

fucking kids these days. he still got money. when we covered races and made videos at mtb-freeride.tv back in 08/09 we paid that all from our own money.

 

[toodles]

It is pretty fucked that many of the top riders from the 2000s basically went unpaid. There's exceptions of course but consistent podium guys on like <$10,000 take home for the year is a joke considering the marketing they provided.

 

[trib]

Sucks that you can’t make a living from a job - but I feel like it’s understood that you’re not going to be taking it in as a media squid until you’ve got some years under your belt and are able to shoot for multiple brands/teams at the same event. The privateer racer/photographer career mirror pretty heavily: at the beginning you’re all in your own and racking up credit debt, then you get attached to a team and get some expenses covered, ultimately you’re on a big team with personal sponsors and you’re getting multiple revenue streams.

I don’t think anyone is truly surprised that the media guys aren’t making any money, when none of us actively purchase any mountain bike media.

 

[ChrisRobin]

3D printed bearing presses. No good.

 

[Westy]

Sucks that you can’t make a living from a job - but I feel like it’s understood that you’re not going to be taking it in as a media squid until you’ve got some years under your belt and are able to shoot for multiple brands/teams at the same event. The privateer racer/photographer career mirror pretty heavily: at the beginning you’re all in your own and racking up credit debt, then you get attached to a team and get some expenses covered, ultimately you’re on a big team with personal sponsors and you’re getting multiple revenue streams.

I don’t think anyone is truly surprised that the media guys aren’t making any money, when none of us actively purchase any mountain bike media.

Trying to make a living off of what is really a passion/hobby with limited demand filled with a lot of other people with the same passion/hobby is always going to be a tough run. There is a reason why most of the people in the world work shit jobs.

I would love to make a living selling artisanal bedazzled flamethrowers and fetus bone windchimes, but there just isn't the money in it.

And bullshit laws I guess.

 

[trib]

Trying to make a living off of what is really a passion/hobby with limited demand filled with a lot of other people with the same passion/hobby is always going to be a tough run. There is a reason why most of the people in the world work shit jobs.

I would love to make a living selling artisanal bedazzled flamethrowers and fetus bone windchimes, but there just isn't the money in it.

And bullshit laws I guess.

Do I get to request what creature the fetus bones come from?

 

[mykel]

Do I get to request what creature the fetus bones come from?

All depends upon what is aging in the planter. - probably.

 

[HardtailHack]

Trying to make a living off of what is really a passion/hobby with limited demand filled with a lot of other people with the same passion/hobby is always going to be a tough run. There is a reason why most of the people in the world work shit jobs.

I would love to make a living selling artisanal bedazzled flamethrowers and fetus bone windchimes, but there just isn't the money in it.

And bullshit laws I guess.

Yeah that was why I bailed on Sound Engineering, people would do that shit for free to get ahead.
Fuuuuck that!
So I became a labourer then a diesel mechanic, not many people want to do that stuff for free.

 

[jonKranked]

There is a reason why most of the people in the world work shit jobs.

 

[HardtailHack]

I don't know if this happens everywhere around the world but it seems every second online bike shop lists items that are in stock at the distributor.
I want to buy stuff from people that stock stuff.

 

[sethimus]

I don't know if this happens everywhere around the world but it seems every second online bike shop lists items that are in stock at the distributor.
I want to buy stuff from people that stock stuff.

that’s usually one more day till it’s delivered to you here in switzerland if you order before 4pm. next they if we have it in stock, one more if it’s at the importer. we don’t do dropshipping.

counter point: if something is only in stock in one of the stores but not in main storage, getting it to you or to one of the other shops for pickup takes 2-5 days.

so would you rather have it in one of the 11 stores that is not local to you or rather at the importer?

 

[HardtailHack]

so would you rather have it in one of the 11 stores that is not local to you or rather at the importer?

Yes.

 

[canadmos]

I don't know if this happens everywhere around the world but it seems every second online bike shop lists items that are in stock at the distributor.
I want to buy stuff from people that stock stuff.

A lot of shops here have the exact same webstore, I'm sure all referencing stock at the same warehouse. Kinda funny.

There is one local shop who lists their actually inventory. I tried purchasing brake pads a few weeks ago, but it's only let me order one. Thought it was a glitch, so I purchased one and then tried to submit a second order. Sold out - wasn't even mad haha. And in good fashion, they had them restocked in a week AND called me when more came in. I was shocked.

 

[sethimus]

bike-components.de has something interesting for smaller shops:

bc remote — B2B-Onlineshop für Fahrradteile & Fahrräder

Wir bieten Deinem Bikeshop 300 Marken, 60.000 lagernde Fahrradteile & ausgewähltes Zubehör zu Sonderkonditionen. Next Day Delivery kostenlos.

www.bc-remote.com

you can offer your customers the same stuff bike-components offers, but with a next day offering and you can decide on you own how much you wanna charge the customer for it and put it on their bikes etc. keeps storage cost down and you can concentrate on the things you can offer value to the customer

 

[Flo33]

bike-components.de has something interesting for smaller shops:

bc remote — B2B-Onlineshop für Fahrradteile & Fahrräder

Wir bieten Deinem Bikeshop 300 Marken, 60.000 lagernde Fahrradteile & ausgewähltes Zubehör zu Sonderkonditionen. Next Day Delivery kostenlos.

www.bc-remote.com

you can offer your customers the same stuff bike-components offers, but with a next day offering and you can decide on you own how much you wanna charge the customer for it and put it on their bikes etc. keeps storage cost down and you can concentrate on the things you can offer value to the customer

And their logistics train is running pretty well lubed. Good shop.

 

[Jm_]

And their logistics train is running pretty well lubed. Good shop.

This is the reality of business in this century. Shop owners complaining about the internet gets tired after a while, vs. do they have an online shop, do they update stock there, do they do all the other things to stay relevant in business? Someone will always come along and do what you do cheaper, quicker, more efficiently, etc. Somehow you have to differentiate yourself and serve your market, or make new markets, or bring your market to you. It's business 101 and the crusty old shop owner that refuses to change...well they get what they deserve in some cases.

 

[trib]

In general I love cargo bikes and anything that means people can ride a bike instead of take a car - but this dog is gonna FLY if they ever need to slam in the brakes.

And as sweet as this ride is, it doesn’t carry any more than an old 90s mountain bike with a milk crate zip tied to the rear rack. Which would also cost next to nothing and wouldn’t be a huge theft risk.

The bike industry has been going nuts over super fancy commuting and hauling bikes, which to me are two areas that cheap trash bikes rule supreme.

MONoPOLE No O1: More than a cargo bike, an urban tool

Discover MONoPOLE No O1, more than just a bike: a tool for urban life. Influences mobility in the city with premium components.

monopole.cc

 

[sethimus]

In general I love cargo bikes and anything that means people can ride a bike instead of take a car - but this dog is gonna FLY if they ever need to slam in the brakes.

And as sweet as this ride is, it doesn’t carry any more than an old 90s mountain bike with a milk crate zip tied to the rear rack. Which would also cost next to nothing and wouldn’t be a huge theft risk.

The bike industry has been going nuts over super fancy commuting and hauling bikes, which to me are two areas that cheap trash bikes rule supreme.

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MONoPOLE No O1: More than a cargo bike, an urban tool

Discover MONoPOLE No O1, more than just a bike: a tool for urban life. Influences mobility in the city with premium components.

monopole.cc

they are right around the corner from our store. incubator startup from one of the Freitag founders, no more comment needed

the other founder also has financed a urban/cargo/whatshouldicallit bike:

FLINC CYCLES

Zentralstrasse 37, CH–8003 Zürich hello@flinccycles.com. Termine jederzeit möglich.

flinccycles.com

 

[sethimus]

personally, i‘d rather get a muli:

https://muli-cycles.de/

 

[trib]

they are right around the corner from our store. incubator startup from one of the Freitag founders, no more comment needed

the other founder also has financed a urban/cargo/whatshouldicallit bike:

FLINC CYCLES

Zentralstrasse 37, CH–8003 Zürich hello@flinccycles.com. Termine jederzeit möglich.

flinccycles.com

Well, that flinc website is trying way too hard.

 

[jrewing]

Interesting for sure.

Part of me says "cry me a river". If you don't like it, leave it. The other part of me is like, that pay kinda sucks. Boo Industry.

Side Note: There was a story on the local news that said more and more Millennials are getting fired from their corporate jobs because of....well a lot of things. Lack of motivation, creativity, getting shit done, entitlement, not paying attention, lack of respect, language usage, etc. to list a few. This is from memory. It was a couple weeks ago. I'm sure google can remember.

Sweet if true.

 

[HardtailHack]

In general I love cargo bikes and anything that means people can ride a bike instead of take a car - but this dog is gonna FLY if they ever need to slam in the brakes.

And as sweet as this ride is, it doesn’t carry any more than an old 90s mountain bike with a milk crate zip tied to the rear rack. Which would also cost next to nothing and wouldn’t be a huge theft risk.

The bike industry has been going nuts over super fancy commuting and hauling bikes, which to me are two areas that cheap trash bikes rule supreme.

MONoPOLE No O1: More than a cargo bike, an urban tool

Discover MONoPOLE No O1, more than just a bike: a tool for urban life. Influences mobility in the city with premium components.

monopole.cc

Dog has a leash, no issue-

Head swap after the crash-

 

[William42]

Chrysler Halts Production Of Neckbelts

DETROIT—Violent decapitations and permanent paralysis due to severing of the spinal cord are among the reasons cited by the Chrysler Corporation for its decision to recall all ’97 automobiles containing the "neckbelts" safety feature.

theonion.com

 

[rideit]

Oh, FFS.

At this point, it reminds me of vinyl furniture covers.
But I guess with bikes being North of 10K, resale value dreams still exist?

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/ridewrap-announces-all-new-wheel-protection-kits.html

 

[Jm_]

Oh, FFS.

At this point, it reminds me of vinyl furniture covers.
But I guess with bikes being North of 10K, resale value dreams still exist?

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/ridewrap-announces-all-new-wheel-protection-kits.html

Fo sho stickers would have helped

 

[trib]

Oh, FFS.

At this point, it reminds me of vinyl furniture covers.
But I guess with bikes being North of 10K, resale value dreams still exist?

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/ridewrap-announces-all-new-wheel-protection-kits.html

If only there was a cheaper material to build rims out of that allowed for the wheel to deflect rather than crack.

 

[rideit]

Bring back wood rims!

 

[DaveW]

Bring back wood rims!

Given the way the industry works, wood effect DYEDBRO wheel kits won't be far off I'm sure.

 

[Leafy]

If only there was a cheaper material to build rims out of that allowed for the wheel to deflect rather than crack.

Yeah steel.

The good carbon rims, on correctly built wheels will survive stuff that nukes aluminum rims without even needing to be trued.