This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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Two more days to enter the Secret Santa!
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i guess the e in e13 meant ebike all along
And we thought Special Ed was bad. Here's a bunch of assholes I'll refuse to do business with. Though I can't say I've ever purchased anything from them in the past.
coloradosun.com
Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake. Is it bullying or just business?
Backcountry.com a year ago filed for trademarks protecting the word “backcountry” for all sorts of outdoor gear as the online retailer launched its first-ever branded jackets, skis and apparel. Now […]
coloradosun.com
That's also what, steep and cheap, competitive cyclist.......I forget which other storefronts.......
But yeah, fuck those tools
edit: oh here ya go
Also......distribute amongst yourselve
But yeah, fuck those tools
edit: oh here ya go
Also......distribute amongst yourselve
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Damn...they deserve to burn. I agree that common words and colors should not be trademarked.And we thought Special Ed was bad. Here's a bunch of assholes I'll refuse to do business with. Though I can't say I've ever purchased anything from them in the past.
Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake. Is it bullying or just business?
Backcountry.com a year ago filed for trademarks protecting the word “backcountry” for all sorts of outdoor gear as the online retailer launched its first-ever branded jackets, skis and apparel. Now […]
Tariffs Lifted on Carbon Frames Under $600 Entering USA - Pinkbike
The bike industry gets a reprieve thanks to Parlee Cycles. Frames up to a landed, wholesale value of $600 imported from China are now back to a 3.9% tariff.
600 dollar carbon chinese frames. What could go wrong?
Been rocking a $400 communist fat bike frame for years, it’s better than the overpriced LaMere fatbike that I bought before.Tariffs Lifted on Carbon Frames Under $600 Entering USA - Pinkbike
The bike industry gets a reprieve thanks to Parlee Cycles. Frames up to a landed, wholesale value of $600 imported from China are now back to a 3.9% tariff.www.pinkbike.com
600 dollar carbon chinese frames. What could go wrong?
That's the bulk price, not the MSRP. Most frames from the big brands arriving the US are marked below that symbolic USD 600 barrier.Tariffs Lifted on Carbon Frames Under $600 Entering USA - Pinkbike
The bike industry gets a reprieve thanks to Parlee Cycles. Frames up to a landed, wholesale value of $600 imported from China are now back to a 3.9% tariff.
600 dollar carbon chinese frames. What could go wrong?
*Non-lizards currently realizing the markup goes from $600 to $3400. Woke by the Lizard tax.
Yeah I know, and most of them are garbage. That's what I'm saying. We let in the cheap shit only.
What brand would declare their frames above USD 600 FOB in your opinion?
Santa Cruz
Not affected by this because exclusive and taiwan but that's an example.
I'm trying to think of chinese frames I've seen that compare...........pivot maybe?
I mean the whole reason the china frame business exists is because of cheap labor, shitty environmental control, shitty worker treatment, all things that make cheap. So forcing the cheap end deliberately just seems.......nevermind. It seems entirely american.
Single use plastics indeed.
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Pretty sure SC carbon comes out of china.
That's the point, the proposed cutoff price to avoid tariffs is high enough to make not only cheap unbranded frames into the US. Most of the US "big" brands are declaring their frames BELOW those 600 bucks, and to me that's the biggest scandal, every single US brand who makes their frames in China is profitting massively. How comes a sub USD 600 frame ends up with a MSRP of 2-3 K?
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Quite the commute
Production Engineer-Taiwan
www.santacruzbicycles.com
Maybe something changed but their plastic was taiwanese, with an exclusive manufacturing license for bikes on the plant. Hence SC bars and rims. My v10 had a TW sticker. It was shiny so you know it's true.
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You're saying all the things I implied just fyi
All that fancy marketing shit ain't gonna pay for itself!
Fuck private equity.
And we thought Special Ed was bad. Here's a bunch of assholes I'll refuse to do business with. Though I can't say I've ever purchased anything from them in the past.
Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake. Is it bullying or just business?
Backcountry.com a year ago filed for trademarks protecting the word “backcountry” for all sorts of outdoor gear as the online retailer launched its first-ever branded jackets, skis and apparel. Now […]
Pretty sure pivot is Taiwan as well. Most high end stuff isn't made in China anymore.
I recall Scott was made in China, and some of the low-end carbon from Giant too. Not sure if they moved to Vietnam as they announced a while ago to avoid the tariffs.
Quite the commute
Production Engineer-Taiwan
Maybe something changed but their plastic was taiwanese, with an exclusive manufacturing license for bikes on the plant. Hence SC bars and rims. My v10 had a TW sticker. It was shiny so you know it's true.
Pretty sure Giant makes Santa Cruz bikes for them these days.
Okay, I don't know any other way to say this, unless something has changed recently..........santa cruz makes santa cruz bikes for all intents and purposes. No the COO of Pon holdings isn't laying up carbon, but the only other frames made where SC frames are......are SC. Maybe a parent company runs the plant, but it's exclusive.
I know a guy
It doesn't matter though. Apparently there just aren't any high quality frames coming out of china. I just picked SC as a good quality frame that IF it were made in china would qualify for $601 product.
I know a guy
It doesn't matter though. Apparently there just aren't any high quality frames coming out of china. I just picked SC as a good quality frame that IF it were made in china would qualify for $601 product.
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Going to sit this here:
ENVE Releases $750 Air Pressure Station
November 14, 2019 – Ogden, Utah, USA - ENVE, best known for their high performance carbon wheels and components, announced today that they have expanded their product offering to include the ENVE Air Pressure Station, a precision inflation device developed to im
well they know their target audience.
Going to sit this here:
ENVE Releases $750 Air Pressure Station
November 14, 2019 – Ogden, Utah, USA - ENVE, best known for their high performance carbon wheels and components, announced today that they have expanded their product offering to include the ENVE Air Pressure Station, a precision inflation device developed to imwww.vitalmtb.com
Right...I will admit that if I was a wealthy dude I'd want this in my garage...Along with lots of other expensive stuff.
i probably would too, because i'm a giant nerd.
Reminds me of: https://www.wired.com/2014/12/silca-superpista-floor-pump/
Going to sit this here:
ENVE Releases $750 Air Pressure Station
November 14, 2019 – Ogden, Utah, USA - ENVE, best known for their high performance carbon wheels and components, announced today that they have expanded their product offering to include the ENVE Air Pressure Station, a precision inflation device developed to im
Some shop donated one to one of our trails fundraisers last year. One of my drunk friends bid on it and ended up having to buy it, lol. I'm not sure what he got it for, but I know it wasn't a "steal", I think he was at least up in the 400-500 range, close to retail, lol. And I got me a $20 high volume pump from Kroeger that is outstanding.
Boyle's law, boo yah. I actually set my tire pressures on my cars with this in mind, knowing what I want them to be at at 15 F up in the mountains.
What are the odds they start denying rim warranties because people aren't using a proper inflator?
zero?
My reasoning is similar.
that car is probably worth less than many of your DD's.