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- rashidfgr, New York
November 13, 2009
Cluster-bomb bolds? Y-teens font? How unkind. That's MY ACTUAL HANDWRITING, darn it. And the bolds are so people like you can read it quickly, before their lips get too tired.
But the more salient-- and given the procilities of your typical spokesniffer, even prurient-- point about the Bike 2.0 thesis has less to do with Specialized and Trek as with the approximately 60% of the bike business (and something on the order of 80% of the equipment business) they don't address-- and can't, because of the limitations in their business model.
The industry treats them as 800--pound gorillas, when actually, they're (given a thoretical milligorilla of, say, a thousand pounds) only about 100-150 pounds apiece. Very competent, effective companies, but, like so many bullies, not nearly as big as the rest of us seem to think they are.
But to your point, such as it may be: will the bike business move to the Internet? I think equipment will (and largely already has), but not bikes. You want to talk more about this, catch me on Twitter as @rick_vosper. I'm always glad to shoot the breeze with those who consider me "ripe for ridicule," which at this point includes just about anyone. Plus we can talk about linkbacks, pingbacks, and other newfangled forms of blog courtesy.
- Rick, For Smith, AR
October 29, 2009
I'm going to guess Speialized will buy Mavic.
If I'm right can I ride P-R sportive with ya? Or at least get a Belgian ale?
- Rob, Charlotte,NC
October 29, 2009
P-R sportive: I've done plenty of sportives (including 5 l'etapes, Flanders, Amstel). I cite this only as a qualification for the following observation: the P-R sportive is a truly unpleasant experience. Educational, yes. Fun? Nope. Not even in retrospect. Of course, this may be the whole point of the exercise. My fingers were swollen for a week afterward and I could open a jar for about 3 weeks following. Notwithstanding 27mm Vittoria Pave tubs on Ambrosio rims and riding in the gutter whenever I could, esp through the Trouee. I am never going back. Ever.
"Curate": Careful or BikeSnob will have you for plagiarism.
- Nota Flahute, London
October 28, 2009
My guess on who bids on Amer Sports is Zipp and Campagnelo. Probably not even close, but I wear a large just in case. While everyone is in the mood to ban words and phrases, how 'bout we just ban everyone from requesting words and phrases. It seems for every word or phrase people gripe enough until they aren't used, they're replaced by two or three more words everyone wants banned. Hell, with a trillion blogs and twitters and articles produced daily, there will be no end to it, so let's just laugh them off and let the bad ones go away on the own. Kind of a survival of the fittest words and phrases. I guess I'm just old school, but I find it surreal people want to ban the use of words. I suppose if they succeed, we could call it "The New America". Love and love to hate the posts, keep 'um coming. Well, maybe we should ban "'um".
- Ed, Franklin, KY
October 28, 2009
As a bike shop employee, let me just make it clear, that Trek and the big S do not treat LBSs any better.
But many bike companies prefer to deal with the bike shops because we're less likely to yell and accuse them of stuff, because we know how frustrating customers can be. I understand you're trying to play to your crowd, but be fair to brick and mortar shops as well, please.
- Lincoln, Saskatoon
October 28, 2009
I was about to chime in my 2 cents about customer service being totally hit or miss at the bike companies and I noticed someone mention a great experience with FSA- Great company who also went the extra mile when I had a crank that got rust on the spindle (my own fault for riding in winter and not cleaning...). The flipside is a company like Intense who I wrote in twice to and never got a response: They lost a sale.
- Frenchy, NYC
October 28, 2009
I don't get the arty boutique bike shops. You guys have a clean showroom and industrial design that showcases the product. In contrast, these punk hipster wannbees shops display bikes for the art part, not the ride 'em part. So not Pro.
- Edwin, Madison, WI
October 27, 2009
fender do not qualify as PRO, they qualify as SMRT.
- nacho libre, sans-cashville
October 27, 2009
I second banning "colorways"!
terrible word, used all the time...terribly.
- bruce friedman, center of the universe, boulder.
October 27, 2009
The USA Today columnist must be joking... And wasn't LA's stolen Trek a big publcity stunt...?
- mitch, newcastle, AUS
October 27, 2009
you better watch what you say about banning PRO. If it catches on, people may want to stop looking PRO, or riding a PRO ride, or training in the off-season and therefore not need those new race wheels to replace the old ones that became training wheels... and then you would be out of a job. PRO is why we do this and always will be. Trying to ban PRO is like trying to tell a 5 year old to stop pretending to be Superman.
- Clint, Somerville
October 27, 2009
I called Sram once because the lockring on my 1070 cassette wouldn't screw in any longer. They told me to ask around at a dealer's. As if a dealer would have an extra Sram cassette lockring? I told him I could make it work with a much heavier lockring from another company but wanted to use a lighter Sram one - he told me if I was that concerned about weight, I ought to get the 1090 cassette, i.e., spend $200 on another cassette because the damn lockring on the one I had didn't work. What the hell? As for the need to issue new models: as a consumer it can be awesome. I know when to buy bike equipment: October. My FSA K-Force Light crank cost me just over $400. That year's model cost around $650 up until October, the next year's model, released in November, with titanium bolts and a different paint scheme cost over $700. I think the difference was like 20 grams (and about $300). But yeah, generally speaking I don't get it either.
- Chris, Brooklyn
October 27, 2009
Totally OT: kudos for carrying a pretty full line of replacement freehub bodies. It's at the point (with the super-lightweight and super-not-at-all-durable aluminum freehubs) where you almost NEED to replace it when you replace a cassette.
- Chris, Little Rock
October 27, 2009
Please ban the phrase: "the new black"
- Yum Yum, Kansas City
October 27, 2009
Let's ban "Colorways"
- Gary, Detroit
October 27, 2009
Please ban "surreal." Seriously.
- RJ, Lincoln, NE
October 27, 2009
You also forgot to ban the words, gnarly, epic and oldschool...
- the yo, boston
October 27, 2009
I Sent an email to FSA requesting wave spring washers for their cranks. I was emailed back an hour later and asked for my address. I responded and asked if they could get them to me. The wrote back saying two were already in the mail. This took place over the course of 1.5 hours. Excellent customer service. Why can't all bike and parts manufacturers be like this? It's so easy, and I will be more inclined to buy FSA as a result.
- Fatboy, Denver
October 27, 2009
Dude, I am definitely thinking about it, that would make one more Canuck of one... you can give me the correct line all the way so I can be your ghost and take you in the velo !
- Marc, MOntreal
October 27, 2009
The 'Snob beat you on the curate hate: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/curation-myths-some-assembly-required.html
Also, is it just me, or is the Superb bike shop just the old Boston Bicycle store tricked-out for artschool kids?
- Brian, Cambridge
October 26, 2009
Talk about the word PRO brings me back to one of the early blogging racers: Mike "SO PRO" Jones. Funny blog, funny character. Biking v. the Bar (nothing curated about this post, he just typed it up and hit send).
http://web.archive.org/web/20040814045427/www.soprojones.com/archives/Daily/5-28-04.htm
How about a shout out for his bling in 2003. http://www.velonews.com/photo/28834
- Jurgen, Portland, OR
October 26, 2009
My guesses - DT Swiss & FSA. People wanting the word "PRO" banned need to look in the mirror. If you're a racer - you emulate the pros in at least one modality [embrocation on hard days, fenders, chamois creme, race wheels, and the lot]. Any racer secretly wishes they were PRO - so fess up. If you're not a racer - why the h#ll are you complaining in a blog that caters to professional cycling enthusiasts?
- Seb, Toronto
October 26, 2009
I second the comment on Zipp. I needed a new rim after cracking one in a race so I called Zipp and they were complete jerks...demanding that I go to my LBS. It just so happens that I bought those wheels from you and I don't live anywhere near LR. So I found a Zipp dealer in KC, about 40 miles away and It took forever to have to go through this step. And Zipp even got snotty with the LBS when they called on my behalf to see what the verdict was on warranty replacement. As on online retailer that preaches direct to consumer sales, other than being PRO, why do you do business with a company that is the antithesis of what you preach?
- Matt, St. Joe
October 26, 2009
You couldn't ban PRO if you tried!
- Jim, Troy, ny
October 26, 2009
Can we ban "beefy," please?
- Mitch, L.A.
October 26, 2009
what's the story with the demise of BKW anyway?
- Stephen, Albany, GA
October 26, 2009
PRO cannot be removed from any racers vocabulary. This word has so many meanings and it's most important is that it can be used to describe complicated scenarios in a single one syllable word. For instance, yesterday I did the Train Ride from Fayetteville to Van Buren with my new SKS fenders on my racing bike. Many looked in amazement at this odd combination of a race bike with fenders and wondered how to properly word a sentence to address said 'issue'. A fellow flahute was asked about my dorky fenders and my friend, the flahute, said "Those are PRO". At that point, the fender 'issue' was a mute point. When arriving at said destination the person in question even asked where he could get such PRO equipment. PRO forever...
- Ben, Fayetteville
October 26, 2009
Your point on the direct-to-consumer is well put. And to add more fuel to the fire, I get the same thing when I call Zipp. On multiple occasions I have called them to try and get some small parts as replacements for things that are under warranty (VumaQuad chainring bolts). They always refer me back to the dealer...and then I have to wait an ungodly amount of time. The last time I called Zipp I spoofed that I was the dealer and the experience was 100% better. I got what I wanted, then called my contact at the LBS up and said, "Hey, I got what I needed...it will be at the shop in 2 days". My LBS was stoked about me cutting through this silly customer service conundrum.
- Bob, Pasadena
October 26, 2009
If you're really trying to curate an artisan blog, you should ban "pro" I already thought you over used it.
- Phil, San Francisco
October 26, 2009
Love "Dewey Beats Truman"--hoping to be there too on 6/6/2010.
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- WSY, Pennsylvania
October 26, 2009
banned words? wtf? just ignore and come up with your own. Or curate the worst ones like BSNYC does. vehicularists and facilitators.... and then there's reprobates. If you want to ride and thrive in the city, you better come up with your own rules of the road.
- gmoney, SF
October 26, 2009
You cannot ban PRO. It's the ultimate kudo. In fact, ever since the Christian Bale rant, PRO and ARE YOU PROFESSIONAL? have become the rallying cry for myself and my warped cycling comrades. PRO must stay.
- not so PRO Joe, but he want's to be., Toronto
October 26, 2009
+ one for banning "PRO."
- tom, DC
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