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flag sylvainvanier
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Posted: Dec 7, 2013 at 15:00 Quote
Come on guys! Not right...

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/12/07/war-veteran-forced-to-change-bike-shops-name-after-threat-from-u-s-bike-giant-specialized/

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/12/news/must-read-specialized-muscles-vet-over-shops-name_310755

Spread the word to stop bulliyng...
flag Gibbersticks
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Posted: Dec 7, 2013 at 16:07 Quote
The fact that Pinkbike hasn't posted this story on their main page says a lot about where they stand. f*ck specialized. They deserve to take a hit for this.
flag evilazonic666
Posted: Dec 7, 2013 at 17:22 Quote
Yep. Got this shooting all over facebook and such.
flag TheGorillaFirm
Posted: Dec 8, 2013 at 0:48 Quote
Why isn't this a bigger story on here Pinkbike?? facebook and twitter are all over this.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/specialized-pressures-canadian-bike-shop-to-change-name
flag Thrashmulisha
Posted: Dec 8, 2013 at 5:26 Quote
TheGorillaFirm wrote:
Why isn't this a bigger story on here Pinkbike?? facebook and twitter are all over this.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/specialized-pressures-canadian-bike-shop-to-change-name

absolutely, is pinkbike to chickenshit to put this info out there? Do the right thing and let people know about this lowlife bike companys actions Pinkbike.
flag Protour
Posted: Dec 8, 2013 at 9:33 Quote
Wow this has really got a lot of attention.
flag Gibbersticks
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Posted: Dec 8, 2013 at 9:53 Quote
I get the whole trademark issue from Specialized's perspective but how they were allowed to have it is beyond me. Major oversight but they did it so what do you do? However that doesn't mean that they get to go around crushing everyone without the community standing up and telling them to go f*ck themselves. Their PR division should get their walking papers, short-sighted and just plain dumb. They could have handled this situation completely differently and it could have been PR gold. Make it right Specialized, you are going to lose a lot of business on this one!
flag Protour
Posted: Dec 13, 2013 at 12:53 Quote
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/12/12/mike-sinyards-open-letter-to-the-industry/#more-70873

Sinyard did apologize for the mistake but in the same breath attempted to deflect blame on counterfeiters, which makes no sense at all. Counterfeiting and trademarks are two separate issues, especially on the issue involving Cafe Roubaix. He is essentially trying to get an emotional reaction by showing some broken frames that injured people made by counterfeiters, and somehow relate that to the Cafe Roubaix trademark issue. It's not credible at all, it reminds me of something a lying politician would say.

For Mike Sinyard to somehow try to put the blame on and demonize counterfeiters is a bit hypocritical considering he started his career of building mountain bikes by taking
a Gary Fisher frame to Asia and having it copied and mass produced.


But he did apologize and I will give him a little credit for that. I'm betting they will change their ways, but only because they have to now because of all the public pressure.

This whole issue must make racers sponsored by Specialized a little uncomfortable, hard to be proud to represent a brand that is without any doubt at all now the most hated brand in the cycling world.
flag shaun-ridefast-michael
Posted: Jan 8, 2014 at 8:49 Quote
http://bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/12/09/asi-says-calgary-bike-shop-can-use-roubaix-name#.Us2APrSDnzO

Anyone see this? Sounds like the Specialized reps are over their heads...
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