Manufacturer Switches to Threaded Bottom Bracket, Pinkbike Commenter Does Not Purchase as Promised
POTTERSVILLE, NEW JERSEY — Struggling to hold back tears as he moved the cursor away from the Buy Now button, Pinkbike user @urbanhukk69 was reportedly filled with deep shame as, breaking his word to a bicycle manufacturer, he chose not to purchase a bike.
Months earlier, the Pottersville, New Jersey community college prospect and bandana enthusiast had logged onto mountain bike website Pinkbike.com, read about a new bike from Reck Cycles, and commented "put a real BB on it and I would get one.kill pressfit!!!!"
The bike's manufacturer, reading this comment and realizing the error of their ways, immediately stopped production. In a bold, principled decision that risked the anger of their distributors, retailers, customers who had pre-ordered the bike, and environmentalists, the first production run was pushed off the container ship from Taiwan directly into the ocean. The manufacturer then undertook a lengthy redesign process to accommodate the superior threaded bottom bracket standard, and went through several rounds of testing and recertification.
Six months later, after re-shooting the catalogue and launch video, the brand re-invited 23 members of the press to Socotra, one of the most remote islands in the world, to show them the same bike that, with a new bottom bracket shell, was entirely different. The press, understandably, lauded their courageous, groundbreaking design, giving the bike rave reviews and immediately putting it at the top of their Must Buy lists.
The NSA reports that @urbanhukk69 was initially ecstatic as he read the glowing First Look article by Pinkbike's Paul Aston, but that his demeanour changed gradually, he began sobbing quietly, and did not purchase the bike as he'd promised to do.
The NSA reports that @urbanhukk69 was initially ecstatic as he read the glowing First Look article by Pinkbike's Paul Aston, but that his demeanour changed gradually, he began sobbing quietly, and did not purchase the bike as he'd promised to do.
Travel to Socotra takes nearly 4 days, and all cycling media unanimously agreed it was worth it.
Upon hearing of this betrayal, Buff Stayber, CEO of Reck Cycles issued a statement.
 | We take consumer feedback very seriously, so we read the news of a Pinkbike commenter not keeping his word with profound disappointment. This individual clearly has no respect for the integrity of comments made on the internet—the very foundation of our society. Despite this, our commitment to do whatever people tell us to do remains unwavering. |
More on this story as it develops.
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but it was by @nug12182 , who was way ahead of his time
It would have been much funnier if you hadn’t followed it up with the second comment : )
“Come on yeti make a threaded BB SB5.5 I would buy one”
but now ordering a Ripmo...
The comment is here, by @nug12182 Yes, I am sad enough to trawl through to find this shit
Happy AF’s!
L-A-M-E
They put about as much thought into it as I put into picking up the dog shit every Saturday