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tom666 santacruzbicycles's article
Mar 15, 2024 at 6:46
Mar 15, 2024
Video: 'Bristol Daze' Featuring Laurie Greenland
God forbid Santa Cruz might be trying to advertise a product that they sell
tom666 dariodigiulio's article
Mar 14, 2024 at 12:37
Mar 14, 2024
tom666 henryquinney's article
Mar 14, 2024 at 11:31
Mar 14, 2024
Henry's Waffle House: All-Mountain Bikes Are Back, and They're More Pointless Than Ever
I do feel though, particularly on trails you know, sometimes 150ish is the perfect amount of travel and it is both faster and more fun than a longer travel bike. If you know the trails (and/or they're not super-gnarly anyway) sometimes lighter tires are fine and so are lighter wheels - so your 150 AM bike can be a maneuverable dream rig in the right setting. Blind enduro or double-black bike park trails on your 150AM bike is not much fun though and the aforementioned lighter tires and wheels are probably in extreme danger, as are you and your collarbones.
tom666 henryquinney's article
Mar 14, 2024 at 11:18
Mar 14, 2024
Henry's Waffle House: All-Mountain Bikes Are Back, and They're More Pointless Than Ever
I laughed out loud multiple times reading this :lol: As a British rider with a 150mm travel all mountain bike who is frequently beaten both up and down the hill by friends on "stupid" 170mm Enduro bikes I feel this article was written specifically for me.
tom666 dariodigiulio's article
Mar 14, 2024 at 11:07
Mar 14, 2024
tom666 dariodigiulio's article
Mar 14, 2024 at 11:05
Mar 14, 2024
Meet Your Maker: KT Taiwan's Massive Hub Facility - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
Taiwan has a GDP per capita higher than Australia, the UK, Canada or Germany so pretty stupid thing to say
tom666 brianpark's article
Mar 11, 2024 at 7:06
Mar 11, 2024
The Final Mega Randoms - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
@Vindiu: I wasn't in the industry when production started to move to Asia. I would love to see more brands manufacturing in the US and EU and great if customers vote with their wallets with regards to this. Many brands assemble bikes in Europe but the frames, suspension, brakes and drivetrain etc all come from Asia. You need to buy an EU fabricated frame (e.g. Hope, Pole) and then parts from Hope/Trickstuff/Garbaruk/Intend and similar brands. This will not be a cheap bike but if you want to vote with your wallet you should. Support those great companies. @Mi-bike: It's not only cheap labour. Most full suspension bikes (the type of thing we pinkbikers are into) are produced in Taiwan where the wages are similar to most western countries GDP per capita in Taiwan is higher than Australia for example (or Germany, the UK, Canada etc). The production is focused in Taiwan because of manufacturing capability, access to materials and equipment etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita Cheaper bikes sub $2000 are generally made in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh etc and they're made in those countries for the same reason most of your clothes are.
tom666 brianpark's article
Mar 11, 2024 at 5:36
Mar 11, 2024
The Final Mega Randoms - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
@Balgaroth: I work as a Product Manager in the Bike Industry. I don't think you have a fully developed understanding here: Most of the time the product ideas, the design, the product R&D and real world testing and feedback is done by the Western Brands (and their sponsored athletes). The manufacturing is then outsourced to a select few cities in Asia where they have the materials supply, the volume, the heavy machines and specialist know-how to produce this stuff efficiently on mass. They also have all the equipment in Asia to test to the ISO standards and ensure compliance. We are so lacking in this kind of manufacturing in the US and Europe often it would cost you more to buy the raw Ti material in the US or Europe than to buy a manufactured part from Asia, so there really isn't any point trying to do it all in-house domestically unless you're an artisan interested in super super high end. (Sometimes factories do have ideas, access to new technologies and do change/improve the designs (particularly for manufacturability) but most of the time the ideas come from the brands.) Customers do end up paying a multiplied version of the product cost but this is because you're paying for the design, R&D, the sponsored athletes, the distribution (it isn't free or easy to move products between countries and hold them in stock) and also the staffed bike shop/retailer through which you get access to customers service and warranty etc. This is how it works in all industries - a loaf of bread probably costs like $0.20 to make in an industrial bakery, but by the time it's been packaged and through a massive distribution network and made it to a store and made available to buy in a staffed store it needs to be sold for like $2.00. Same with clothing, a pen, a watch, a smartphone or literally any manufactured item. If the manufacturer wanted to cut out the Western brand and sell to western consumers directly they would need to hire all the staff from that brand to do the design, R&D, marketing, real world testing etc, they would need to sponsor pro riders to test and promote the product (so take on all the brands expenses). They would then need distributors to distribute and stock the gear in each territory and they would still need a network of retailers with staffed stores all over the world to sell and give warranty/customer service in each country... It would end up no cheaper and instead of buying from majority rider-owned western brands you would be buying from an Asian factory. I don't see how that would be preferrable.
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Mar 10, 2024 at 9:31
Mar 10, 2024
Selling
Mar 10, 2024 at 9:31
Mar 10, 2024

Bontrager G5 Downhill Casing Tires (Pair) 29x2.5 TLR

$40 GBP
Bontrager G5 Downhill Casing Tires 29x2.5 Tubeless ready Came stock on a Trek Session 9, unridden 2 tires for £45 (£20 each) including postage. Selling together as a pair. Great for a DH bike or a big enduro rig. Ideal for a Morzine trip where you need a really burly set of tyres.

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