Java001 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Some interesting developments per Probike - or is it old news ? Going thermo-nuclear on over-priced bike brands!Written by Brandon Els | 31st October, 2011 Axis Bikes is being launched in South Africa this week and Probike is going thermo-nuclear on its over-priced private label bike brand opposition. The AXIS A90 will be the first bike to hit retailers on Friday this week and at a retail around R 1 999.95 there is nothing remotely close to the specification of this bike!! The complete range specification and pricing will be released to AXIS retailers this week. www.axis-bikes.com will be up around 3 January 2012. Happy Cycling! Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted November 2, 2011 Share I can just imagine the quality. Just because it's the shape of a bicycle does not make it a bicycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 2, 2011 Share And would they really undercut their other brand, Scott? I suppose this will be the budget bikes on offer. Will have to wait and see how the quality is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted November 3, 2011 Share I was privledged to have been taken through the entire range and the quality is top notch. Probike seems to be going back to the same formula that made Raleigh so popular a few years ago. Good quality at good prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 3, 2011 Share Nice. Now if they would only show us some of the bikes and give us a bit more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted November 3, 2011 Share And would they really undercut their other brand, Scott? I suppose this will be the budget bikes on offer. Will have to wait and see how the quality is. that is why you did not get any high end specced Raleighs that last few years. They did not want to eat into the Scott profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 3, 2011 Share Yes, a silly strategy, seeing that the profit would come back to them anyway, but there are probably internal politics as well. Without more info on the Axis range I suspect it will be the same way with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 3, 2011 Share I heard a rumour that Scott will be doing something similar to what Spesh boys will be doing, by taking care of distributorship themselves .... any truth in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted November 3, 2011 Share Nice. Now if they would only show us some of the bikes and give us a bit more info Quite a bit of marketing, but no info.Website only up in December or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbarn Killer Posted November 3, 2011 Share Yes, a silly strategy, seeing that the profit would come back to them anyway, but there are probably internal politics as well. Without more info on the Axis range I suspect it will be the same way with it.Not really. Toyota has Toyota's for the mainstream mass market and Lexus for the luxury market. Scott is the Lexus and Axis the Toyota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted November 3, 2011 Share Info I want to buy a new bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niner Posted November 3, 2011 Share Quite a bit of marketing, but no info.Website only up in December or something. Yes, it look like that is the standard thing to do in SA.....lots of Hype and picture of what "might" be but not real info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbarn Killer Posted November 3, 2011 Share I heard a rumour that Scott will be doing something similar to what Spesh boys will be doing, by taking care of distributorship themselves .... any truth in this?Scott has bought a chunk of Probike. So theoretically this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted November 3, 2011 Share Not really. Toyota has Toyota's for the mainstream mass market and Lexus for the luxury market. Scott is the Lexus and Axis the Toyota. Yes but you can still buy a 4.0l Toyota. They don't stop at 2.0l and if you want bigger you have go to Lexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 3, 2011 Share Scott has bought a chunk of Probike. So theoretically this is true. Ok thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puxi Posted November 3, 2011 Share You will be getting very well speced Axis bikes at great prices...you right it is going to be the Raleigh fomula that did so well. I know there will be an Ultegra carbon bike but not sure about dura-ace.... One must remember everything comes out of china now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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