Silverback. Born and bred in Germany?!

[Danger Dassie]

Actually the designer, or at least one of them. Resides in Cape Town and on an unrelated note is related to Nic Dawes from Mail & Guardian.

 

Go figure eh

[Iwan Kemp]

Germany must be industrial area just outside of Shanghai.

 

[mr HED]

Lets face it. They sell better overseas than in sa. Sa brands have to prove themselves overseas before sa buyers accept them. This has happened not only with bike makers but also with musicians, film makers etc.

 

A company is not one persone. So just because the originator and a few key people are from sa it does not make it a saffa company. Good luck to them in whatever they put on the marketing slogans, quality will always come through. Look at morewood, cube, commencal, niner, rocky mountain. All these were small companies from all across the globe who through good product rose to prominence. Simply said a bad product from usa is still a bad product.

[dracs]

Germany must be industrial area just outside of Shanghai.

that reminded me of the old story about the Japanese town that renamed itself "Usa" after the 2nd world war so it could stamp its goods "MADE IN USA"... http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/usa.asp

 

incidentally this was something taught to me as fact by my standard 5 geography teacher!

[EZRider]

Gave up on silverback when they gave up on the whole South African brand image.

Momsen uses SA as a selling point even if their bikes come from the east.

Instead Silverback have a collection of meaningless sound bites.

What do Germans know about bikes anyway?

They have Focus, made in the east and uh, well, silverback now. Proud tradition of cycling excellence.

[covie]

Gave up on silverback when they gave up on the whole South African brand image.

Momsen uses SA as a selling point even if their bikes come from the east.

Instead Silverback have a collection of meaningless sound bites.

What do Germans know about bikes anyway?

They have Focus, made in the east and uh, well, silverback now. Proud tradition of cycling excellence.

99% of freaking alu and carbon bikes are made in the east FFS when are people going to realize this, TZmtb what bike do you ride ill let you know if yours was also made in the east like 99.9% of everyone elses bikes on the hub.

 

A MTB is not about where its made, its about who designed it who tested it, etc. I really cant beleive people still think their bikes are special and wasnt made in the east.

[Kranswurm]

99% of freaking alu and carbon bikes are made in the east FFS when are people going to realize this, TZmtb what bike do you ride ill let you know if yours was also made in the east like 99.9% of everyone elses bikes on the hub.

 

A MTB is not about where its made, its about who designed it who tested it, etc. I really cant beleive people still think their bikes are special and wasnt made in the east.

 

I am 1%

 

Sorry..make that .01% :w00t:

Edited May 7, 2012 by Kranswurm

[covie]

I am 1%

 

LOL go kransie

[Kranswurm]

LOL go kransie

 

I now feel better about myself and I am packing away my croyons and going home

[Hairy]

Covie, for me it is more the principle of the brand miss representing themselves that I find irritating.

 

My SS is a made in asia rig and the Shova is proudly SA ride.

[covie]

Covie, for me it is more the principle of the brand miss representing themselves that I find irritating.

 

My SS is a made in asia rig and the Shova is proudly SA ride.

 

Hairy 100%, mate proudly souf afrikaan to proudly deutsch in one sprayjob. They should have stuck to their roots, though people are still going to buy it and now that its not a SA brand more people will probably buy it, they are trying to offer mass produced bikes at affordable rates, not niche bikes like Rocky, Morewood, payga, Santa, ellsworth etc.

 

It just amazes me that people think their bikes werent molded CNC'd and welded in ASIA, hell even the Niche brands have the components made up in ASIA, Some might do the effort to solder the bits themselves but most dont.

 

Like RM they have a huge engineering facility they hand build all their demo and proto type models at the factory, but once they have the winning design guess where it goes too for production?..........

[EZRider]

99% of freaking alu and carbon bikes are made in the east FFS when are people going to realize this, TZmtb what bike do you ride ill let you know if yours was also made in the east like 99.9% of everyone elses bikes on the hub.

 

A MTB is not about where its made, its about who designed it who tested it, etc. I really cant beleive people still think their bikes are special and wasnt made in the east.

 

You again, sigh.

Please read my post Covie, and carefully before replying

My Merida was made in Taiwan

My Zaskar was made in Taiwan

My Raleigh is made in China

My Trek 9.9 was made in the USA

 

Nowhere did I have an issue with bikes made in the East.

My post is about silverback letting go of their SA roots as if they are ashamed of being a South African company.

 

Please do not antagonise me simply for the sake of it as i do not wish to put you on ignore.

 

Ray

[EZRider]

Hairy 100%, mate proudly souf afrikaan to proudly deutsch in one sprayjob. They should have stuck to their roots, though people are still going to buy it and now that its not a SA brand more people will probably buy it, they are trying to offer mass produced bikes at affordable rates, not niche bikes like Rocky, Morewood, payga, Santa, ellsworth etc.

 

It just amazes me that people think their bikes werent molded CNC'd and welded in ASIA, hell even the Niche brands have the components made up in ASIA, Some might do the effort to solder the bits themselves but most dont.

 

Like RM they have a huge engineering facility they hand build all their demo and proto type models at the factory, but once they have the winning design guess where it goes too for production?..........

 

Here you agree with me completely... go figure.

[covie]

Here you agree with me completely... go figure.

your the one ranting about bikes being made in the east, i.e. SB and Momsen, up and till last year SB was desinged and engineered in SA, they sold out on proudly south african and this i agree with you on.

 

Momsen are designed engineered and R&D in SA then like 99.9% of bike brands have their components made up in the east and you diss them for that, I would suggest you then need to diss, Santacruze, payga, Rocky Mountain, cannondale, specialized and every other bike brand out there.

[EZRider]

your the one ranting about bikes being made in the east, i.e. SB and Momsen, up and till last year SB was desinged and engineered in SA, they sold out on proudly south african and this i agree with you on.

 

Momsen are designed engineered and R&D in SA then like 99.9% of bike brands have their components made up in the east and you diss them for that, I would suggest you then need to diss, Santacruze, payga, Rocky Mountain, cannondale, specialized and every other bike brand out there.

 

I have to ask: are you retarded?

Where do I rant about the east?

My post was bout SB claiming to be german.

You are either very stupid or very annoying or perhaps both.

[EZRider]

your the one ranting about bikes being made in the east, i.e. SB and Momsen, up and till last year SB was desinged and engineered in SA, they sold out on proudly south african and this i agree with you on.

 

Momsen are designed engineered and R&D in SA then like 99.9% of bike brands have their components made up in the east and you diss them for that, I would suggest you then need to diss, Santacruze, payga, Rocky Mountain, cannondale, specialized and every other bike brand out there.

 

You again, sigh.

Please read my post Covie, and carefully before replying

My Merida was made in Taiwan

My Zaskar was made in Taiwan

My Raleigh is made in China

My Trek 9.9 was made in the USA