Stages Power Meters lay off entire workforce

[Shebeen]

Might be a repost for some , but this podcast series on the state of the industry is excellent. 

 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PVwnMcN7oTC7Yqxlm2IOU

[DieselnDust]

2 hours ago, Shebeen said:

Might be a repost for some , but this podcast series on the state of the industry is excellent. 

 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PVwnMcN7oTC7Yqxlm2IOU

I guess the big question is who and what will survive. 
it appears that every morning I wake up to news of another bike industry failure.

trek and Rapha closing offices, Scott having a CEO camp in in Swiss head office, Stages letting all its staff go but not officially declaring bankruptcy, Colorado Cyclist snd Planet Cyclery having “Closing Sales”, Specialised having a global 50% off sale, juxtaposed by Pinarello and Colnago posting bumper years.

on the face of it, the industry is heading for a big reset. There is only so much space at the top for established brands to compete for share of wallet of  the rich and super rich.

China will likely fill in the gaps for the middle class with emerging brands and rapidly improving product performance and quality at reasonable prices. 

[IceCreamMan]

6 hours ago, ChrisF said:

 

NOT where we live.

 

Local bike workshops are having their queitest year in DECADES.

The local ZA shops facing multiple issues esp in the Gauteng area I spose. Loads of folks are emigrating/semi grating and I guess the folks doing so are the ideal LSM for bike shops. 
 

not a single shop in a 10 mile radius of me has closed down. And there quite a lot of bicycle shops in the area. 

[Headshot]

Maybe the era of every brand trying to be  Guchi or Jimmy Choo - i.e you pay for the name not what you're actually getting, is drawing to a close? 

[DieselnDust]

2 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Maybe the era of every brand trying to be  Guchi or Jimmy Choo - i.e you pay for the name not what you're actually getting, is drawing to a close? 

Let’s 🤞🏼 

[Titan Racing Bikes]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

Maybe the era of every brand trying to be  Guchi or Jimmy Choo - i.e you pay for the name not what you're actually getting, is drawing to a close? 

Titan Racing enters the chat... 😎

[DieselnDust]

3 minutes ago, Titan Racing Bikes said:

Titan Racing enters the chat... 😎

Some SA brands are well positioned to weather the storm.

Titan racing

Lyne components 

most of our clothing brands

ryder innovation 

[Titan Racing Bikes]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

Some SA brands are well positioned to weather the storm.

Titan racing

Lyne components 

most of our clothing brands

ryder innovation 

Support local 👍

[DieselnDust]

Just now, Titan Racing Bikes said:

Support local 👍

Where ever financially possible

[Ruben101]

2 hours ago, Titan Racing Bikes said:

Support local 👍

Is Titan Racing a local brand?

[Titan Racing Bikes]

8 minutes ago, Ruben Hechter said:

Is Titan Racing a local brand?

Born and raised in Cape Town. 👌

We have since grown and as life has taken us on various paths we find ourselves a little bit more scattered around the world these days. But our offices are in South Africa and we're proud to say so. 

[Ruben101]

3 minutes ago, Titan Racing Bikes said:

Born and raised in Cape Town. 👌

We have since grown and as life has taken us on various paths we find ourselves a little bit more scattered around the world these days. But our offices are in South Africa and we're proud to say so. 

Okay. Your new 2024 bikes(cerberus, skyrim and dc cypher)were being sold in Russia middle to end of 2023 already. These same bikes were only launched locally a month or two ago? 

[Headshot]

19 hours ago, Ruben Hechter said:

Okay. Your new 2024 bikes(cerberus, skyrim and dc cypher)were being sold in Russia middle to end of 2023 already. These same bikes were only launched locally a month or two ago? 

Wow, you poured cold water on that interaction 🙂 

[Ruben101]

9 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Wow, you poured cold water on that interaction 🙂 

My intention was not to be aggressive, I apologize if it came out that way. Just curious about the situation. 

[Shebeen]

19 hours ago, Ruben Hechter said:

Okay. Your new 2024 bikes(cerberus, skyrim and dc cypher)were being sold in Russia middle to end of 2023 already. These same bikes were only launched locally a month or two ago? 

 

I'm most interested in how you knew they were there?

* Where you shopping for a mail order bride and clicked on a link?

[Shebeen]

35 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

If i had to stop buying from suppliers who's products are sold in Russia and Ukraine and alike the engineering co i work for that's been operating since before i was born would probably fold before September.

 

How a product ends up somewhere and what happens in that geographic position on a random planet that's capable of sustainable life doesn't make the brand less of a brand.

 

Ludicrous way to try and force political correctness on a Bicycle discussion 

You also bought a Russian mail order bride?