Stages Power Meters lay off entire workforce

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On 4/24/2024 at 10:41 AM, DieselnDust said:

Oh yes this is potentially an industry saviour but I wasn’t referring to this. I was referring the rapidly growing middle class in China that is quite brand conscious and looks to spend on brands like Pinarello, Colnago, Look , Parlee etc. That volume is keeping those boutique brands going. 
we established brands like rolls Royce , Ferrari , are making money hand over fist becssue while a recession is happening , the rich are immune and profit off of that recession. High prices bicycles are targeting those wallets but that’s a highly competitive market. 
 

And Passoni:

https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/desire-journal/passoni-year-of-the-dragon-modern-italian-craftsmanship-meets-ancient-chinese-art

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On 4/24/2024 at 9:23 AM, splat said:

In other news, Colnago is heading in the other direction:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/the-pogacar-premium-colnago-bucks-the-market-trend-and-triples-turnover-in-three-years/

Anyone want to hazard a guess on the price tag ?
I'm pretty sure it'll make the S-Works seem quite ordinary...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Y4RTBOF-k/

[DieselnDust]

2 hours ago, Shebeen said:

You also bought a Russian mail order bride?

eeeeeeer and whats wrong with importing refugeees......?! huh?

[DJuice]

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2024/04/30/amer-sports-sells-enve-composites-utah-group

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, DJuice said:

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2024/04/30/amer-sports-sells-enve-composites-utah-group

Enve seems to be passed around a lot. This is the 3rd sale to a different investor since inception? That’s got to be some sort of record

[droo]

On 4/29/2024 at 6:24 PM, 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? 

We're going to need some sources here I reckon...

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On 4/30/2024 at 10:51 PM, DieselnDust said:

Enve seems to be passed around a lot. This is the 3rd sale to a different investor since inception? That’s got to be some sort of record

There's a joke about the village bicycle in there somewhere 

[Danger Dassie]

On 4/30/2024 at 5:23 PM, 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 

Literally, no one raised the issue of the war there currently. What's ludicrous is to read any kind of PC forcing into what was a bicycle discussion relevant question. 

The bike was released locally, someone claims they saw it in another market, which happened to Russia, prior to the local launch. That is the question. Take a breath. 

Keeping things on topic, the most likely answer is that Ruben could have seen an online 'ad' using pics, which in all likelihood was a scam/phishing site of sorts.

[Scott roy]

2 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said:

Literally, no one raised the issue of the war there currently. What's ludicrous is to read any kind of PC forcing into what was a bicycle discussion relevant question. 

The bike was released locally, someone claims they saw it in another market, which happened to Russia, prior to the local launch. That is the question. Take a breath. 

Keeping things on topic, the most likely answer is that Ruben could have seen an online 'ad' using pics, which in all likelihood was a scam/phishing site of sorts.

Titan do have a distributor there so it’s very possible. 

[Danger Dassie]

6 minutes ago, Scott roy said:

Titan do have a distributor there so it’s very possible. 

Yes but not nearly a year ahead, the launch here was part of the international launch. Titan is in about 8 markets around the world. 

[BigDL]

On 4/25/2024 at 8:22 AM, Irvin85 said:

This just proofs the point that we are being severely overcharged if they are able to sell a bike with a 50% discount and still make money.  

Who says that they’re making a profit on these? They may just be trying to clear inventory to free up cash and taking a hit as a result. 

[_David_]

2 hours ago, Scott roy said:

Titan do have a distributor there so it’s very possible. 

https://www.mag-russia.ru/sec-duhpodvesy/f/brand-titan-racing/

[DieselnDust]

2 minutes ago, _David_ said:

https://www.mag-russia.ru/sec-duhpodvesy/f/brand-titan-racing/

These are the outgoing models as the Horst linkage on the chainstay is clearly visible even in those terrible pictures 

[_David_]

👍 If you click on the pic you get a high res image.

[Headshot]

8 minutes ago, _David_ said:

https://www.mag-russia.ru/sec-duhpodvesy/f/brand-titan-racing/

Nice site - I wonder if they send to SA? 🙂 

[DieselnDust]

24 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Nice site - I wonder if they send to SA? 🙂 

Are you looking for male order or mail order….?

tsk tsk snigger snigger laughs at own joke