Vye Cycle Kit Announces Exciting Brand Evolution

[DieselnDust]

32 minutes ago, Vye Cycle Kit said:

 

Hey everyone,

I appreciate the concern and kind words about Vye, it really means a lot. To clear things up: Vye isn’t closing, but we’ve had to make some tough decisions to keep the brand going. Custom kit is on pause while we assess whether it’s feasible to continue producing it locally, and for now, we’re focusing on keeping the retail range available.

It’s been a really challenging time, but our goal has always been to deliver quality kit to the cycling community that's manufactured locally, and we're doing everything we can to make sure that continues. We always encourage supporting local brands where possible  thanks for all the support!

Vye was built on custom kit and customer service. Don’t ever forget that.

profit is important though so may want to think what needs to be produced at a super competitive price at the right quality and what you want to retain total control over (custom). There’s a very real risk of becoming another “me too” brand if profit is the only driver 

 

[gerriemtb]

I have to get a new bib - going with Vye was a no brainer as I have had at least 3 Vye bibs - until I saw the Mirage bibshort isn't available any more.
Now the prices has me looking else where.

Een swaeltjie maak nie 'n somer nie, but Vye has lost a customer for now. 
I hope they can keep their ship afloat - always had good service and good products from them.
 

Edited March 4 by gerriemtb

[Mike Dewing]

On 11/12/2024 at 9:47 AM, NGM said:

When I was a kid, waai/vaai was a slang word meaning "to go".  eg: "That thing really vaais" - That thing can really move (if talking about a car or bike, say). Or the classic "vaai pozi": lets go home. Maybe this was generational or local to an specific area (KZN/SD), all I know is that I've never heard anyone say "vaai pozi" in stellenbosch 😆.

I always assumed it came from "waai" in afrikaans but apparently there might be portuguese influence too, which checks out:

https://dsae.co.za/entry/waai/e07803

Above link also shows "Vye" as the anglicized spelling.

But now I'm curious too.

Whatever the case, cool looking kit.

Only ever heard “pozi” come out of a durbanites mouth.. 

but yeah as kids we “waai”ed all over the place🤣🤣.. it was to go but I think it was also on foot specifically.. 

I mean, we were kids so everything was on foot.. maybe I’m not remembering correctly and it was just to go..🤷🏼‍♂️

[love2fly]

19 minutes ago, Mike Dewing said:

Only ever heard “pozi” come out of a durbanites mouth.. 

but yeah as kids we “waai”ed all over the place🤣🤣.. it was to go but I think it was also on foot specifically.. 

I mean, we were kids so everything was on foot.. maybe I’m not remembering correctly and it was just to go..🤷🏼‍♂️

Spent a year in the Navy in Durban.....going to Waai Pozi was going home....😀

[Mike Dewing]

18 hours ago, love2fly said:

Spent a year in the Navy in Durban.....going to Waai Pozi was going home....😀

I love going home.. it’s the best..