pastapouch Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 We're gonna get Raleighs to testride on a permanent basis. Send your best TT bike ,thanks
slowjoe Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 ...wise up to the fact that mediocre displays of 6 month old products is not an appropriate way to reach the consumer. Probike are introducing their 2008 products now - by March they will be old news. Just showing NEW stuff is not the point, for me (shopping for my first carbon) the expo was awesome so I could compare most brands and have a look at all the bikes there before I decided on the best my money could buy.
Kritzie Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Wie wil nou in elke geval n Raleigh sien voor die Argus en dan op n naar magie ry!!!
slowjoe Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Wie wil nou in elke geval n Raleigh sien voor die Argus en dan op n naar magie ry!!! Kritzie ur a legend
scotty Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 All good for me as long as they dont take away the free beer tasting.
linnega Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 ...wise up to the fact that mediocre displays of 6 month old products is not an appropriate way to reach the consumer. Probike are introducing their 2008 products now - by March they will be old news. Just showing NEW stuff is not the point' date=' for me (shopping for my first carbon) the expo was awesome so I could compare most brands and have a look at all the bikes there before I decided on the best my money could buy.[/quote'] I suppose that is exactly why Probike are pulling out. If you only looked at the Expo, you would have only seen 20-30% of the brands available in SA and all would have been 2007 models (ie the bikes released in August 2006). However, if you had trawled the internet you would have gotten a broader appreciation of what was available (from manufacturer websites - see admin's list here: https://www.bikehub.co.za/links.asp); as well as user opinion (informed and uninformed) and if you look hard enough some independent subjective and objective tests. By the time I get to a bike shop (physical or virtual) I have a pretty good idea of what I want. So while the Expo may have helped you decide because the options were broader than in any single bike shop, the internet would have provided a lot more benefit. Probike have recognised this, just as they recognised the benefit of integrating technlogy into their supply chain process. They are still way behind many other industries, but in the local cycling distribution network they are very advanced. As for whether Expo's are bad. To my mind an Expo is a display of cutting edge products. I have never seen a cutting edge product at any of the cycling expo's I have been to. Not sure what our Expo's do offer other than a temporary location for local distributors and retailers to peddle their wares. A real Expo should have no goods for sale.
Cruxpearl Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 To my mind an Expo is a display of cutting edge products. I have never seen a cutting edge product at any of the cycling expo's I have been to. You must have skipped the Cannondale stand then, they had some Scalpel's on display!!!From the Dictionary... scal?pel (skhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/abreve.giflhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifphttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gifl) n. A small straight knife with a thin very sharp blade If that ain't cutting edge, what is???Cruxpearl2007-06-20 02:38:47
bobbie Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 All good for me as long as they dont take away the free beer tasting. or the red wine tasting...!
ewep Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 All good for me as long as they dont take away the free beer tasting. FREE BEER, WHERE!?!?!?!?
Sean Badenhorst Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 All good for me as long as they dont take away the free beer tasting. FREE BEER' date=' WHERE!?!?!?!?[/quote'] The Continental Tyres stand as far as I know. Good guys. Good beer!
Hendrik Petoors Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 To my mind an Expo is a display of cutting edge products. I have never seen a cutting edge product at any of the cycling expo's I have been to. You must have skipped the Cannondale stand then' date=' they had some Scalpel's on display!!! From the Dictionary... scal?pel (skhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/abreve.giflhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifphttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gifl) n. A small straight knife with a thin very sharp blade If that ain't cutting edge, what is???[/quote'] Cutting edge..... yup they used that thin very sharp blade to cut away one side of the suspension fork!!!!!!!!!!
Hendrik Petoors Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 1st Tandem Benoni World Champs. ????????????????2nd Tandem Bunny Park road race ?????????????? Scotty you ride tandem!!!!!!! So there is something good in you after all.... Stoker or Captain????????
linnega Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Now Crux, you see what happens when people aren't exposed to new technology - they think Cannondale is great. Sorry to tell you but the Earth isn't flat!
widget Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Now Crux' date=' you see what happens when people aren't exposed to new technology - they think Cannondale is great. Sorry to tell you but the Earth isn't flat![/quote'] - Ill also take that with a pinch of salt.!
Hendrik Petoors Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Now Crux' date=' you see what happens when people aren't exposed to new technology - they think Cannondale is great. Sorry to tell you but the Earth isn't flat![/quote'] - Ill also take that with a pinch of salt.! Tee heee !!!!!!! "Them" will now gossip of both of you in their clubhouse!!!!!!!
Sammajoor Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 The last good Expo was in 2002........ or maybe because it was my first and I had stars in my eyes!!!!!!!! The 94.7 and Argus were my first big expo's and to me the 94.7 was far better, less commercial and more stuff was handed out( not cheap, just did not know what to expect). Everybody wanted to sell you something @ the Argus whereas at the 94.7 it was more the case of "here try this and tell us what you think, clothes were cheaper tooooo
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