Edward Dolan wrote:
>
> Mr. Ryan makes some good points with respect to re***bents, but still
the
> example of the mountain bike (hybrid) proves that bike shop employees do
not
> have the final word on what sells. They cannot sell the racing style of
> bikes except to the very few. They have to sell what the public wants
and is
> willing to pay for, i.e., hybrids.
>
> I can't help but think that the main argument against re***bents was
simply
> their very high prices. A product that is needed and/or wanted and is
priced
> right will sell itself. It does not depend on bike shops and their
> employees. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to review the advent of the
> mountain bike which occurred in the early 1980's. You will never see a
> racing style of bike in a department or discount store anymore. Nothing
> speaks louder than that.
>
No longer true - you can get a drop bar bicycle at woolmort [1]:
<http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3663046>.
> The world needed a $200. re***bent just as it needed a $200. mountain
bike
> to demonstrate what would or would not sell. A $2000. re***bent is not
even
> in the ball park as far as the larger public is concerned.
>
Sorry, but J&B/Sun is only making a small profit per unit on the EZ-1 SC
at $625, and that bicycle is definitely of "entry level LBS" quality. A
$200 re***bent would be a bicycle shaped object, similar to the $60 ATB
look-a-likes, and not suitable for real use.
[1] To use a gdanielsism.
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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
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