"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:g07t0b$nag$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> "Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:g05h90$hak$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> [...]
>>>> 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.
>>
>> $625 for a re***bent for a first time buyer is still way too much. You
>> need to get the price down to about $200. At that price point it is
>> possible that we could began to see if re***bents were for the m*****
or
>> not. Such a re***bent would not need to be super light or have very
good
>> components, but it would have to be a good design, be comfy and look
>> nice. All re***bents to date have been way too expensive for the
general
>> public. Remember, bikes are toys to most folks.
>>
> And just how do you suggest making a re***bent for $120 [1] that is not
a
> piece of junk? It might be possible using near slave labor in mainland
> China (lets hear it for fascism), but that will result in very heavy
> bicycle (e.g. 60 pounds) with poor ****fting, braking and general
> durability.
>
> No thanks.
>
> [1] Assuming 25% markup at the LBS [2] and $30 to get the bicycle to the
> dealer.
> [2] Which is considerably lower than the standard 30-35% markup.
How to do it? I leave that up to you. It will be a test of your smartness.
If you are unable to do it, then you are just as dumb as were all the
previous re***bent manufacturers.
I suggest the Bacchetta Agio design for your re***bent and the same
components you find on a $60 ATB. Now all you have to do is to figure out
how to make a cheap frameset. Jeez, do I have to do everything for you?
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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