29ers! What the heck? It seems like every Tom, Dick and Harry is making a carbon 29er frame now. I guess the saying is correct "build it and they will come". Man, China is pumpin' out the carbon fiber aren't they? Per Bikerumor, look and the swamping or flood of the market as of late:
who the heck are these companies???
This here looks like an Ebay special above.....
mmmmmmmmmm, yea, ok. Who makes this??
Above, they almost spelled CHINA right! Look at those chain stays, can you say BEEFY?
Now for the ones you know......
Ahhhhh sweet Santa Cruz bikes, oh - they are all made in China though. They just paint'em & assemble them now.
Orbea? I think they just accidentally messed up a road bike and slapped knobbies on it...
Ahhh, even the Yeti........It's coming like the Black Plague of the 14th Century. I predict that 29ers will overtake the majority of the market sales in the next three years. I'm just waiting to read it in Bicycle Retailer. After this years sales reports for the whole industry I will know if my predictions have any weight in them. But it's going to happen! Some folks think that I hate 29ers, that's not true. I rode one for over a year in their infancy. They have gotten alot better in the last three years so I may be tempted to give them a try next season but for this year I'm sticking to the small hoops mainly because the one I have my eye on hasn't been released yet. It's sort of like the same as me waiting on Verizon and the iPhone........... it's coming!
Oh, click on this pic if you wanna play a game that will enter you with a chance to win a cygo-lite. You get a chance at three different prizes, how good are you?
Oh and yes it sucks that I have to run the shop Thursday while B is away attending Frostbike @ QBP and the gang is headed to North Wilkesboro, NC for some sweet Warriors Creek riding. argghhhh!!
LAter G..........
7 comments:
You missed one, Giant's new xtc carbon 29er. I guess this is a sign it's time for me to buy another steel frame.
didn't miss it just decided not to post it. I found a slew of those carbon 29er frames, too many to post and bore everyone with was all.
I don't know if I would put Crumpton in the "China" catagory. Aren't they handmade in Austin TX?
You, being from Texas, should buy one!
Why do all of you comments have to be approved by the author first?
I'm with Greg on Crumpton. Saw some of their offerings at the NAHBS last year. Can't call them China bikes.
publishing? I had a couple of wimps that couldn't find their balls to post a name with their comment a few times is all, so I switched the moderation tab to "on". I thought it was AKS but he said it wasn't
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