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bmoc97209 Added a reply to Specialized Goes Sort-Of Direct - Click and Collect
3/18/2019 7:15am It's not just S-Works that are frame-up builds now. Regardless, 2 hours doesn't come close to build, customer set-up/sale, and re-box. Let's say it does, we still lost money on the deal. I'm not sure what kind of frame-up build you are doing on a mountain bike in 1 hour--not one that I would want to ride. That's a shoddy...
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bmoc97209 Added a reply to Specialized Goes Sort-Of Direct - Click and Collect
3/17/2019 12:43pm If a full suspension bike with internal routing and hydraulic lines is built well, it's not slow at all for a frame-up (i.e. brakes trimmed and bled, dropper trimmed and bled (if reverb), caliper pistons lubed and exercised). Sure, we can slap a bike together in an hour, but that's not doing anyone any favors. AND, 'unforseen' is the new...
bmoc97209 Added a reply to Specialized Goes Sort-Of Direct - Click and Collect
3/17/2019 10:38am There's a lot of mis-information in the comments here. 1) Specialized DOES NOT pay shops to build any bike. 2) Yes, higher end Specialized bikes are coming as what they call "Shop Built" meaning it's a frame and a kit and about a 3 hour build for a mountain bike built well. 3) It is not 'zero risk' to the...
bmoc97209 Added a comment about news story Trek To Start Selling Bicycles Online
8/5/2015 9:44pm
Yeah, you don't know what you're talking about. Top-level dealers for the big 3 (Trek, Giant, Specialized) make 35% at BEST on bikes. Trek is taking 20% of this which leaves the bike shop 30% margin before taking into account all overhead. 35% profit is generally accepted to be the tipping point between profitable and not. A 30% STARTING point spells doom for the shops where you can go to check out new bikes and parts, where you go to test ride, where you have your bike serviced, and where you speak to your local expert. Just sayin'--online shopping doesn't...
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bmoc97209 Added a comment about bike check Intense Carbine SL
4/17/2013 7:05am
what's the spec on that?? syndicate team bikes aren't that light.
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bmoc97209 Added a comment about bike check Intense Carbine SL
4/16/2013 9:07am
Sure, it's ridiculously light, but how practical is it for it's intended use? XC weenie wheels on a 6" trail bike? No dropper post?
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How slack would you want this 5.7" travel bike?? 67deg is right in there with the HD, Nomad, Bronson, Remedy, Dixon, is slacker than the Reign, and just a bit steeper than the Enduro--ALL of which (except the Dixon) are longer travel bikes.
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bmoc97209 Added a comment about video Matthew Slaven #Slaying
3/25/2013 2:00pm
it is the same trail as the Jamie Goldman Santa Cruz ad. Spot is Syncline in Washington. Trail is called 'Crybaby'
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