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This discussion started because they released a new version which is only compatible with SRAM cranks, and is sold direct… https://shop.sram.com/collections/ochain

No way we love that shit here. It's a Tech Rumours mainstay. You still get an upvote for requesting a new thread, however.

is it that they are "sold out" or is it they "never had any to sell to begin with" yet?

Yes, somebody will figure it out. The MTB business is notoriously tough. B/c thermoplastic CF can be done with robotics it’s one of the few technologies that can work in developed countries with high labor costs. The recyclability is huge bonus, they are the best tire levers I have ever used. Benefits in vibration damping and impact resistance.

Cartert Bilawchuck is a 16-year old who made his own bike, it ended up looking incredibly polished - and rad ( it was a lock for Vital BOD of course too)! This deep dive edit is full of insights into the trials and tribulations behind pulling off such a project, I figure it should be of interest to the followers of this thread:

Are you new here? This is no place for reasonable explanations man, hot and divisive takes only!

Or, gasp, someone frequents both sites. However, yes Carcinization marches on!

Thank you all for the interest in our bikes and in our distribution / sales model. To give you a bit of context, we’re currently a team of 9 people at RAAW, based in Germany, and we ship worldwide directly from here. The US has actually grown into our biggest market after Germany, which is pretty wild considering that every RAAW in the US has been shipped individually from Germany. Our goal is, of course, to make the ordering process and ownership experience as easy as possible. Having stock in the US would be ideal, but that comes with a...

What's the point of a new track if the goal is to burn it in like a well known track already... Now, gap jumps up top with nearly 90 degree corners before them and exposed to whatever wind or thick air is siting up top... That's another poll but you probly don't even need to make it.

It's a great question. My hunch is that the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Selling bikes in North America means supporting bikes after the sale in North America, and that's easier said than done. There have been a ton of cool European brands that have left terrible impressions for NA users because of the distributor they went through. If RAAW wants to guarantee a quality post-sale user experience for their customers, they need to partner with a quality distribution firm in NA, which isn't cheap. That distributor is going to eat into the margin quite a bit, and if RAAW...