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VERY rough notes from the insta Q&A Markus says yt usa will comeback, claims yt usa was completely independent and not effected by insolvancy - they purchased bikes from company at cost of goods and sold them. He says they ran into their own problems "why did he sell, will he sell again?" After 12 years of hustle he sold in 2020 to get something out of it. Unsure if he’d sell company again, “sees raw diamond in front of him, wants to develop brand but can’t promise he wouldn’t sell again, but says not his plan or intention to...

I had the same guy call me out as "venting my frustration" because I said Markus kept his suffering to a minimum.. So, now Markus bought it back at a low price, how long before he sells again?

I had a very similar slam at windrock, slammed my right hip. Of course the swelling happened the same way the next day, but to make it even more awkward in my panic about my member being black I called my dad because he's a retired firefighter paramedic and free medical advice is free medical advice. Was definitely an awkward one, told me to walk it off unless I noticed a couple of things getting worse. That was March of 24, still can see the bruise.

Well, arguably the biggest issue was... All the lying. YT specifically lying to the media that things would continue on as usual and such. And being as vague as possible so the media COULDN'T report on much. Meanwhile news is starting to come out... About WHEN Markus began re-starting YT. Again, still in the he said she said phase but people are bringing up that the new company (again, its a NEW company and NOT the one that is still stuck in insolvency even to this day)... Was seemingly started BEFORE the insolvency. Call it savvy planning. I like to...

Look at something with transferable warranty then. I'd steer towards something with a Bosch motor, this is coming from someone who has only owned shimano motors too. In saying that, I would have done nearly 20,000km's on these shimano bikes and only had 1 "failure" which wasn't really a failure, rather the motor got a touch noisy.

I dont know of any that offer warranty to the second owner so cant be much help there but would definitely recommend checking what brands the local bike shops carry. Easier for any service issues if a good local shop is used to working on them

Specialized do transferable warranty to the second owner I'm pretty certain

Stay far away from fazua, their future is somewhat suspect, and failures are fairly common with them. Too early to tell with avinox. Shimano is doa. Brose is pretty solid from a larger company like specialized, if you have warranty. Their bikes are pretty "meh" though. I'd be looking for a used crestline 180 with the bosch gen 5 if I were you.

Racing and an ambassador like Tippie both come out of the marketing budgets for most companies. Which one is going to potentially sell more bikes? The guy racing or the guy at races and other events stoking other riders as well as hyping up your brand? I might be biased since I know Brett, but he brings a lot to the table and maybe for less than a WC racer.. That article really sums up Brett quite nicely.