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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
53 minutes ago For moto it is typically 3 hours for pros and 2 hours for amateur. Laps are give or take 10 miles.
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pamtbr Added a reply to 2027 Race Talk
11/12/2026 11:01am I assume IXS is the title sponsor, but they are part of Hostettler (moto distribution company), as is Sports Nut (bike distribution company). I believe the Sports Nut founder was also involved with Spank and the Gravity Cartel.
pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/12/2026 9:34am Small brands but recent additions to the defunct or bankrupt/in receivership brands list: Temple Cycles and Bastille Cycles (blew through 10 million Euro)
piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/9/2026 9:35am
I went to my first GNCC race at Snowshoe this year and everybody, I mean everybody had e-bikes. Even people not racing the ebike XC race. EMTB most certainly does make sense to moto people. (maybe due to lack of maintenance and ease of riding from lower power?) Their kids start on Strider bikes just like us. Lotta interesting observations at that race: Easily 60% Specialized or more I’ve never seen so many of that horrible Yamaha ebike in my life. Plenty of GasGas too. The Honda bike will sell to these people. Only 2 Santa Cruz and one Orbea...
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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/6/2026 9:23am Linus Bikes sent a dealer email that they're calling it quits after 20 years
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11/2/2026 7:19pm I don't know what Italy calls it formally, but Escape Collective is reporting on a reorganization for Bianchi
pamtbr Added a reply to 2027 Race Talk
10/31/2026 5:07am I'm not saying your numbers are wrong, but if they are correct, it blew away the previous estimates and is a testament to the value of the upfront costs. https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/whistler-council-backs-200… Having been to World Cups in places like Windham, Snowshoe, and Placid, or other hard to reach or smaller venues without the name recognition for gravity riding, the investment is...
pamtbr Added a reply to 2027 Race Talk
10/31/2026 4:57am For those that don't regularly listen to @Downtime Podcast this is an interesting episode https://www.downtimepodcast.com/leogang-world-cup/
Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/30/2026 6:15pm
Thanks @pamtbr and @Digit Bikes for educating us on this! So, tariffs levied on tubing and raw materials are making a major impact on aluminum frame production domestically, and differing tariffs against specific countries are affecting the viability of certain company’s models of complete aluminum bikes and frames.
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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/30/2026 9:38am The tariffs on Chinese-made bikes are substantially higher than those on bikes made in Indonesia at the moment. Insera can do things with Marin, at scale, thanks to the house brand Polygon and decades of experience hitting certain price points.
pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/30/2026 9:19am Rough numbers, I want to say the overall Mobility side of things is a 50+ billion Euro business. The bike portion is a tiny fraction. Bosch as a whole is in the 90 billion Euro range. Something like 30-40x what Shimano does annually. Rapid development and iteration in the mobility world is certainly looking different than the historic automotive pace...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/21/2026 2:39pm
Yes, I'm sorry if I was unclear. That was sarcasm, and everything about this news report is the worst. I was being sarcastic and grumpy about the apparent PR desire to frame this terrible news as a win for customers, sort of like "Man receiving double amputation finally sheds the freshman 15 and then some."
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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/13/2026 1:50pm There was always a weird sharing of the ProTaper trademarks for moto products and MTB products. Pure guess, but there could be something changing around that licensing/relationship. I believe it was Tucker Rocky (later Powersports) that held the TM for moto, but they were acquired by Turn 14 a little while back. Hayes had the MTB side, of course. Wait...
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9/29/2026 5:52am It must have been the Lizard Skins connection that sealed the deal. Bikes and bats united by grippy tape. The Marucci origin story is pretty interesting from an American success story perspective. How I Built This podcast from late '24. If you're an old baseball dork like me, then you've probably seen @baseballbatbros on IG, but if not, it's interesting...
NoahColorado Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/29/2026 5:29am
I mean, it's not that confusing... 😆 2014: Easton-Bell Sports sold its baseball and softball division to Bauer Performance Sports ($330,000,000) 2014: Race Face buys Easton Cycling ($?), Fox buys Race Face and Easton Cycling ($30,000,000) 2016: Easton-Bell Sports sells Bell and Giro (and Blackburn) to Vista Outdoor ($400,000,000) 2020: Rawlings acquired Easton Diamond Sports from Peak Achievement Athletics (formerly Bauer Performance Sports) ($?) 2022: Vista Outdoor buys Fox (the other Fox) ($540,000,000) 2023: Fox (this Fox) buys Marucchi (whose logo looks like Manitou and name sounds like Marzucchi, which is how people frequently mispronounce Marzocchi –– which they also...
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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/23/2026 9:48am Too soon to blame 32"? Launch is done-ish; Gwen put it on the podium, and Evie and Riley top 10 on the weekend - mission accomplished. Sucks for those impacted, though. The optimistic 2026 view isn't playing out for many, and heading into winter could be very rough.
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8/27/2026 7:31am It looks like the French courts have given Lapierre the green light to pursue an independent future outside of Accell. They have two months to prove they have the financing in place and a six-month observation period under court supervision to continue operations. Cycles Lapierre SAS generated €99.1 million in revenue in 2025. Between 2024 and 2025, its operating loss...
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8/20/2026 6:18am ALSO managed to raise another $150 million, but they're not hiding from the fact that it's about much more than a couple of ebikes. They're using the data from the bikes to inform autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash, Amazon, etc. The valuation is now over $1B. Found the Fortune article without the paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/3-500-e-bike-1-125000584…
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8/17/2026 6:33am 7ANNA, mostly known here for NS Bikes, has a new owner: https://bikebiz.com/storm-riders-acquires-7anna/
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/12/2026 9:30am
My megapost on Fox Factory is up. One fun side quest I took in this one was trying to show how/why interest rates matter so much, and even built a little calculator everyone can play with. TL;DR, when the discount rate goes up, future earnings goes down and the TAM is sort of eaten, the stock price tanks. https://jeffbrines.substack.com/p/how-fox-factory-lost-a-decade?r=cfzd9…
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