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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/15/2024 7:31am Two big things help foreign sellers and thereby end customers. First, we have the de minimis value in the US set at $800/person/day. So if you buy goods that are shipping from an international seller and they are below $800 then you don't owe any duties. If, as a company, you go source goods in a foreign country and import...
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SteveClimber Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/7/2024 6:56pm
Very badly. Makes all imported frames and parts more expensive, passes on those costs to consumers. Frames and parts in the country are already discounted to sell, meaning they won't be ordering any more at a 10%+ increased price as they can't already move the cheaper ones. A universal tariff is a horrendous economic policy
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11/7/2024 5:25am NUNSPEET, The Netherlands - Once claiming to be market leader in the Netherlands, e-bike brand Stella is on the verge of bankruptcy. Despite repeated financial injections from its owner DMEP, the manufacturer has now filed for a payment extension. According to DMEP, Stella can no longer achieve sustainable profitability in its current form and requires a "substantial" capital injection. “the...
pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/1/2024 1:25pm Crazy good deals if you want an ebike with a spare battery.
pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
11/1/2024 6:37am It also includes Marucci (baseball/softball) along with Lizard Skins and Oury.
jonkranked Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors
10/24/2024 1:28pm
a lot of the shake-up on the XC side is because its a post-olympics year. nino isn't moving since its his last season.
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pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/24/2024 1:13pm To your point about the size of our little hyper-obsessed bubble, PwC 2021 report:
pamtbr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/24/2024 1:00pm Probably from the Rossignol days. They hoped to have ski shops carry Felt for the summer.
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10/24/2024 12:20pm They acquired the brands along the way to grab the respective customer bases but seemingly have never developed a plan to unite them around one brand, presumably KTM, and simplify everyone's lives. KTM would likely be better served to merge them all and offer short, regular, tall models, especially in the offroad segment or treat each brand as a size...
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10/23/2024 11:27am RE: Felt & Pierer, this is from a bike-eu.com article behind a paywall but helps to explain some things. "The first indication of a change in the bicycle and e-bike business at Pierer Industrie came with the report on the disinvestment of R Raymon in September 2023, quickly followed by the announcement on the reorganisation of Felt Bicycles. Felt Bicycles...
