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Hi, Not to keep beating the dead and reanimated horse of YT but I found this interesting. So, you all might find it interesting. When the news broke of YT USA selling all their inventory to Jenson I was very curious. Who doesn’t love a great deal? Through the magic of questionable data sources and unverified LLM code generation I did some analysis of what was for sale. I heard on the internet they had something like 600+ bikes come in from the distributor? Preamble: I have no relationship with Jenson, YT, YT USA or the bike industry as a...

You're very entitled to your own opinion, but I didn't hear the same contradictions you did. I've re-listened multiple times this morning and I still can't hear it the way you have. I heard Markus say they knew they were facing tough times but weren't expecting the PE firm to get to a point where they aren't willing to inject cash. The Fire Sale was an effort to get through that specific period without having to ask for more cash. That failed and then they were told 'no more'. As for your previous point, it's not exactly clear to me...

I’ve been a long time listener to Downtime, as evidenced by my support in this thread, but the responses by other listeners in this thread have solidified my appreciation for the value it brings to our community. I’ll be supporting via Patreon as a result. I know, from listening, it’s been a tough year financially for Chris and the podcast, and I don’t want the negativity on this thread to outweigh the stellar content that the podcast usually offers. That being said, I do think a more hard hitting interview with Markus would be great, but I certainly wasn’t expecting...

" You are very privelaged to be in your position whether you work hard or not." Might be one of the wildest statements I've read in awhile, and that's before the spelling... --- Chris, keep it going! Get everyone's side of the story, make some money while you're at it, and let the audience decipher the message. You (and all the other podcasts out there) are the platform, we are the interpreters, whether some of those interpreters like it or not. On a cohesive note, I think we can all agree that anyone who knows even the basic details of...

I actually think the Jab pricing is pretty good when you think about long term ownership. If I ever swap frames/bikes and want to change between a Sram and Shimano set-up, your incremental cost is not a whole new derailleur but just the cam. I feel like there is a longer term relationship with these product that I am all about.

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