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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
22 hours ago KKR is one of the largest PE/asset management firms in the world. With over $500B under management. They're a public company on the NYSE. Some partners are definitely being shown the door after loosing €1.1B on bikes in 4 years.
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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1 day ago Yeah I meant KKR, from paying €1.56 billion to 4 years later liquidating the entire company. Honestly makes Fox's CEO look competent, he only lost ~$400m
Tim Horton Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
11/2/2026 7:38pm
I actually thought the same, especially because the official Sram rebuild guide shockingly says about the SID snap ring " Retaining rings have a sharper-edged side and a rounder edged side. Installing retaining rings with the sharper-edged side facing the tool will allow for easier installation and removal." HOWEVER, the ZEB uses a wider snap ring that seems to not have a "smooth side". So I dunno. It does seem snap ring installation related, but for almost a year?
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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
1 day ago I'm just going to be lazy and copy paste over the Wikipedia history; "In January 2022, it was announced that Accell Group would be acquired by the American investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in a deal valued at approximately €1.56 billion.[6] The acquisition was completed in August 2022, and Accell Group was delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange...
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/23/2026 3:30am Size, barriers to entry, marginal profit. From a quick Google, beer is 20 times the size of the TP market. This means it can sustain more players ,(but isn't the only reason, or always true) Barriers to entry: both have low barriers to entry, beer is a very old and easy to make product. Toilet paper really isn't complex either...
SteveClimber Added a reply to What's Most Important?? - Bike Design, Skill, or Suspension Setup
10/20/2026 1:27am What bike would you put him on? I reckon a DH bike from 2010-15 would still be better than the Intense with those dogshit Kenda tyres
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/18/2026 7:01pm
He was CEO while $2.5B of equity value was wiped from the company’s market cap. Put differently Dennison accumulated an estimated twenty odd million in gross economic compensation and retained equity value while a shareholder who bought at the beginning of his CEO tenure lost roughly 81% of their investment. Ouch.
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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/18/2026 7:01pm Yeah pretty brutal when you put it that way. But hey, after the Silicon Valley Bank's collapse it was revealed that 3 senior executives use to work at Bear Sterns, so these guys were execs at the number 1 and number 2 largest bank failures in American history, so really I have zero faith in the aptitude and hiring of...
SteveClimber Added a reply to What's Most Important?? - Bike Design, Skill, or Suspension Setup
10/18/2026 12:40pm Assuming that the suspension setup isn't horrendous, i.e 50% sag and you'd bottom out everywhere, but something kinda standard but not tuned. Haa to be bike design second. Mid suspension setup on a proper fitting modern bike would be way faster than elite suspension setup on a bike too small, or crazy steep head angle. Obviously skill first
brash Liked a reply to forum topic What's Most Important?? - Bike Design, Skill, or Suspension Setup
10/18/2026 12:38pm
I used to ride with a guy who raced EWS who had no idea about his suspension, just as long as it had air in the boingers he was fine. He tested tyre pressure with his fingers. Skill > all.
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SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/18/2026 2:40am I'm certainly not an anarchist, but it's hard to not advocate eating the rich when this guy's makes $20M when overall he lost his company $400M
SteveClimber Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/17/2026 12:40pm Turns out loosing $400 million does have consequences. Wonder what's next for Fox, surely they'll have to restructure some of their debt, but good luck doing that in the current bondpocalypse environment.
SteveClimber Added a reply to Sam f****** hill
10/17/2026 12:33pm Id more point out that his trail building company is really gaining steam, quite a few new builds in WA so far (small market) but from a brand promotion perspective, he is on the tools building trails
SteveClimber Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
10/12/2026 1:06pm It definitely doesn't have minimal effect. Because the rider position can only be so optimized the bike is even more important for aero. Go ride a normal road bike and ride an aero one, it takes a lot less watts to hold 40km/h on the aero one.
SteveClimber Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/11/2026 2:41pm Ah yes, you're correct about the Genio frames. My bad
SteveClimber Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/11/2026 12:53pm They're not actually, it's a nit-pick but Asa has been on the lugged bonded frame for a while whereas they sold the FTW welded version.
SteveClimber Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/10/2026 2:08pm The biggest factor in determine top racers is a strong local race scene for juniors to come up through, not having bike parks or mountains. Australia's most successful athletes have come from WA and Adelaide, both with tiny hills and no bike parks (by international standards) but very strong club culture and turnouts to race weekends. It's competition in racing...
SteveClimber Added a reply to Lake Placid World Cup Downhill
10/6/2026 12:24am When have people complained about the sleeper shreddit songs? Theyve all been awesome, just different at times
SteveClimber Added a reply to Lake Placid World Cup Downhill
10/4/2026 4:00pm I hope we go back to snowshoe and don't return to Lake Placid, the builders did their best, but when nimbys get to veto track layout it's just frustrating. Maybe now that Vail resorts has hosted a WC we can go to one of their US resorts?
SteveClimber Added a reply to 2026 Whistler World Cup Downhill
10/1/2026 2:02pm But what would Alrans time have been if he could cut the course? Slippery slopes and all. *Not serious, just here to stir the pot