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Jotegr Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

1/10/2025 3:15pm
Man, I don't want to derail this thread even more than I already have today (and yesterday), but does anyone else feel like the term "Certified Pre-Owned" is a bit of a misnomer? They're clearly trying lean into the automotive market, where CPO is essentially defined term wherein the OEM has inspected the car, certified it, and is continuing to honour the warranty (and possibly extending it). Is TPC inspecting, certifying, and honouring warranties? (hint: the answer is no). I was curious about what CPO means in this case so I checked their terms of service; it means you get...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

1/9/2025 8:33am
Just to put a fork in this one, I did hear from a reputable unnamed source that AB is doing just fine. So, lets chalk that up to the first "L" of the year for me! I feel my big miss here was twofold, besides the fact the flat out make a killer bike. Equity Sale: They raised at least $4M, which is a chunk. Plus, its equity so you aren't on the clock to pay it back. This is plenty of capital to put infrastructure in place without financing terms you'd usually have to be subjected to. Hence, if...
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sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

1/7/2025 9:04am
I came pretty close to buying an A150 last year and I certaintly fit the described demographic. For me it'd be the kind of bike I'd get for a signiciant birthday or similar. However, at least for me in Canada, by the time you take into account ForEX, shipping and import taxes the frame alone cost the same as a...

kperras Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

1/7/2025 8:59am
There are many current and recently ex-employees from Rocky, and almost all of them had no bearing on the current financial outcome of the company.
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sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

1/6/2025 3:54pm
Long time lurker but joined just to contribute to this fantastic discussion (loved the podcast as well) Whilst "Just in time" makes sense from a cashflow perspective it surely only really works if your whole supply chain is setup that way. Otherwise you're going to have a ton of forks, drivetrain etc in inventory anyway to fulfill the final builds.