The bike industry crisis

Dozer said:
Sports Direct is tied into the demise of Chain Reaction Cycles, Wiggle etc. If you had an email address on those sites then that's likely where it came from. We did a bunch of product reviews with CRC and after the wash up of that folding I was contacted by Sports Direct to ask if I'd like to do reviews to put on this site for mens running shoes. I told them to fuck off, I hate runners; rude entitled fucks they are I said! That and I really only run from cops and crazy cat woman nowadays ;)
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Do you just dial your crocs into sport mode and go at full pace?
 
I know the bike industry is currently having issues but I was looking at getting a Harley for my birthday in a few months. Wife gets a new car, I get a new bike, I didn't say specify 'motorbike' when we negotiated. I'm in for a world of suffering... yolo:p

Anyway the Harley shop was like my local bicycle shop, too much stock. The bike I liked and that fitted me was heavily marked down and the sales guy was desperate for me to sign for it, almost hanging onto my leg as I walked out. Offered me a generous shop voucher and all these other incentives. He just said they can't clear 2025 models and they have more stock coming in next month that they cannot cancel the orders.
 
Mitten said:
I know the bike industry is currently having issues but I was looking at getting a Harley for my birthday in a few months. Wife gets a new car, I get a new bike, I didn't say specify 'motorbike' when we negotiated. I'm in for a world of suffering... yolo:p

Anyway the Harley shop was like my local bicycle shop, too much stock. The bike I liked and that fitted me was heavily marked down and the sales guy was desperate for me to sign for it, almost hanging onto my leg as I walked out. Offered me a generous shop voucher and all these other incentives. He just said they can't clear 2025 models and they have more stock coming in next month that they cannot cancel the orders.
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Will Harley Davidson survive Trump's war of choice?

Our local Harley dealer shut down in 2024 and I noticed that Frasers in Concord is gone.

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Dozer said:
Sports Direct is tied into the demise of Chain Reaction Cycles, Wiggle etc. If you had an email address on those sites then that's likely where it came from. We did a bunch of product reviews with CRC and after the wash up of that folding I was contacted by Sports Direct to ask if I'd like to do reviews to put on this site for mens running shoes. I told them to fuck off, I hate runners; rude entitled fucks they are I said! That and I really only run from cops and crazy cat woman nowadays ;)
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Hey, I resemble that comment!
 
Dozer said:
The rude entitled fucks bit or the crazy cat woman bit?
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For Dales...

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Dozer said:
Sports Direct is tied into the demise of Chain Reaction Cycles, Wiggle etc. If you had an email address on those sites then that's likely where it came from. We did a bunch of product reviews with CRC and after the wash up of that folding I was contacted by Sports Direct to ask if I'd like to do reviews to put on this site for mens running shoes. I told them to fuck off, I hate runners; rude entitled fucks they are I said! That and I really only run from cops and crazy cat woman nowadays ;)
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If you aren't allergic to penicillin there's nothing wrong with giving the crazy cat woman a go. Just dont let her know where you live.





And fuck runners. Especially trail runners.
 
Hambo said:
Use your skills of presumption!
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I don't recall you saying you've been shouldered into a fence by the polite folk who share the space on paths that have had enough of dickhead runners acting like their exercise is more important than anyone else's existence so we'll go with Eleanor Abernathy ;)
 
Dozer said:
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I don't recall you saying you've been shouldered into a fence by the polite folk who share the space on paths that have had enough of dickhead runners acting like their exercise is more important than anyone else's existence so we'll go with Eleanor Abernathy ;)
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No those people are chunts - I make it a habit to look over my shoulder for riders etc, and always give way.

There's some absolute flogs on Parkruns that forget it's organised recreation, not a fucking race!
 
birddog69 said:
Don't know if the lifetime warranty will be worth much now.

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Maybe some cheapish frames here.
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Writing was on the wall. They were neither premium enough to turn a profit nor unique enough to command the premium. The likes of waltly really crushed them after most of the folks realised they might as well have come out the same factory.


*Edit the shipping kills this majorly. Ordering another Waltly haha
 
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Calvin27 said:
Writing was on the wall. They were neither premium enough to turn a profit nor unique enough to command the premium. The likes of waltly really crushed them after most of the folks realised they might as well have come out the same factory.
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Burn the witch!

If they just got on with putting out that Turner dually, that one bike would have saved their bacon.

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Are more brands next in line to be wound up? Probably.

There seems to be another insane round of new bike discounts going on again.

Close to 50% discounts on top shelf eebs from last season....
 
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