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Light At The End Of The Tunnel? Maybe.
I finally got my hands on the National Sporting Goods Administration’s (NSGA) 2010 report on the US Bicycle Market. In addition to being some of the most exciting news we’ve seen in 20 years (more...
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Who’s #1? Depending On How You Look At It, It’s Not Who You Think
Conventional wisdom is, the Big Three bike brands—Trek, Giant, and Specialized—control the lion’s share of the US bike market. Actual numbers in this business are almost impossible to come by, but...
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Three Big Reasons There Aren’t Enough Bikes This Year (Part One)
Ask any retailer. We were blessed with great spring weather in North America this year, and now there aren’t nearly enough bikes in the channel to meet demand. Dealers blame suppliers for not building...
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Where’s the Next Generation Of Affordable Bikes Coming From?
Here’s an interesting question, especially coming so close to that national monument to the benefits of ruthless colonialism known as Columbus Day. It goes something like this: The nascent Chinese...
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No, Your Bike Shop Is Not Ripping You Off
Originally published in Red Kite Prayer, July 2015. One of the most important rules of the Internet is “Don’t Read The Comments.” RKP ‘s comments are a happy exception, partly because they’re...
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Why It’s (So Much) Cheaper Online
Originally published in Red Kite Prayer, July 2015 If there’s one thing your local bike shop hates, it’s a customer walking into his (or, increasingly, her) place of business holding a sheet of paper....
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