On Sep 15, 2:50 pm, Richard <rsv...@netzero.net> wrote:
> This won't help now, but a call to Avocet indicates the O2 might be
> available next Spring. If the saddles become available, the Avocet
> rep also said he will direct to the consumer.
>
I use to love Avocet products, especially their O2 saddles and the old
Japanese-made Road 20 and 30 tires. BUT, I would take that rep's
"might be available" with a grain of salt. I called in 2007 asking
about saddles and it was suppose to be available in *Spring 2008.* I
wouldn't hold my breath.
Note, Avocet use to be one of the most innovative companies in the
business. Besides saddles and tires, their cyclocomputers use to be
one of the best. They also had other stuff like cranks, hubs and
other hardware too.
I understand there was a change of ownership a few years back, but who
ever is running the ship is doing a very poor job. For example, they
never figured out how to sell through wholesale distributors like QBP.
Thus, shops would have to order direct, usually in large amounts.
Shops found this practice inconvenient and bought other products. End
result, the company's impractical and unfriendly marketing is one of
the reasons it is dying, if not dead. Too bad....
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