What's good for and industry dependents who you ask. A healthy business navigates its ups and downs, I worry that growth phases in bicycling attracts the corporate pirates who bet short, capitalize stock with sketchy commercial paper and make their exit before this house of cards falls. The rewards in their communities is unrelated to the subject matter of their industry, except that money is good, more is better.
If a corporate maven answers the question, it might depend on the business school they went to. Sales volume and buzz supporting surges of growth come up. Ask a modern day Velocio and their answer may involve growth of numbers riders who integrate bicycling into their lives and pursue the extent of its contributions. Is a local event to reinforce the bicycling and associated community of like minded or an opportunity to expand market exposure of promoted products for purchase? I agree that we are in a nice epoch of cycling. I can find parts for my current riding equipment needs and anticipate future ones without hoarding for when things cool down in the industry. What I get from cycling isn't for sale at the LBS, Rivendell, Compass or PJW. I would say the same thing about photography if I was deeply into it, newer, better cameras will always be out there yet I could take wonderful pictures with my little compact Rollei 35 SE. It was being where I wanted to photograph something or taking the time to see them. Not too unlike my bike riding. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, September 24, 2018 at 10:57:00 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: > > The bike industry doesn't need more Jays. They tend to buy one bike & use > it for everything. What the bike industry wants is more riders who'll buy > more specialized bikes until they have their garage or basement full of > racing, MTB, touring, & maybe a practical bike or two. When I bought a MTB > in 1990, they were all quite similar, regardless of mfg. Last year I > bought a new one & was overwhelmed with choices, so much so that I enlisted > help from friends who keep up with that scene. Fortunately they guided me > to something useful that served my fairly undemanding needs and didn't cost > a fortune. > > dougP > > On Monday, September 24, 2018 at 5:00:03 PM UTC-7, Curtis wrote: >> >> Hello Group, >> >> I found this refreshingly interesting. >> >> >> https://www.bicycling.com/culture/amp22824169/the-riders-who-dont-fit-in-are-the-ones-we-need-most/ >> >> Curtis "who feels like he fits in here" >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
