Agreed, I find it highly amusing but they have a dilemma. The reality is that they all build a product that with almost no care or attention will last most users a lifetime, which for the big guys doesn't make for much in the way of shareholder value. So we gotta sell ya'll something new.
I think the Rivendell/Grant-esque philosophy is going to be the next *big thing* in the bike industry so hold onto your hats until it passes. On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:46:54 AM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > Hahah, yeah that was almost guaranteed to be a jab at James and Candice - > playful jab, I trust. > > I agree with the sentiments that the now-massive gravel bike trend is > equal parts silly because it's brought to you by the same damn bike > industry that took you away from versatile, all-rounder type bikes over the > past couple decades, but also good because it's important we get back to > versatile bikes, even if they're dripping in marketing. > > Tanglefoot, and Mudbunion for that matter, are like a second cousin to the > trendy gravel bike -- yeah, still dripping in marketing, but I appreciate > that they're pushing boundaries and both making and marketing bikes in a > different way entirely. > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf1a8e2c-7737-49f3-9cd3-c5eef0db9886n%40googlegroups.com.
