And yes, she could of course get a custom paint job, but her last bike was $120 new (Raleigh women's, see http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2011/cc830-gernothuber0711.html) and the stock Betty Foy frame is already more than either of us earn in a month. We could *afford* it, but it's a difficult to justify expense.
Gernot On Jul 4, 10:09 pm, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone explain to me (I know, I should write Grant) why the Sam > has gone through 4 gorgeous paint choices (the only one I didn't like > was the original green, but only because of the gold decals; too much > like a pimped Lexus), and Betty is still on her first (not terrible) > paint job. True, there is Ives Gomez, but he sports the same IMHO > tasteless gold decals. > > This seems even stranger because of the perceived notion that color > has a much larger influence in women's bike buying decisions. Lest I > be accused of prejudice, my own wife and several female friends have > confirmed this (I know, small sample size). > > Why do I care? I have been wanting to buy my wife a Betty Foy for a > while, and she actually wants one, but she pretty much hates the > color, nor does she like black and gold. Upon asking her what color > she DOES like, she can't actually give an answer beyond "I'd have to > look at a bunch of bikes". Oh well, at least she knows what she > dislikes, and I am not among them. > > Nonetheless, I have a feeling that she is not alone, and that > switching Betty's color every couple of re-orders would increase > sales, as it would increase the color choices over time, and might > also lead to the-red-ones-are-going-away-get-yours-now-type sales. If > the Betty came in a color my wife liked, and that color was going > away, I would have bought one already. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > Thailand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
