[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-23 Thread George Millwood
As Velocity is an Australian firm and forms the home grown component of my "international" bicycle, I emailed them about the rumour of the rims being discontinued and received this reply |- George, Thanks for your email. This is 100% false. We understand that QBP ( Quality Bicycle Products )

[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-23 Thread fenderbender
Hey Brad, wish you worked at my LBS! ;) On 22 Jan, 18:29, jinxed wrote: > John, > > I wouldn't sweat it. The information you received is an unfortunate > side of the bike industry. Many of the bike shops (employees) out > there seem to operate on the belief that if it's not in the Quality > Bicy

[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-22 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 09:29 -0800, jinxed wrote: > John, > > I wouldn't sweat it. The information you received is an unfortunate > side of the bike industry. Many of the bike shops (employees) out > there seem to operate on the belief that if it's not in the Quality > Bicycle Products catalog it

[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-22 Thread jinxed
John, I wouldn't sweat it. The information you received is an unfortunate side of the bike industry. Many of the bike shops (employees) out there seem to operate on the belief that if it's not in the Quality Bicycle Products catalog it doesn't exist. And when QBP decides not to carry something, t

[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-22 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
The local 3-speed enthusiasts were similarly alarmed when QBP discontinued Sun CR-18 650A rims awhile back. What they actually did was change the part number, and discontinued the old part number. The rims were as available as they ever were. Anyway, before the confusion was sorted out, I was hopi

[RBW] Re: Velocity continuing 650b rim production...Yay!

2009-01-22 Thread John McMurry
On Jan 22, 10:23 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > This was what Velocity told me: > "That is not true at all. QBP is not carrying the 650 synergy anymore > but > there is no way we are gonna stop making them." Yes. Again, to all of you who I freaked out with this false alarm, my sincer