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The Bike Shop / Re: aluminum nipples
« on: December 28, 2014, 10:23:14 AM »Gsport nips not being able to round off is the best thing that's happened to wheelbuilding since Empire Tom
oh hell yeah!
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oh hell yeah!
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The Bike Shop / Re: New odyssey stampy video
« on: December 10, 2014, 09:33:41 PM »
give me $5 and i'll identify them all. they purchased the test forks from us 
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The Bike Shop / Re: New T1 drool
« on: November 22, 2014, 01:20:40 PM »
the Fiend/Sunday/etc type fit as well, i've been using those on my Ruben without incident for a year
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The Bike Shop / Re: New T1 drool
« on: November 21, 2014, 11:12:47 AM »
T1 sells the frames direct to shops with brake mounts included. we decided to remove the mounts and sell them separately due to customer requests (customers who didn't want the mounts, ever, for any reason). we had the frames priced at $359.95 with mounts due to increased cost to us for the frames. this happens due to smaller qty of frames ordered from the factory, inflation, etc. when we removed the mounts, we lowered the retail cost to $349.95. now, since another shop is selling the frames for $349.95 with mounts, we lowered the retail cost to $339.95. T1's USA vendor sells the frame and mounts separately, so it's not just us making this decision
regarding Fly vs T1 frame prices, Fly makes a lot more frames than T1, and probably can demand better pricing, even from the same factory
i've also added the brake mounts as an option when ordering the frame, so you only have to click a button. no fuss, no muss
regarding ordering the same amount of mounts, past vs present: 1. most companies are making fewer total frames than in the past 2. why order more of something than you realistically think you can sell?
regarding Fly vs T1 frame prices, Fly makes a lot more frames than T1, and probably can demand better pricing, even from the same factory
i've also added the brake mounts as an option when ordering the frame, so you only have to click a button. no fuss, no muss
regarding ordering the same amount of mounts, past vs present: 1. most companies are making fewer total frames than in the past 2. why order more of something than you realistically think you can sell?
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The Bike Shop / Re: New T1 drool
« on: November 20, 2014, 04:29:22 PM »
in a normal case where the frame cost hasn't increased for some other reason, the retail price of the frame goes down when the brake stuff is no longer included. example: the retail price of Fit and S&M frames dropped $15.00 when they started no longer including the brake stuff
T-1 and Federal, from what i recall, raised their wholesale prices. so, subtract the brake stuff but increase frame costs means the frame retails for the same price without brake stuff as it did in the past when it included brake stuff. i'm not sure why that is confusing
brake shit isn't free because it doesn't cost the brands $0.00 to have it produced. if anything, if brands are ordering fewer brake mount kits, they might actually be paying more (per kit) for them now than in the past
T-1 and Federal, from what i recall, raised their wholesale prices. so, subtract the brake stuff but increase frame costs means the frame retails for the same price without brake stuff as it did in the past when it included brake stuff. i'm not sure why that is confusing
brake shit isn't free because it doesn't cost the brands $0.00 to have it produced. if anything, if brands are ordering fewer brake mount kits, they might actually be paying more (per kit) for them now than in the past
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The Bike Shop / Re: New T1 drool
« on: November 19, 2014, 06:28:49 PM »many riders don't use brakes, so we remove the brake mounts and sell them separately to those who want them
the dealer cost of the frames increased. if we still included the mounts with the frames, the cost of the frame to the consumer would have increased
Yea, but how much?
If I was buying a frame priced on the higher end of things, regardless of if I rode brakes or not, I would expect it to be full-featured - like my Fly Tierra.
This is like an in-app purchase.
But then again, I imagine it's hard out hee' for a company that doesn't fux wit completes.
brakeless riders can say "i don't want to buy stuff i don't need, or have to ask for it to be removed". we can't satisfy both parties, so we chose (to us) the simplest solution
Fly no longer provides the brake mounts/guides/tabs with their frames either
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The Bike Shop / Re: New T1 drool
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:35:18 PM »Wait, they are selling the brake accessories separately now, why ?
They say to keep the cost down but the prices are the same as all the other past frames with the accessories, more moola...
The trans green and blue look trick though.
many riders don't use brakes, so we remove the brake mounts and sell them separately to those who want them
the dealer cost of the frames increased. if we still included the mounts with the frames, the cost of the frame to the consumer would have increased
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The Lounge / Re: Devon Feil's expose about A22 and TCU
« on: August 29, 2014, 08:31:30 AM »
Kurt: give examples of shitty brands, please
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The Lounge / Steven Hamilton
« on: October 17, 2012, 10:44:20 PM »Quote from: The Fresh Pinch;3599013
I can't find the first empire dvd online, but that had from my knowledge the longest brakeless hop up nose manny I'd ever seen from Ham dog.
He does a super slow one in it.
http://bmxmdb.com/films/69-Empire
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The Lounge / Steven Hamilton
« on: September 24, 2012, 05:51:51 PM »Quote from: niels.d;3592304
It would be cool to see him get hooked up. Flow for Skavenger? Wasn't he getting flowed by Empire, at some time? At least he would have something for the parts that Animal don't make. Maybe someone he has previous connections in the industry will hook him up. Hopeful thinking, who knows?
we help him out whenever he needs it and will continue to do so
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The Lounge / Steven Hamilton
« on: March 26, 2012, 09:34:12 PM »
to clarify, he isn't filming or editing, just riding
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The Lounge / Steven Hamilton
« on: March 26, 2012, 09:28:59 PM »
*cough* Hamilton / Empire webvid later this year *cough*
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The Lounge / Steven Hamilton
« on: April 04, 2011, 10:21:29 PM »Quote from: bluebmx;3416462
The picture I posted must be the most realistic depiction of him at this time.
wrong
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News / BG Interbike report is up.
« on: October 03, 2005, 11:32:38 AM »Quote from: Cory
I thought you seemed a bit weary at that point was all, and your scar was quite impressive. That thing covers a lot of distance!
yeah, i had taken a 6 am flight out of Austin that morning, which required me to wake up at 4 am, so i had been up for almost 24 hours (14 of them were spent with at least one drink in my hand)
next year, i'm taking a later flight...
tom
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