I've been getting Brilliant Bicycle stuff in my email (on purpose). The bikes seem nice enough for the price, but the "we're super more better than the others" copy, combined with a dearth of specs on the website, are a little off-putting. But hey, I'd ride one to the corner store.
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 5:15:49 PM UTC-7, Kieran J wrote: > > As one commenter rightfully put it, "truly unremarkable". > > KJ > > > On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:23:24 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote: >> >> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling >> simple MUSA bicycles: >> >> >> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ >> >> >> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes >> to people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces." >> >> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling >> companies whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden >> by middle-aged, spandex-clad men." >> >> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> www.campyonly.com >> campyonlyguy.blogspot.com >> >> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
