A common assumption is that companies pull out of markets because they have failed. Even large companies such as Bridgestone have limits to their resources. It's entirely possible that the US bicycle business was simply not their best use of resources. I have no direct knowledge but it's one possible explanation. Pretty academic at this point.
To the point of this thread, Jeff Jones presents a compelling case for his thinking. Now that there are some LWB Rivendells out there we'll anxiously await to hear how they handle off-road. Of course, the Jones videos look like a lot more aggressive type of riding. Maybe Jay Ritchey can be enticed to test & offer his comments on the Appaloosa. dougP On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 6:08:55 AM UTC-8, Matthew J wrote: > > ICYMI, good Jeff Jones YourrTube discussion on advantages of longer > wheelbase. GP has said a lot of similar stuff. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMkQ7z9Gi7c&feature=youtu.be > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
