It is sad that they are closing. Maybe it is the economy-to-price-of-goods ratio these days. I don't know.
I think it is difficult to sell bikes/parts in the USA these days. If you have read the Rivendell readers, you know of RBW's struggles through the years. Quality cycling gear is a very expensive now *in the USA*. I don't know if it is the economy or what. I'm not talking Target/WalMart/Sears. I am talking *LBS and up*. *Go into any LBS*. How many people *in the USA* can afford to shell out 900$ for an entry level road bike these days? 40$ gloves? A 65$ helmet? $80 shoes? It is too bad that these great bikes (LBS, RBW, Boulder, Weigle, Litespeed, etc.) aren't financially accessible to everyone. *Maybe it is not so much the helmets keeping people from cycling, but the prices the market bears these days.* CIA factbook today says that "per capita GDP of $54,800" in USA. How many want to/are able to buy a 1000$ US bike and the parts? How many can you sell in this economy? Sometimes I think the US cycling industry is going to implode on itself if the prices get much higher. -- 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.
