I like that unintentional typo "those with the deposable dollars"
Depose means to dethrone, but it also means to put down (same root as deposit). It also means 'to testify' as in 'take a deposition'. On Mar 15, 10:32 am, bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 13, 3:19 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > If Riv wants to expand to others, good luck as those other > > > people are looking at outboard bearing cranks - that's all the rage > > > and what all the racer-types who are willing to pay $300+ for a > > > crankset seek. Yes, you and I may not care, but the guys willing to > > > spend $300+ for a crankset do. Good Luck! > > > Rando and committed tourers will spend $300.00 for a crank. > > I guess the question is how many rando and committed tourers are > there? Randonneuring appears to be growing, but I doubt it makes up > the majority of riders. Same for people touring. Remember, back in the > 80s, the term "touring" because a dirty word at LBSs as people > wouldn't buy those bikes. I recall Sheldon Brown selling very nice NOS > late80s/early 90s touring bikes for cheap in early 2000/01 because the > mfrs couldn't move them. You just don't see that many people going on > tours. Further, if they do, they seem to use some type of racing style > bike. > > It seems the racer or wannbes are a larger share of the market and > probably more importantly, those with the deposable dollars to pay the > premium for this type of crank. > > > I do not think Riv has much risk, however. It appears Sugino makes the > > cranks already. Riv is just making them available in the U.S. Just a > > matter of buying a small quantity first to test the market than get > > more later if demand is there. > > Agree, as long as it doesn't tie up too much money that could go > towards other projects. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
