....and the crankset is now revealed on Rivbike. Mighty Tour indeed. On Mar 15, 11:57 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
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