It bums me out that Riv is in this position (again) with the Clem H. To Grant's point, it definitely should be selling given the mainstream market. Meanwhile, the Clem L is perpetually out of stock despite seemingly healthy demand (on this list, at least) and good press.
I love my Rivs and I love the brand. But man, is it just me or does the marketing and messaging get quirkier and more baroque every year? They don't make it easy for the uninitiated, at least, and this is clearly at odds with the growth goals of a $1600 bike such as the Clem. But now, instead of trying a new marketing tactic with the Clem, it is going away. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 12:19:12 AM UTC-4, LeRoy wrote: > > Yep, just like it sounds. Here is what Grant Peterson says in his latest > Blahg (emphasis in bold added). If I didn't have one, I'd get one. Act now! > > *CLEM H's are incredible bikes, Hillybikes, All-Rounders, tourers, > commuters. Dialed in, super values, and they aren't selling. We're not > going to do them again,which seems nuts to me when I look at all the > mainstream bikes that do sell for more and aren't as good, but that's just > me.* > > *Nevertheless, we're in a spot and we need to move 20 of those. Need to. > We have 45s for most riders up to 5-6, 52s for most riders up to 5-11, and > 59s for most riders up to 6-4. Complete except for saddles. This is a more > comfortable, useful, better designed, better riding bike than most bikes in > the world, and we need to sell 20. Here's an incentive: The first ten > people to buy one between now and the end of the month will get $750 store > credit. * > > *If you have a Clem H, you know what a great bike it is, and don't get mad > that you paid more. Mourn us for having to do this and rejoice in the > bargain your comrades are getting. If you don't have a CLEM H, but want a > rough-stuff, toury-trail-towny bike, holy cow, a good time to get one.* > > *And all orders received on Sat and Sun (the 16th and 17th will get free > shipping and a $10 credit toward a future order placed within a month.* > > *I hate this stuff, but this is the reality, and it's a good opportunity. > For those who read the BLAHG.* > > *We (and certainly I) have a lot to be thankful for. I don't mean to sound > desperate, just want to get over a hump we got here.* > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
