Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[Jason Hartman]

I just read the assembly instructions. Indeed these guys are brilliant.
They have managed to make a bicycle where you can get the front wheel nuts
and pedals tight enough with what looks like a four inch wrench. Even
better, no grease is needed on the stem, seatpost or pedal threads. As an
added bonus the brakes are apparently perfectly adjusted right out of the
box.

Jay Hartman.

On Friday, May 29, 2015, Eric Norris  wrote:

> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling
> simple MUSA bicycles:
>
>
> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>
>
> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes
> to people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
>
> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies
> whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by
> middle-aged, spandex-clad men."
>
> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA.
>
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[David Banzer]

I guess I'm missing something here. I completely agree with BSNYC - this is 
just a cheap simple single speed of which there are a plethora of options 
in that price range. I don't see this as anything other than a marketing 
campaign.
David
Chicago

On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 5:49:42 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Recent topic on the internets:  
> http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/05/minute-ready-to-serve-brown-wednesday.html
>
>
> On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:28:08 PM UTC-7, tarik...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Spencer Wright, ex one man rando  frame builder Traffic Bikes and 
>> currently of all sorts of awesome stuff, such as "the prepared" newsletter 
>> and "the public radio" single station mason jar radio, has been consulting 
>> for them, I would guess with him involved these have a chance to be pretty 
>> neat. Links to all of the above with a cool wheel building in Taiwan video 
>> linked through here:
>>
>>
>> http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2015/01/couple-of-things-saturday-bike-wheels.html
>>
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Tarik
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Eric Norris  wrote:
>>
>> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling 
>> simple MUSA bicycles:
>>
>>
>> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>>  
>>
>> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes 
>> to people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
>>
>> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling 
>> companies whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden 
>> by middle-aged, spandex-clad men."
>>
>> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 
>>
>> --Eric Norris
>> campyo...@me.com
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[Tarik Saleh]

Yep, or that I guess, it could be exactly that. 

> On May 29, 2015, at 4:49 PM, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" 
>  wrote:
> 
> Recent topic on the internets:  
> http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/05/minute-ready-to-serve-brown-wednesday.html
> 
> 
>> On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:28:08 PM UTC-7, tarik...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Spencer Wright, ex one man rando  frame builder Traffic Bikes and currently 
>> of all sorts of awesome stuff, such as "the prepared" newsletter and "the 
>> public radio" single station mason jar radio, has been consulting for them, 
>> I would guess with him involved these have a chance to be pretty neat. Links 
>> to all of the above with a cool wheel building in Taiwan video linked 
>> through here:
>> 
>> http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2015/01/couple-of-things-saturday-bike-wheels.html
>> 
>> 
>> Later,
>> 
>> Tarik
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Eric Norris  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling simple 
>>> MUSA bicycles:
>>> 
>>> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>>>  
>>> 
>>> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes to 
>>> people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
>>> 
>>> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies 
>>> whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by 
>>> middle-aged, spandex-clad men."
>>> 
>>> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 
>>> 
>>> --Eric Norris
>>> campyo...@me.com
>>> www.campyonly.com
>>> campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[cyclotour...@gmail.com]

Recent topic on the internets: 
 
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/05/minute-ready-to-serve-brown-wednesday.html


On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:28:08 PM UTC-7, tarik...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Spencer Wright, ex one man rando  frame builder Traffic Bikes and 
> currently of all sorts of awesome stuff, such as "the prepared" newsletter 
> and "the public radio" single station mason jar radio, has been consulting 
> for them, I would guess with him involved these have a chance to be pretty 
> neat. Links to all of the above with a cool wheel building in Taiwan video 
> linked through here:
>
>
> http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2015/01/couple-of-things-saturday-bike-wheels.html
>
>
> Later,
>
> Tarik
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Eric Norris > 
> wrote:
>
> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling 
> simple MUSA bicycles:
>
>
> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>  
>
> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes 
> to people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
>
> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies 
> whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by 
> middle-aged, spandex-clad men."
>
> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 
>
> --Eric Norris
> campyo...@me.com 
> www.campyonly.com
> campyonlyguy.blogspot.com 
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[Tarik Saleh]

Spencer Wright, ex one man rando  frame builder Traffic Bikes and currently of 
all sorts of awesome stuff, such as "the prepared" newsletter and "the public 
radio" single station mason jar radio, has been consulting for them, I would 
guess with him involved these have a chance to be pretty neat. Links to all of 
the above with a cool wheel building in Taiwan video linked through here:

http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2015/01/couple-of-things-saturday-bike-wheels.html


Later,

Tarik


Sent from my iPhone

> On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Eric Norris  wrote:
> 
> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling simple 
> MUSA bicycles:
> 
> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>  
> 
> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes to 
> people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
> 
> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies 
> whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by middle-aged, 
> spandex-clad men."
> 
> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 
> 
> --Eric Norris
> campyonly...@me.com
> www.campyonly.com
> campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

['Norman Bone' via RBW Owners Bunch]

"Brilliant Bicycles are hand-crafted at a state-of-the-art, wind-powered 
manufacturing facility in Taiwan. "
  From: Eric Daume 
 To: rbw-owners-bunch  
 Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 1:51 PM
 Subject: Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company
   
I really doubt those are MUSA at that price.


On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Eric Norris  wrote:

Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling simple 
MUSA bicycles:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
 
According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes to 
people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies 
whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by middle-aged, 
spandex-clad men."
Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 
--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
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Re: [RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[Eric Daume]

I really doubt those are MUSA at that price.

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Eric Norris  wrote:

> Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling
> simple MUSA bicycles:
>
>
> http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
>
>
> According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes
> to people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."
>
> Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies
> whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by
> middle-aged, spandex-clad men."
>
> Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA.
>
> --Eric Norris
> campyonly...@me.com
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[RBW] Brilliant Bicycle Company

[Eric Norris]

Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling simple 
MUSA bicycles:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
 

 

According to the article, their goal is to sell “reasonably priced bikes to 
people who care more about simplicity and color than specs and ounces."

Hmmm … who else does that? They also point at mainstream cycling companies 
whose ads feature, "pictures of high-end racing bikes ridden by middle-aged, 
spandex-clad men."

Oh, by the way, their prices start at $299 with free shipping in the USA. 

--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
campyonlyguy.blogspot.com

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