If you’re a bike shop your future is bright. Or not. It depends on your investment in and attachment to culture, tooling, fixtures, education, and pathways of delivery. We’ll talk about some of that now.
by Dan Empfield, April 11, 2013
Your LBS might be back on its heels. Amazon is the arch enemy, with more than its toe in the water of the bike industry. The game is afoot. Okay, we’ll stop now. Here’s part-2 of our look at the retail landscape.
Over 85 percent of Slowtwitchers buy bike and tri product online. But 70 percent of these same customers prefer purchasing from their local bike shop, presenting a challenge and an opportunity.
It is debatable whether New York City was ever Ironman material. But Asheville, North Carolina, certainly is. So, will this be the spot where the next North American Ironman is held?
Spain’s Eneko Llanos prevailed against a stacked Aussie field (which also included a tough Belgian), while a new star, Corinne Abraham, shattered a field of top women racers with a superb performance.
Why are bike companies trying to sell you bikes marketed for cobblestones and potholes? They’re still testing out all but the obvious narratives for new road geometries that better fit many customers.
I would not be writing this had Bill Burke not opined to Bloomberg News. But, he did, so, I am. All of what Burke said is true. But one must square this with info competitors really get from race directors.
Andrew Starykowicz in Abu Dhabi. We know what you thought: a million to one shot. Could never happen again. Read about Mike Aigroz at IM Switzerland, and then let’s talk.
In our celebration of the Stacktennial, let us not ignore the ladies. The problem is, of course, the constraints placed on bike design if you mandate that the bike be built with 700c wheels.
I’m angry. I understand ineptitude. I acknowledge laziness. I get that not everybody is going attach the same importance to themes I deem important. But breathtaking indifference to this?
It’s been 10 years since the metrics Stack and Reach were first described. February marked a decade since these terms first made it into print, at least according to my recollection.
A man was pulled from the water, according to a source spectating the event. A San Francisco Fire Department rescue team worked on the competitor, who was not revived.
Cervelo co-founder Gerard Vroomen debuts a new iOS-only magazine for those hooked on bike racing and glued to their iPads. It’s free, adless, and published by one of cycling’s most focused minds.
