I think Mike's point isn't about price savings but more about small boutique manufacturers who sell direct to the consumer and are pushing the envelope on design & function. As with the dearth of bicycle frame builders/companies a similar renaissance is happening in the out door gear arena. My .02.
Tailwinds, ~Hugh On Mon, Jun 8, 2015, 7:13 PM cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had fantastic luck finding items at their sales. Then stacking > the second item 50% option if available. Bike racks, shoes, clothes, > tents, sleeping bags... a plethora of swag! Following up on the next > day 50% lowest marked sale price is even awesomer. > But I'm easily amused. > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Hugh Smitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I agree with Mike. I am always disappointed with REI these days. I did > > notice last time I was at REI they're selling Novara cycling clothing > that's > > not lycra...following the trend. > > > > ~Hugh > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015, 5:46 PM Mike Schiller <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> in the "old days" ( pre-internet) the REI sales were a good thing. But > >> these days you are usually better off shopping for the stuff across the > net. > >> Just have to know what you want and search weekly until it crops up. > I've > >> been a member for over 35 years but rarely buy much there anymore as > they > >> have a limited variety of most outdoor equipment compared to the WWW. > >> > >> ~mike > >> > >>> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > >> > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/TdDx6oGiy-Y/unsubscribe > . > >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/TdDx6oGiy-Y/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
