> 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.
Except for the Roadeo and a few bits here and there, all of Rivs bikes and components are directed for other than the racer or wannabe market. Few of them are cheap. On Mar 15, 12:32 pm, bfd <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 13, 3:19 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
