I was just thinking about a similar thing. I seriously doubt Trek keeps the
lights on at Trek world HQ selling Madones. For all the angst over the
race-centric bike industry I'd guess 99.9% of the 15.7 million bikes sold
in the US in 2011 were comfort, hybrid or MTB. Heck, 4.7 million of those
It is true, however, that until somewhat recently if you wanted to
upgrade yourself (from the entry-level hybrid, etc) as a serious
cyclist, your typical LBS would have pushed you toward a race-style bike,
complete with the performance-oriented fit, team kit, clipless pedals, and
all the rest.
Sorry for the typos. I wonder if quill stems will be coming back anytime
soon.
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It's nice to hear LBS folks saying that their sales are coming primarily
from regular people. Kinda makes me wonder if more and more people are
realizing the enjoyment that comes with cycling. Surlys are great bikes and
it makes sense that they're increasing in popularity.
I have a conjecture
I noticed a few colored spacers thrown in with the regular silver spacers,
too. So I guess a customer could get some customosation bling that way, too.
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Just this year, Surly removed any restrictions on steerer tube length from
their warranty language. The old warranty was invalidated, supposedly, if
the steerer protruded more than 100 mm (4) above the headtube/headset. We
at HC have been ignoring that for years, but this year Surly gave their
