2manyoranges
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And I notice that almost all new promotional and review pieces are focussed on FS bikes. Stanton and Cotic have developed steel fs but it’s the cheaper alloy and exotic carbon that seem the be the focus of sales, along with E-bikes as a focus of attention. The 3,000 gbp hard tail seems vulnerable to me yet it’s both the roots of the sport and still a compelling ride for me….
Cotic seem strong financially but it’s so sad that Stanton are in such trouble….
The durability at the heart of the hard tail - which makes RetroBike so strong as a community and gives us so much to play with - also means market saturation - even n+1 may not be allowing the small manufacturers to function…
And I notice that almost all new promotional and review pieces are focussed on FS bikes. Stanton and Cotic have developed steel fs but it’s the cheaper alloy and exotic carbon that seem the be the focus of sales, along with E-bikes as a focus of attention. The 3,000 gbp hard tail seems vulnerable to me yet it’s both the roots of the sport and still a compelling ride for me….
Cotic seem strong financially but it’s so sad that Stanton are in such trouble….
The durability at the heart of the hard tail - which makes RetroBike so strong as a community and gives us so much to play with - also means market saturation - even n+1 may not be allowing the small manufacturers to function…
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