Kona bikes. BOGO sale (yes, 50% off process)

[mntlion]

https://www.konaworld.com/en-ca

https://www.konaworld.com/en-ca/coll...s/process-bogo

all process bikes are buy one, get one free. Mix and match.

damn good deal and prices in CND peso

[Eluder]

The new overlords really fucked this company. Kona was a brand based on good people, good relationships, and practical bikes that provided good value. They basically threw all this out the window and laid off their entire sales force, leaving their dealer network with nothing more than a middle finger. It's crazy to think that if you fuck all those relationships and bump the price of bikes by 2k that you would have a hard time selling your inventory.

[Velomayniac]

Bring back the Operator!

[toast2266]

Discounted for the impending lack of a warranty.

[Velomayniac]

Who’s next after?

[XXX-er]

I sat having a drink with an LBS buddy in june as he talked about the state of the business , he said there will be blood. So I asked who, he said the LBS/ suppliers/ distributors/ brands it could be anybody, the when was it will happen this year, the why for him the LBS was poor margins/ high costs had been a probelm since 2018

so who will survive ... an LBS with a shop that makes money.

[rideit]

Poor margins/high costs has been an issue since 1910 or something like that.
Sure, there have been BIG booms, but mostly it is a flat line, margins wise for a century, from what I understand.

[XXX-er]

Kona, GG, Niner bikes, CRC, La bicycletta, Black spire so far he wasn't wrong that companies in the bike industry were going under

[rideit]

Certainly not disputing that!

It’s just always been a ‘passion’ industry over a ‘will crush my soul for profits’ industry.

(Some people, of course, got fabulously wealthy)

Great read for those interested in US bicycle history.

https://americanbusinesshistory.org/...short-history/

[XXX-er]

Yes passion does not always = good business

My buddy is not really in the bicycle business, he is in the RE business SO buy a building open a shop in 25-30 yrs he will own the buildings,

Macdonalds does the same thing

[singlesline]

Kona, GG, Niner bikes, CRC, La bicycletta, Black spire so far he wasn't wrong that companies in the bike industry were going under

Diamondback seems basically dead? They are still selling bikes, and they introduced a new short travel 29er this year, but...the rest of the lineup is dead in the water and hasn't changed in years. What's left is at deep discount with limited sizes remaining.

I know they are sitting there under some corporate overlords who may be content to string them along, but I hardly see the point. They already let their US Raleigh distribution/naming deal die and diamondback is just chilling out.

Guess sponsoring a bunch of youtubers doesn't work when you can't keep your bikes up to date.

[ticketchecker]

Co worker today told me GT was going tango uniform, haven’t been able to confirm on the interwebz


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[toast2266]

Co worker today told me GT was going tango uniform, haven’t been able to confirm on the interwebz


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Again!?

(But yes, seems entirely plausible)

[El Chupacabra]

Wonder how many of my bikes will end up being from defunct brands?

So far - 1 Raleigh, 2 Kona.

The GT waits cautiously...

[skaredshtles]

Again!?

(But yes, seems entirely plausible)

What's that? Like the 5th time for GT?

[toast2266]

Wonder how many of my bikes will end up being from defunct brands?

So far - 1 Raleigh, 2 Kona.

The GT waits cautiously...

Heh. I've got a Raleigh and a GT as well.

The transition and the wife's yeti seem pretty safe. Got a norco too - hopefully paying for the goat doesn't sink them too. Got a couple canfields floating around - hopefully they weather the storm.

[Eluder]

Heh. I've got a Raleigh and a GT as well.

The transition and the wife's yeti seem pretty safe. Got a norco too - hopefully paying for the goat doesn't sink them too. Got a couple canfields floating around - hopefully they weather the storm.

To be fair Canfield was basically out of business for 2 years.

[Eluder]

I'm kind of annoyed that there isn't any real journalism going into the collapse and piss poor management of these companies by the bike media guys.

[Andeh]

Yeah, well, the bike media is too afraid of offending the sacred cow. They wouldn't dare write anything remotely critical of the industry or else they'll get cut off from product to review.

[toast2266]

Pinkbike etc. have never been about actual journalism - they just want to generate the most clicks for the least effort. Controversial hot takes on chain stay length.

BRAIN would be the most likely venue, but they're just regurgitating press releases.

[Velomayniac]

I'm kind of annoyed that there isn't any real journalism going into the collapse and piss poor management of these companies by the bike media guys.

I’ve been searching for good hit pieces

[J. Barron DeJong]

Heh. I've got a Raleigh and a GT as well.

The transition and the wife's yeti seem pretty safe. Got a norco too - hopefully paying for the goat doesn't sink them too. Got a couple canfields floating around - hopefully they weather the storm.

I don’t know their current situation, but Norco’s been around a long time, and their products aren’t as niche as a lot the brands that are going under. Sold a shit tonne of Norco entry-level to mid-range mountain bikes and hybrids when I was working in a shop.

[Velomayniac]

Canfield better stick around!

[toast2266]

I don’t know their current situation, but Norco’s been around a long time, and their products aren’t as niche as a lot the brands that are going under. Sold a shit tonne of Norco entry-level to mid-range mountain bikes and hybrids when I was working in a shop.

I could say the same thing about Kona. I sold a lot of lower-mid level Konas back in the day.

[SKIP IN7RO]

Canfield better stick around!

They were doing BOGO not too long ago on pedals, wheelsets, and other components.