Is it like the [url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7831046.stm ]Arshavin[/url] deal- one minute it's on, the next, it's off?
I though Brant was going to sign for Man Shitty, anyway? With Robinho going the other way, to start a new career in bike marketing.
In marketing terms its all about as annoying as getting a DVD box set of the complete Iceland adverts with a bonus DVD of the Direct Line commercials.
hora I thought it was almost inviting daft ideas by putting that. Nobody ended up guessing correct tho.
i mut say i wont miss the abuse he gives out to stw'ers if they voice an opinion about his bikes. Also he'll have more time in his new role as he wont be trawling the posts on here for 'on-one' as a keyword!
who knows i may even consider buying from on-one again now he's gone.
Richards is to create a bike and accessories brand for mail-order retailer Chain Reaction Cycles.Richards said:
"I'm spending the next couple of months either in my shed, or in Taiwan, working hard to get a lovely range of frames and components, for launch under a new brand name in early May. What I'm trying to achieve is that fast route to market, volume purchasing, great margins, all in key areas that the big brands aren't hitting.
"And if that fails, I've got a backup plan of going to sell odd hats and beef jerky."
where've i seen this buiness model before.....................
has inovation realy died a death? will anyone be setting up a company making new stuff rather than hopping over to tiwan to pick bits out of a catalogue and proclaiming that their margins are smaller than the competitions?
TBH its getting a bit reppettative, especialy now that magazines are ful of ads from every man and his dog selling the same pedals/grips/bars/seatpost/etc
I was hoping I would get the 300 but seems the thread has died. 🙁
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will anyone be setting up a company making new stuff rather than hopping over to tiwan to pick bits out of a catalogue and proclaiming that their margins are smaller than the competitions?
The On-One stuff wasn't just catalogue parts though, was it. Unless someone else was having weird handlebars made first and I missed it.
ok, i'll give them the bars, although they didnt invent them, just look at an old shopper bike.
but hubs/cranks/grips etc etc .....................
I'm not denying they'r reasnoble quality and reasnoble prices,
but theyr still the same DMR/Nukeproof/etc.
Things i'd like to see.......
budget SS casette hub with good quality servicable internals
female axel hubs, not realy neccecary on most bikes, but they look super cool on BMX's, so why not?
The only new things i can think of from recent years are lock on grips and the new style of taco chain devices. Surely as an industry there must be more new stuff to invent?
The way I read it and from what Brant has said himself recently on here is that Brant still has an interest in on one ie he owns shares but he has given up his job there. If this is correct it is in Brants interest that on one continues to make money. If it is not correct then why would Brant want to see the company he built fail because of his rival frames and parts. I think Shedfire will produce slightly more expensive parts than on one and be a bit more mainstream with maybe higher quality attention to detail.
Well I wish Brant all the best and thanks for some great products and I look forward to some more 🙂
I see that On-One now needs a bike designer....I wonder what a Solitude-On-One might look like and if JoB's eyes would implode 🙂
SSP
so back to the OP: does anyone know what's going on? I read the press release and i haven't got a clue!
this is not worth the three sleepless nights since the bike radar announcement on friday!! 😯
At this point in time I think even Brant is probably confused!
Who should I contact to apply for the On-One designers job and when's the closing date?
bumpy 💡
lol @ brakes
