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In response to [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brands-you-wouldnt-touch-with-a-barge-pole ]the barge pole thread[/url], what are the brands that attract you (for whatever reason)?
1) Volvo (Nordic reliability; safety)
2) Trek (just solid bikes)
3) Shell Oil (I had a lego tow truck set when I was a kid with a Shell logo; I also like the colours)
4)Jaegermeister (just like the German, foresty image)
Audi.
that is all.
Aldi and Lidl
Samsung
Adidas (old skule though)
Cannondale
Apple
Lego
Matchbox
PG Tips
Benson and Hedges
BMW
Lotus
Orange Bikes
Cotic Bikes
Giant Bikes
Endura
Gore
Nudie Jeans
Adidas
Yorkshire Tea
Hate me 😉
Giant,regarded by some as as boring but I just seem to like their non showy,solid dependability.
Alfa Romeo for completely the opposite reasons to above!
Adidas - I dont have to try them on
Converse - ""
Old el Paso - Nom nom nom
Lee jeans
Audi
Santa Cruz
Mizuno Golf
Irn Bru
Belhaven
Sierra Nevada IPA
Mountain Hardwear
Merrell
North Face
Apple
Samsung (though they don't like each other)
Carhartt
Vans
Ford
DMR
Cascade
Last Footwear Co
Macpac
Ground Effects
binners - Member
Benson and Hedges
🙁
It's utter scum like you what is making this country fall apart.
(Scuttles off to create a 'cool' brand for Meths, knowing there is a market...)
Russell
Jo
Yeti
but not Skoda Yeti
Cosworth (and by association Marcos and Costin)
Singular (but not IF et al)
Specialized (because my Pitch is absolutely nuts!)
Boss suspension (and Cane Creek/ohlins, simple suspension done very very well, rather than Fox who I've never liked as a company as the shocks always seem 2nd best in the market and the forks had those issues)
LOCO (always suport the little guy, but not superstar for obvious reasons)
Alfa Romeo - never owned one (closest was a Fiat Coupe) but I like their styling, heritage and the old ones are very cool.
Oakley - like the styling, I perceive the quality to be good.
Amazon - Their stuff just works really well - One-click, recommendations, Kindle.
Gore - Great bike wear, everything I've bought has been well made and well thought out.
Stowa watches - made to order, not stupid expensive, interesting history, not many people have heard of them.
Ball watches - can be stupid expensive, interesting history, not many people have heard of them.
Cotic, cause it made the bike that I currently ride which genuinely could be the last bike I buy (unless I break it).
Endura
Levis
There actually aren't that many others; most of the others I do like but have something against.
Renault: maker of the most desirable car (Clio V6); also made the Avantime and can't get build quality right.
Sony: wonderfully designed products, dreadful software.
Adidas: just not keen.
Kelloggs: meh
...and so on.
Oakley
Alfa Romeo
Ducati
Triumph
Lamborghini
Maserati
Moto Guzzi
Spoon I'm 6'3" 😀
Sergio Tacchini
Casio
Taito
Fox
Hugo Boss; some nice understated clothes (some not!)
Panasonic; no idea why
Dakine; passion for sports
Yeti; I don't even own one
Red bull; they sponsor nutters
Cognation; seem to do what they do because they love it
My top ones would be
1. BA (but I am paid to :lol:, but i am very proud to work there and in the face of crisis I know of no better company)
2. Audi (I really don't understand all the hatred - I still love mine after 5 years - I like their understated elegance and their after sales service is excellent - A3/A4/A6 sensible cars that are rewarding to own over the long term)
3. NAIM (for some reason once they have secured your pennies you are then trapped for life, although NAIM for Bentley seems a bit pants)
4. Specialized (just good albeit ordinary bikes)
5. Apple (for their Agile product innovation and how can any company rise from its ashes to become so ingrained in modern culture)
6. Nationwide - a mutual capable of taking on the banking giants in retail financial services. Never the best rates or products but always competitive and easy to find and buy. CRM is a bit pants mind.
Audi, for their understated elegance.
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FedEx, for their logo.
Slough council, for their constant uphill struggle to make Slough happy.
Spoon I'm 6'3"
that's not what your mum said :p
Apple
Cannondale
Yeti
Swobo
Ciocc (also Colnago, though Ciocc is a bit less obvious)
Omega
Salsa
Harley Davidson (yes, I know theyre not cool, yes, I realise that people automatically think 'mid life crisis', and yes, I own one, and a Buell, which kinda makes me doubly ****tish, but I still love 'em).
Orange Bikes - Because of the spotty tops in the early 90's
Tag Heuer - Always wanted one, now finally have one
Tissot - My first nice watch for my 18th birthday was one, I've bought a couple more since
Maxxis bike tyres - Not tried a bad one yet.
Thorbridge Brewery - Every beer they make I could drink gallons of
Oakley - I just like them
Puma football boots - My dad always wore them and I have followed him on this
Superstar- not had an issue with a single product (except one 🙂 )
HTC - I can make my phone my own, unlike the leading 'smart'phone.
Charge Bikes - Great brand, great image, great bikes of which I have two.
Vegemite - I've seen the light
Santa Cruz
Cotic
(any other bike company that avoids pointless yearly [s]colour scheme changes[/s] updates)
Lamborghini
Ducati
Holden
Erdinger
Balvennie
Arbath(See Fiat below)
Alfa
Apple
Becks (Vier)
Bloch (dance sneakers)
BMW (Mini)
Breitling
BSA
Cosworth
Dennis (Fire Engines)
Ducati
Etnies
Fiat (original 600 & new 500 both Arbath)
Glock (The Ceramic 45)
Harley Davidson
Hope
Hunter (Wellies)
Independent (newspaper)
Lambretta (original Ld & GT200)
Marc Jacobs (handbags)
Marmite
Mauser (The broomhandle)
Nikon
Orange
Santa Cruz
Transition
Triumph
Tyrells (Good Crisps)
Volcom
VW (Vans & Trucks)
Waitrose
Radical Ducati: http://www.radicalducati.com/index.php?page=ocasiones-radicales
Thorsten Durbahn: http://durbahn.de/
Because they're both build amazing original bikes.
not really drawn to labels as such, but Oakley do make brilliant glasses.
and I'm partial to my VW s too
Audi (I really don't understand all the hatred - I still love mine after 5 years - I like their understated elegance and their after sales service is excellent - A3/A4/A6 sensible cars that are rewarding to own over the long term)
Because they're driven by nobbers who don't know how to drive, or indicate... the cars are lovely, the drivers are dicks.
Adio
Fallen
Lakai
Matix
Volcom
Dakine
VW
Skoda
Aldi
Lidl
Newport Grill Kebab House
Santa Cruz
Transition
Intense
Banshee
Fox
Maxxis
HTC
Lenovo
Nastro Azzurro
Jim Beam
Just because I do.
Patagonia
Montezuma
80s/90s era VW
Apple, - yes, apple
Haglöfs
Arc'teryx - yes, Arc'teryx too
Black Diamond
Campag
There are plenty of others out there where I like products, but not the brand.
Apple
G-Shock
Bowers&Wilkins
Yeti
Orange
Etnies
Element
Howies
Rab
Nicolai
Shimano
Hope
Morgan
Because I'm a whore.
OMEGA. (Quality without the bling of TAG and the like)
peugeot (cars not bikes)
they fall apart, make my life a misery but i seem to end up buying them over and over
Adidas
Levis
French Connection
Samsung (coz they're good)
john deere, nothing runs like a deere.
Trek
Marks and Spencer
Audi
See how middle class I am.
...the cars are [s]lovely[/s] over-priced, over-engineered, over-refined and on the whole quite dull, the drivers are dicks.
FTFY. 😉
Deutz Fahr.
Benneton
Lowe
Oreo's
Wikipedia
Jessops
O2
Branstons
Scalextric
I love em.
Skimming through, looks like no one's said it so far so I will:
Crank Brothers
a bit more sensibly:
Panasonic telly's and camera's
Marin
Trout
The Times (newspaper)
Ford
John Lewis
Samsung
TESCO (sorry)
1. charge bikes (i may have said more than once here how much i love my new duster 😉 😳 2. bethesda softworks(for making the elder scrolls series of games) 3. specialized bikes.all (bar one) of their bikes that i have owned,have enjoyed riding. 4. giant bikes for the 2010 anthem x2 (fantastic bike it was 😀 6. lots of bike makers from the past (klein,funk,old skool marin/kona e.t.c 😉 i'll leave it there 🙂 p.s i know that marin/kona still make bikes,but just love their old steel/titanium bikes 😀 am not into their modern stuff to be honest.
Mersey Travel has just gone on the list. 😀
Illy coffee.
Onitsuka-Tiger.
Duchamp.
Ritta chocolate.
Pirelli tyres as they are somehow sexier than other brands, even though they are just tyres.
Lowe
Illy coffee
Yamaha - hifi and AV
Leica cameras
Honda R cars
Lezyne
Sigg
Surefire
KCNC
Ted Baker
Ninja tune
Tag Heuer
Oakley
Chris King
Hope
Pace
Cotic
Hackett
Paul Smith
Hugo Boss
Gieves & Hawkes
Lotus
HTC
Waitrose
Sainsburys
Wye Valley
Alpkit
Patagonia
Dell - always had decent "every day" computers from them but the newer ones don't seem as reliable so I may have to re-evaluate this!
DMR Bikes (not irrational, they're awesome)
Cotic
Rock Shox
661
Dakine
Gibson (despite how rubbish and ugly some of their newer guitars are, they're still the best)
Laney Amps
Ford
Etnies
Transition Bikes
KTM
Landrover
Lavazza (sp?)
Mercedes Benz
Apple (really didn't want to like the iPhone, then I tried one)
Spax
Campagnolo. Don't care if it's better or worse than Shimano, I just like it on a road bike.
John Deere. We've had a couple, and again, no idea if they're better or worse, but they've run well for us.
Fox (clothing)
Merrell
Aspalls
HTC
Marttinni
SRAM
Dell
Panasonic (cameras)
Renault
Quiksilver
Billabong
Tyrells
Lamy
Pilot
OHTO
Rotring
Blundstone
Underground (footwear)
slainte 😀 rob
Minky
The Co-operative.
No, really, flipping brilliant idea. Room for improvement on the implementation, of course, but still several orders of magnitude less evil than Tesco et al.
Subaru - always liked the look etc since McCrae, our one now is rock solid, would get another without a doubt.
Arcteryx - Just works, well. And I've worked for several of their immediate rivals inc North Face
Shimano - just know it'll work
John Deere - I wear the trucker cap to prove it too!
Volkl Skis - lots of 'Euro' graphics, but you know they will be bomber and work well.
Carhartt - love the work/urban styling, actually fits me, lasts
Commencal - look the goods imo, handle amazing, had no dramas with mine (though others have). I'd have no worries getting another.
Orange - The Vit T was superb. The 5, irrespective of it's weight/looks/noise works bloody well. Peaty winning on them in the day certainly helps.
Hmmm... Think looking at it, their is a lot to do with brand that evolve from solid backgrounds and work, rather than trying to revolutionise their fields constantly...
Maybe it's a fruit thing but I'm a big fan of Apples and Oranges.
There I said it!
Tunnocks
SONY
Adidas
Vauxhall (soooo uncool!)
Animal
Levis (see Vauxhall)
On-One - Planet X
Hovis
Case
john deere, nothing runs like a deere.
Nothing kills a deere like a magnum.
Skoda but Yeti, dam right 😉
Sony
Land Rover (wouldn't be seen dead in one though..)
Porsche
Element
Ellsworth
Casio
Giant, regarded by some as as boring but I just seem to like their non showy, solid dependability.
Ditto; but also:
Honda, regarded by some as as boring but I just seem to like their non showy, solid dependability.
Mountain Equipment (tough and understated)
Apple (turn nasty computers into lovely lifestyle products)
Lavazza (mmmm!)
Charge bikes (entirely intangible reasons)
Singletrack 😀
Scarpa (they just fit)
Film4
Oakley (great lenses and decent frames)
Moving off tractors
Audi and Aldi, Kwak, Jennings and Mordue - even though I dont drink anymore, prana, patagonia, montane, mountain equipment, tera nova, pod, alpkit, endura, nikon, ricoh, lifesystem, msr, atomic, maxxis, skoda, hope, on-one and cotic, cliff bars, orangeboom - its a larger not a tune, suunto watches, garmin gps
Cotic
Skoda
Oakley
Sony Walkman
Mountain Hardware
Blackberry (but only for push email purposes)
Fender USA
Levi's
M&S
Hope
Giant (for road bikes they just work for me off the shelf)
drag city
5.10 got at least 5 pairs! wouldn't really consider much else for climbing rubber
Hackman
Naim
Leema
Eizo
Gitzo
ThinktankPhoto
Gaja
Castel del Remi
Gulbenzu
4 kilos (wine producer)
Grenson
Edwin
Rapha
Pegoretti
Missoni
Mackintosh(scottish coats)
Apple
Arri
Sinn
ascaso
gaggia
thornbridge
marble inn
Adnams
Grimburgen
Westmalle
Popperings
Bocca di Lupo
Gelupo
Monmouth Coffee
Stussy
Carhartt
Vans
Camper
Tag
Moleskine
Fred Perry
intense, Merlin (ti), argon 18, leica m series, agnes b, phd down tops, markus T, theo, rudy project, uniqlo, tombow, ottolenghi, heinz low sugar baked beans, paramo, vans, northwave boots, time, campagnolo, vredestein, craft, mondaine
Panasonic, suddenly.
new balance
singular
trickers
badger ale
apple