Tuesday, July 11, 2023

23-7-11




 Another titan of the industry falls. Over $6 million in debts owed, selling toys for adults. How is that possible? 


"We were just a bit sluggish to respond to (the post pandemic market)." It's a special type of incompetence in the world of retail that spawns a statement as dumb as that. They won't be missed.


Top photo; Rohloff chain tool. $129 or so a lifetime ago. There's a newer version available for just a bit more. Middle picture, a BMX and 9spd Park chain tool nestling a Campagnolo freehub tool. Everything there is obsolete. Bottom picture; truing stand with a long lost iteration of QBP bike tube packaging in the background, to show how old my artifacts are of an industry I was once a part of. I miss it. I don't miss it. 

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