Specialized 29er Tires Sold Out
January 11th, 2006 by Tim GrahlI talked to my guy at Specialized today and he said the first run of the Fast Trak 29 inch tires “sold out rapidly” and it’ll be 6 to 8 weeks before they get another shipment in.
Hopefully this’ll help convince them there’s a market for a Specialized 29er bike.
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Less than a month! Not bad for a tire mold they’ve had for a year and a half
Good news, 29″ as a product line should now be around break-even or even positive on their balance.
Other tire makers will also see that if you make a 29″ tire with a difference, you need not invest a single marketing penny to sell them and sell them quickly. Not doing it really is saying “no” to money.
The irony continues! Perhaps they might be persuaded to not only re-supply the Fast Track, but expand into other 29″ specific products, like say, oh…. I don’t know……BIKES maybe?
Cloxxki, now that Mierhage is back to professional riding, I wonder if anyone might be able to ask him his side of the Specialized tire story. That might be an interesting story to hear!
Wow! I was just thinking of getting some (even though I’m not a big Specialized fan). Guess I’ll have to wait.
Some shops stocked up, I sure not all those tirs are on bikes already?
The riders that meet the Euro’s pro’s on a regular basis tend to not care for 29″ wheels. Then, I wonder if I’d feel like talking about those days being him.