http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-242 Twenty Nine Inches » Some random rumors…: A 29er Bike Site Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:40:51 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-242 [...] sign stage and developing a prototype According to the [...] [...] sign stage and developing a prototype According to the [...]

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-232 Black Toe Bob Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:29:12 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-232 As far as I know it is a done deal. One of my coworkers was speaking to someone at Spec corporate last week and they let that drop. I really can't see them passing this up. And you are right, when Spec jumps in everyone else has to play catch up. I expect Giant to be in there as well. It will be interesting to see what happens. Mountain biking will be picking up some over the next few years anyway with Armstrong out of cycling the road market will drop some. And with the popularity of 29ers with the endurace mtb racing crowd. As far as I know it is a done deal. One of my coworkers was speaking to someone at Spec corporate last week and they let that drop. I really can’t see them passing this up. And you are right, when Spec jumps in everyone else has to play catch up. I expect Giant to be in there as well. It will be interesting to see what happens. Mountain biking will be picking up some over the next few years anyway with Armstrong out of cycling the road market will drop some. And with the popularity of 29ers with the endurace mtb racing crowd.

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-231 Cloxxki Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:50:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-231 Is that a done deal with Specialized? Do they know themselves? When they join, as the second big one, everyone that doesn't loses money with the first bike Specialized sells. Is that a done deal with Specialized? Do they know themselves? When they join, as the second big one, everyone that doesn’t loses money with the first bike Specialized sells.

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-230 Black Toe Bob Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:28:15 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-230 It looks like the big players are slowly but surely getting into the act. I know that Specialized is coming out with a 29er or a line of 29ers in '07. But then this is the way it always works, nobody wants to jump into a trend until they see it is going somewhere. Then they jump in with a lot of money. Twenty years in this industry and I still have to laugh. It looks like the big players are slowly but surely getting into the act. I know that Specialized is coming out with a 29er or a line of 29ers in ‘07. But then this is the way it always works, nobody wants to jump into a trend until they see it is going somewhere. Then they jump in with a lot of money. Twenty years in this industry and I still have to laugh.

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-225 Cloxxki Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:01:33 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-225 Selling 29"ers is not much harder than making a proper bike and sticking a fair price to it. Won't even require as much marketing (anymore) as 26" to get orders. Hardest part about selling 29"ers is making enough of them (ask Fisher). Selling 29″ers is not much harder than making a proper bike and sticking a fair price to it. Won’t even require as much marketing (anymore) as 26″ to get orders.
Hardest part about selling 29″ers is making enough of them (ask Fisher).

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-224 Guitar Ted Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:17:15 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-224 Cannondale is currently conducting an informal marketing poll of their dealers to guage the response that a hardtail, Lefty equipped, Avid Juicy 5, SRAM X-7 bike at $1400.00 might garner. Sounds like the guys at Cannondale may actually be jumping in if they hear the right things from their dealer network. Cannondale is currently conducting an informal marketing poll of their dealers to guage the response that a hardtail, Lefty equipped, Avid Juicy 5, SRAM X-7 bike at $1400.00 might garner. Sounds like the guys at Cannondale may actually be jumping in if they hear the right things from their dealer network.

]]> http://twentynineinches.com/2006/02/07/new-zion-29er/#comment-223 joe_mauma Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:33:13 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=123#comment-223 with all of these smaller frame makers (builder?) jumping on board, I (stevie) wonder if big names like Spec or Cannondale will be able to have any market left by the time (if) they climb on board? with all of these smaller frame makers (builder?) jumping on board, I (stevie) wonder if big names like Spec or Cannondale will be able to have any market left by the time (if) they climb on board?

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