Comments on: Bontrager Switchblade G2 Rumor http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Thu, 24 May 2012 20:25:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-36038 Dirt McGirt Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:13:51 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-36038 I please to aim! :) I please to aim! :)

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-36007 Guitar Ted Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:08:22 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-36007 Dirt: You never cease to amaze me. ;) Dirt: You never cease to amaze me. ;)

]]> By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35999 Dirt McGirt Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:43:39 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35999 That's cuz we invented mountain biking.. duh.... And we did that whole "Tea Party" thing on your asses. "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRENESTATION!!!" "NUGGA NUGGA NOOOOOOOOOCH!" I don't know if that was exactly what they yelled that fateful day in Boston Haaaabaaah, but it probably was. I am from New England, afterall. It's like in my blood and stuff. Maybe that's why I've been getting headaches lately..... That’s cuz we invented mountain biking.. duh….

And we did that whole “Tea Party” thing on your asses.

“NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRENESTATION!!!”

“NUGGA NUGGA NOOOOOOOOOCH!”

I don’t know if that was exactly what they yelled that fateful day in Boston Haaaabaaah, but it probably was. I am from New England, afterall. It’s like in my blood and stuff. Maybe that’s why I’ve been getting headaches lately…..

]]> By: jeremy Uk http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35998 jeremy Uk Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:06:50 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35998 I think one or two americans might have Singulars but I don't think Sam has targeted the States, although he does pop up on the forums. We don't have many steel frame builders in the MTB world, Chas Roberts and Dave Yates are the only active ones, and it seems that most of their work is bespoke road frames. I know we are a tiny country with fewer people but at 60 million here it surprises me just how many more frame builders the USA appears to have relative to it's population. It seems that in the USA a lot of the innovators make their own frames, whereas in the UK virtually all of the production is outsourced as in the Niner business model. Hardly any of the guys here with a talent for design have ever made a frame, certainly not commercially I think one or two americans might have Singulars but I don’t think Sam has targeted the States, although he does pop up on the forums.
We don’t have many steel frame builders in the MTB world, Chas Roberts and Dave Yates are the only active ones, and it seems that most of their work is bespoke road frames. I know we are a tiny country with fewer people but at 60 million here it surprises me just how many more frame builders the USA appears to have relative to it’s population.
It seems that in the USA a lot of the innovators make their own frames, whereas in the UK virtually all of the production is outsourced as in the Niner business model. Hardly any of the guys here with a talent for design have ever made a frame, certainly not commercially

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35997 Guitar Ted Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:08:37 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/02/28/bontrager-switchblade-g2-rumor/#comment-35997 jeremy Uk: Hey, I didn't "draw the lines", I'm just pointing out where they are at. ;) As for Singular, (which have some mighty tasty looking bikes, by the way) are they even available in the U.S.? G2 is a part of a Fisher "complete package" as you point out, but don't think for a minute that folks won't be mixing and matching the 51mm offset with other bikes. In fact, they already are. Cloxxki: I like the "egg " example. I'm with you- salt and pepper please! But don't stop there, pass the salsa as well! :) jeremy Uk: Hey, I didn’t “draw the lines”, I’m just pointing out where they are at. ;) As for Singular, (which have some mighty tasty looking bikes, by the way) are they even available in the U.S.?

G2 is a part of a Fisher “complete package” as you point out, but don’t think for a minute that folks won’t be mixing and matching the 51mm offset with other bikes. In fact, they already are.

Cloxxki: I like the “egg ” example. I’m with you- salt and pepper please! But don’t stop there, pass the salsa as well! :)

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