Comments on: ‘09 Reba Update; Air U-Turn http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:07:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-45689 Guitar Ted Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:40:34 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-45689 Brandon: Thanks for that update. I appreciate it. :) Brandon: Thanks for that update. I appreciate it. :)

]]> By: Brandon Lockwood http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-45688 Brandon Lockwood Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:27:29 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-45688 So I have been trying to get answers to my questions since I got back from Sea Otter and today I just recieved this from SRAM: Hello Brandon- I was forwarded your email to answer some questions about the 2009 Rebas. I copied and pasted your questions at the bottom for reference. 1. The expected date for Reba with maxle lite in Mid September. 2.4. Yes, it will be available in an air u-turn option in white, silver and black. Dual Air or Air U-turn 3. We do have an Employee Purchase program, it's handled through QBP. It is a percentage off of the their price. Any other questions let me know, Regards, Tim Jones SRAM Dealer Service USA tjones@sram.com 800.346.2928 ext. 1394 My questions to SRAM: 1. When will it hit the shelves? 2. Will it be available in a U-turn option? 3. I work for REI in their central bike assembly facility as a bike mech and moonlight at another shop in Seattle, can I employee pro deal a fork? 4. Will the Team 29er 120 be available in silver? Speciffically I am looking for the Team 29er 120mm maxle lite (u-turn if available) in silver! ENJOY So I have been trying to get answers to my questions since I got back from Sea Otter and today I just recieved this from SRAM:

Hello Brandon-
I was forwarded your email to answer some questions about the 2009 Rebas. I copied and pasted your questions at the bottom for reference.
1. The expected date for Reba with maxle lite in Mid September.
2.4. Yes, it will be available in an air u-turn option in white, silver and black. Dual Air or Air U-turn
3. We do have an Employee Purchase program, it’s handled through QBP. It is a percentage off of the their price.
Any other questions let me know,
Regards,
Tim Jones
SRAM Dealer Service USA
tjones@sram.com
800.346.2928 ext. 1394

My questions to SRAM:
1. When will it hit the shelves?
2. Will it be available in a U-turn option?
3. I work for REI in their central bike assembly facility as a bike mech and moonlight at another shop in Seattle, can I employee pro deal a fork?
4. Will the Team 29er 120 be available in silver? Speciffically I am looking for the Team 29er 120mm maxle lite (u-turn if available) in silver!

ENJOY

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-45136 Guitar Ted Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:58:56 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-45136 dblspeed: I would also like to know the answers here. A couple of observations: First of all, the prices on everything in cycling are in a state of constant flux right now. With everybody trending their pricing "northward", I would expect that the new Reba will retail at about what Fox is getting for their '09 product. As for U-Turn, I am sure that it was scuttled just to get the forks out to OEMs for their '09 line ups. Having U-Turn on their plates to do too maybe ended up being too much after all. Remember, they didn't announce it at Sea Otter for fear that it wasn't going to happen. Now those fears seem to have become reality. A final note: The new Reba is starting to pop up on some photos of new '09 product, so I believe that SRAM is delivering them to OEMs first and that there just isn't anything in the pipeline for aftermarket.........yet. I'll bet it won't be much longer though. Unfortunately, this is all just my speculating and if it does come true, it'll be too late for much '08 riding for many. dblspeed: I would also like to know the answers here. A couple of observations: First of all, the prices on everything in cycling are in a state of constant flux right now. With everybody trending their pricing “northward”, I would expect that the new Reba will retail at about what Fox is getting for their ‘09 product.

As for U-Turn, I am sure that it was scuttled just to get the forks out to OEMs for their ‘09 line ups. Having U-Turn on their plates to do too maybe ended up being too much after all. Remember, they didn’t announce it at Sea Otter for fear that it wasn’t going to happen. Now those fears seem to have become reality.

A final note: The new Reba is starting to pop up on some photos of new ‘09 product, so I believe that SRAM is delivering them to OEMs first and that there just isn’t anything in the pipeline for aftermarket………yet. I’ll bet it won’t be much longer though. Unfortunately, this is all just my speculating and if it does come true, it’ll be too late for much ‘08 riding for many.

]]> By: dblspeed http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-45100 dblspeed Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:41:18 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-45100 Thanks Guitar Ted. What's up with the U-turn though? Any ideas on msrp? Thanks Guitar Ted. What’s up with the U-turn though? Any ideas on msrp?

]]> By: GreenLightGo http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-44967 GreenLightGo Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:45:36 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-44967 good things come to those who wait - GT - please keep us updated on what you hear. Bummer on the U-turn though... good things come to those who wait – GT – please keep us updated on what you hear. Bummer on the U-turn though…

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-44606 Guitar Ted Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:34:01 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-44606 dblspeed: I have heard that they are due in some warehouses soon, but with the difficulties companies are having getting raw materials, with pricing, and with other technical snafus, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the date gets pushed back again. I hope to have a clearer picture of things shortly. dblspeed: I have heard that they are due in some warehouses soon, but with the difficulties companies are having getting raw materials, with pricing, and with other technical snafus, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the date gets pushed back again.

I hope to have a clearer picture of things shortly.

]]> By: dblspeed http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-44588 dblspeed Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:04:59 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-44588 Hey Guitar Ted, any news on the u-turn Reba? Thanks ;-) Hey Guitar Ted, any news on the u-turn Reba? Thanks

;-)

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-42479 Guitar Ted Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:55:09 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-42479 john: Well, I have no idea why you are so ticked off at me, and why you feel you need to use personal attacks to try to make some vague point here. I invite you to e-mail me at g.ted.productions@gmail.com to give me the "real" reasons you are posting this tripe, since you are finding it too hard to post it publicly. And by the way, it's xl, maybe you need a better source? ;) john: Well, I have no idea why you are so ticked off at me, and why you feel you need to use personal attacks to try to make some vague point here. I invite you to e-mail me at g.ted.productions@gmail.com to give me the “real” reasons you are posting this tripe, since you are finding it too hard to post it publicly.

And by the way, it’s xl, maybe you need a better source? ;)

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-42442 Guitar Ted Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:15:26 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-42442 john: I'd say SRAM was a pretty good source. ;) Regardlesss you must not understand the cycling industry. These sorts of things are commonplace. I could list several instances from several publications. Even regarding this particular instance. Look, if you are severely disappointed that you don't have this fork, your negativity is misdirected here. And while I'm at it, just this weekend I have heard that the U-Turn feature is not going to happen at all now. Source? A pretty dang good one, but one I can not reveal publicly. Take that for what it's worth. john:
I’d say SRAM was a pretty good source. ;) Regardlesss you must not understand the cycling industry. These sorts of things are commonplace. I could list several instances from several publications. Even regarding this particular instance.

Look, if you are severely disappointed that you don’t have this fork, your negativity is misdirected here.

And while I’m at it, just this weekend I have heard that the U-Turn feature is not going to happen at all now. Source? A pretty dang good one, but one I can not reveal publicly. Take that for what it’s worth.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-42381 Guitar Ted Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:30:37 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/05/07/09-reba-update-air-u-turn/#comment-42381 john: "The expected time of availability on this version of the Reba is the end of June." Hmm.........doesn't look like I said that "I predicted" anything, just passing along what I was told by SRAM. ;) As you may or may not know, "expected availability" times in the bicycle business are nebulous much of the time. Sometimes it's right on, sometimes not. The bottom line is that it's coming. john: “The expected time of availability on this version of the Reba is the end of June.”

Hmm………doesn’t look like I said that “I predicted” anything, just passing along what I was told by SRAM. ;) As you may or may not know, “expected availability” times in the bicycle business are nebulous much of the time. Sometimes it’s right on, sometimes not.

The bottom line is that it’s coming.

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