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Old 07-31-2013, 12:34 PM
Z3c Z3c is offline
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Originally Posted by Ken Robb View Post
I think one of the reasons for the ultimate failure is that the "name" only had value to a discerning few. There was no big marketing/advertising program so name recognition is nil to most bicycle buyers.
Yep to this plus failing to adjust to the market with their recent moves dealt the death card. Let's be honest; even the folks here who are in their segment here were pretty critical of the recent changes. Clearly the general cycling market was pretty unimpressed.