I’m glad to order a couple gift certificates from riv. They’re a great shop. Grant is an iconoclast who is responsible for much of the direction of the rando/gravel part of the industry as we know it today whether you can see that or not.
That being said I hope they read the other thread and take what people are saying seriously. I didn’t exactly get the feeling that they did from the email that Rivendell sent out. But maybe they did, I’m not a mind reader. Seeing how many employees they have in that image and the amount that they brought in, there’s a halfway decent chance that any used Rivendell frame will be worth much more in five years than it is worth today. I hope that’s not the case, so I’ll be wearing the riv t shirt and hat around town for some free advertising. |
So awesome! I think grant has done a lot more than most people realize for cool bicycles. He earned this and I hope they use this second chance well.
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I'm glad I kicked in....two of those folks in the picture are close friends of mine. I hope Grant realizes ow important those folks are.. |
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Passing the hat around every so often is not a viable business model.
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maybe they read the previous rivendell thread here and got some good advice from paceliners.
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It's kind of like the cult of Apple. :help::bike:
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Buy a $10 gift certificate today, spend it at sometime in the future. The accounting for income matching/expense would be a pain, plus you no have a liability on your books for the $10 gift certifcate until it is spent. If all $215k comes in a bunch, the problem occurs again, no cash flow. I'm not an accountant, nor do i play one on TV, have taken just enough courses in university and read enough balance sheets to be dangerous in thinking about this stuff. |
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P.S. I wish them well no matter what happens but this might be the last time he can throw a hail mary or pass the hat around. This was very public and very different compared other times when he has just asked for orders. |
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Wow
This is so much more than i could have ever guessed. Yeah my 10$ does feel like a bucket in the ocean but i have to say im really glad there is an ocean of cyclists out there appreciating good stuff! Also like that he choose to share the number! :banana: |
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I'm glad they are still around, I really am, it's just odd is all. |
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