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Old 09-25-2024, 07:45 AM
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Yes.
Not sure..there may be some ownership changes, including 'maybe' the original owner buying it back.
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Old 09-25-2024, 08:00 AM
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Not sure..there may be some ownership changes, including 'maybe' the original owner buying it back.
Since he’s deferred any comment until after the projected /rumored “closing”
date and it seems that TPC has been looking for a buyer, its a possibility. Trend of late with original owner(s) buying back their companies.
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Old 09-25-2024, 08:17 AM
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Old 09-25-2024, 12:03 PM
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I had a bunch of the Ekar stuff in my cart as I was trying to rationalize building up another bike around it. I came to my senses and let it go. I did pickup a pair of Quoc Escape Lace's. I hope the fit is just like the Gran Tourer.
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Old 09-25-2024, 05:03 PM
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I feel like if they had kept it at the scale they were operating at before the influx of VC money, they'd be better off. Or maybe not. Feels like Carvana, though.

Crazy stuff in either case.
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Old 09-25-2024, 07:08 PM
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Reddit seems pretty convinced that this is going out of business which is, i suppose, a kind of end of a season.

I'm very tempted by a bike they've got stupid cheap. Anyone pulled the trigger on a bike from them in this sell off?

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Old 09-25-2024, 07:10 PM
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Clean39T said he bought a Parlee RZ7. I remember this because I looked at the same bike and thought to myself that it was a stupid good deal (I would have have bought it if it was my size)

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Reddit seems pretty convinced that this is going out of business which is, i suppose, then end of a season.

I'm very tempted by a bike they've got stupid cheap. Anyone pulled the trigger on a bike from them in this sell off?
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Old 09-25-2024, 07:24 PM
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Very low inventory. Am I searching correctly? Click on Road bikes, and there are only 23 of them left, inclusive of all brands and sizes?
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Old 09-25-2024, 08:45 PM
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This play feels like selling it back to the old owner to me. Sell all the inventory for whatever you can get FAST. Reduces the inventory costs for a sale, and limits the amount of dollars spent to the VC guys on labor while trying to extract as many dollars as you could if you took longer on the sell off.

The business is inherently designed for this because it’s not like they have complete size runs to move through of any one model. The inventory is made up entirely of a Motley Crue of sizes, colors and specs.
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Old 09-25-2024, 08:54 PM
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Very low inventory. Am I searching correctly? Click on Road bikes, and there are only 23 of them left, inclusive of all brands and sizes?
Just seeing the same....a Look 785 Huez RS disc with Ultegra Di2 for $2750? Wowza.....
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Old 09-25-2024, 09:21 PM
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What does Reddit say about Gaulzetti and Speedvagan?
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Old 09-25-2024, 10:16 PM
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Old 09-25-2024, 10:57 PM
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