REI to carry Bontrager

[ColnagoC59]

i buy a ton of Bontrager bike tubes. Not much else. Never had the cachet of Specialized in my book. I do buy specialized bike shoes and helmets , but again not much else. Seemed to be the original intent of Bontrager was to lower product costs for Trek. Now with this new helmet maybe they're trying to build the brand more as a stand-a-lone entity. Having the products sold outside of Trek dealers would be part of that plan.

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by quickfeet

Why can’t the care about both of those things?

They can, any of us can. But their actions here spoke otherwise.

But anyway, bike forum not politics so I'm outa this one. No need to stir things up.

[sjbraun]

I was in my local REI looking at some tail lights on Wednesday. I saw quite a few Cannondale bikes, but nothing from Bontrager. This morning, I did a search for a Bontrager Flare tail light and what pops up in my Google search? The light is now available for pick up at my local REI.

REI didn't waste any time getting these product lines into their stores.

[seanile]

Originally Posted by sjbraun

I was in my local REI looking at some tail lights on Wednesday. I saw quite a few Cannondale bikes, but nothing from Bontrager. This morning, I did a search for a Bontrager Flare tail light and what pops up in my Google search? The light is now available for pick up at my local REI.

REI didn't waste any time getting these product lines into their stores.

i got my 20% member discount the other day and bought a flare r as soon as the discount activated last night at midnight. pretty excited for it

[peanutgallery]

Why should a random consumer get 20% off anything? Being how overhead costs are vs. cost of doing business.
You're laundering $, the margins on bike stuff is terrible

Originally Posted by seanile

i got my 20% member discount the other day and bought a flare r as soon as the discount activated last night at midnight. pretty excited for it

[Bruce K]

Not a random consumer - a Co-op member.

You can join the Co-op or be a “random consumer” and are still allowed to shop there.

Your choice.

BK

[seanile]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Why should a random consumer get 20% off anything? Being how overhead costs are vs. cost of doing business.
You're laundering $, the margins on bike stuff is terrible

mhm, you certainly know what you're talking about

[AngryScientist]

stopped at the local REI myself today to use my 20% off on a bag i have wanted.

noticed a LOT more c'dale on the sales floor. Couple months ago seemed like the majority of bikes were REI's new founded house brand of "CO-OP" bikes, but now the majority is definitely cannondale.

Also saw some bonty accessories popping up.

this makes sense that REI would negotiate with a brand for better deals on basic cycling stuff. lights, lower end kit, helmets shoes, bottle cages, etc. REI is a pretty big chain so they have some leverage for sure.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

You're laundering $,

we know you run a business and think you're the smartest guy in the room with regard to cycling retail, but "laundering money" - a little over the top here, no peanut?

[peanutgallery]

Is this a bullying attempt from a moderator

The best margin you'll get from just about any distributor is 50 points...that's if you buy a zillion units on their terms...which will bankrupt you

20% discount on a current product is the road to ruin

Not sure exactly what you do in life...but I'm pretty sure no discounts are involved . You gotta eat

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

we know you run a business and think you're the smartest guy in the room with regard to cycling retail, but "laundering money" - a little over the top here, no peanut?

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Is this a bullying attempt from a moderator

The best margin you'll get from just about any distributor is 50 points...that's if you buy a zillion units on their terms...which will bankrupt you

Not sure exactly what you do in life...but I'm pretty sure no discounts are involved . You gotta eat

not bullying

I get what you're saying, but what does that have to do with "money laundering" ??

also, color me dense here, but what do you mean by "points", is that percent margin ?

[seanile]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Is this a bullying attempt from a moderator

The best margin you'll get from just about any distributor is 50 points...that's if you buy a zillion units on their terms...which will bankrupt you

20% discount on a current product is the road to ruin

Not sure exactly what you do in life...but I'm pretty sure no discounts are involved . You gotta eat

You know that we get this 20% membership discount only once or twice a year right? And that we paid $ to become members.

[peanutgallery]

If you buy a tube for $4 the MSRP is $8. AKA; Keystone, 50 points. Out of your $4 profit is overhead, employees and where you want to be in life. When you randomly discount by 20% that cuts into your end. Not sure why anyone is so quick to go there

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

not bullying

I get what you're saying, but what does that have to do with "money laundering" ??

also, color me dense here, but what do you mean by "points", is that percent margin ?

[peanutgallery]

Not sure what you do in life, but I'm sure it doesn't randomly include getting discounted by 20%. That would get you canned. I don't REI, but a 20% discount is just getting items off the floor, doesn't cover overhead

Originally Posted by seanile

You know that we get this 20% membership discount only once or twice a year right? And that we paid $ to become members.

[seanile]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Not sure what you do in life, but I'm sure it doesn't randomly include getting discounted by 20%. That would get you canned. I don't REI, but a 20% discount is just getting items off the floor, doesn't cover overhead

Youd be surprised what architects do to win business. Sometimes they do stuff for free :O