Colorado Cyclist Closing

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Soon we only have specialized or whoever else manages to stick it out.

Personally I think a lot of this is the consumers fault for buying counterfeit crap or deals with overseas retailers or directs such as btlos.

Not sure how buying something from BTLOS had any impact on CC or PC...

Both these places relied on volume to pay their bills. When volume went down, their margins couldn't keep up with their fixed costs. I KNOW PC bought a ton of stuff from QBP, pickup from the local QBP warehouse but then sold it WAY below a margin that keeps the lights on(normally about 30-35%...divide cost by 65 or 70, MARGIN, NOT 'mark-up')...

FOR BTLOS, not sure why an asian made rim, with even a brand name hub, costs 2-3 times MORE than a wheelset from BTLOS..BTLOS isn't 'cheap counterfeit crap', other asian made wheelsets are WAY overpriced, with a $1000 decal on them.

[Likes2ridefar]

I’ve no clue either. Why does gucci cost more than Uniqlo??

[HenryA]

I like it when guys riding $10k bikes can’t buy a couple of tires from their local dealer.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by HenryA

I like it when guys riding $10k bikes can’t buy a couple of tires from their local dealer.

When you don't needlessly spend $15 extra for the same item, over time you can afford a $10K bike.

[d_douglas]

Not to sound like a vulture, but it says “30% off sitewide” - does this mean that they take 30% off at checkout?

Some of th items are heavily discounted already, so making it a further 30% off would seem outrageously cheap. Some other items (Onyx hubs which I covet) are less than 30% marked down, which leads me to ask this question…

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

Not to sound like a vulture, but it says “30% off sitewide” - does this mean that they take 30% off at checkout?

Some of th items are heavily discounted already, so making it a further 30% off would seem outrageously cheap. Some other items (Onyx hubs which I covet) are less than 30% marked down, which leads me to ask this question…

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

[tv_vt]

I've used them for over 30 years, so am sorry to see them go. Along with Excel Sports, they were my main online retailers for a long time. Don't know the backroom details of their finances and ownership, but still, they were a nice small local business I supported for years. Liked getting their print catalogs back in the day, too. Was always fun to peruse the goods that way before the internet came along.
Life and business was very different when they started out.

[C40_guy]

Long time customer here...sad to see them go. They always had a good selection and excellent details on the options...

[flying]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

It's not too late to order a Cervelo R5 w Super Record WRL ----

I just got the email this morning with that super R5 deal.....Only $8000 marked down from $16,000 even just typing that made me laugh

[d_douglas]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

Ooops! The devil is in the details ! Thanks

[prototoast]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

Which is also weird in this case since lots of items were more than 30% off before.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

Ooops! The devil is in the details ! Thanks

The selection of font sizes wasn't an accident:

up to 30% Site Wide!

[NHAero]

Originally Posted by makoti

When you don't needlessly spend $15 extra for the same item, over time you can afford a $10K bike.

Cracked me up! But guilty as charged, I just bought two consumable type items from this GOOB sale.

I recently tried to order something via the LBS. I feel like I just wasted his time, because in the end he couldn't get me what I wanted.

[buddybikes]

Major purging of the recreational industry. Housing, food etc essentials limiting funds for discretionary spending. Plus market is pretty saturated.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by NHAero

Cracked me up! But guilty as charged, I just bought two consumable type items from this GOOB sale.

I recently tried to order something via the LBS. I feel like I just wasted his time, because in the end he couldn't get me what I wanted.

I used to ask my LBS to price stuff I was looking at, but it got to the point that I just felt I was wasting their time. We both knew they couldn't meet or even come close to the prices I saw. They do get all my maintenance dollars, lately even for things I know I could do. They never squawk when I bring in parts to put on, and I tip well.