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I don't think most players in the bike industry benefited from the 650B wave
of enthusiasm.
Selling you another bike is great if it's something where the R&D is done
and it's just tweaking.
Having to throw out a whole slew of bike models and getting caught with a
bunch of stock nobody wants then having to design new bikes/products to sell
you a new bike isn't so attractive.
LBS didn't love the move because they got caught with stock that nobody wanted
and now they have to manage inventory for 3 wheel sizes.
The change caught a lot of folks out and caused a lot of problems.
Bike companies will be a lot happier to sell you your next 650B bike than they
will this first one.
May 8, 2014, 9:57 a.m. - Vik Approved
#!markdown I don't think most players in the bike industry benefited from the 650B wave of enthusiasm. Selling you another bike is great if it's something where the R&D is done and it's just tweaking. Having to throw out a whole slew of bike models and getting caught with a bunch of stock nobody wants then having to design new bikes/products to sell you a new bike isn't so attractive. LBS didn't love the move because they got caught with stock that nobody wanted and now they have to manage inventory for 3 wheel sizes. The change caught a lot of folks out and caused a lot of problems. Bike companies will be a lot happier to sell you your next 650B bike than they will this first one.