And on the dealer side of things, the quote from the bike spec folk is very true, and in my experience flows right from our customers. I can explain til I'm blue in the face that the SRSuntour or X-Fusion fork that comes on that sub-$2100 CAD bike is a perfectly fine fork if it gets regular service (which ALL forks need - something people are always shocked to hear), but that doesn't mean it isn't like pulling teeth sometimes. At least at those pricepoints the bikes sell themselves, but every once in a while where one of our brands steps up and throws a non-Foxshox suspension spec on something more expensive. THEN the real teeth pulling begins. I remember Rocky had an Instinct BC that was an X-fusion spec (it was hard to sell), but Norco's opening pricepoint Carbon Sight/Ranges with DVO? not so much. And I don't even want to think about the first year of them Maiden. If I dwell too long on those the shakes start to come.
It IS kind of funny though - I genuinely believe the fork that comes on the mid-pricepoint growler will probably out perform the Gold 35, but I feel like that might be beating a dead horse at this point.
Aug. 24, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - Lu Kz
And on the dealer side of things, the quote from the bike spec folk is very true, and in my experience flows right from our customers. I can explain til I'm blue in the face that the SRSuntour or X-Fusion fork that comes on that sub-$2100 CAD bike is a perfectly fine fork if it gets regular service (which ALL forks need - something people are always shocked to hear), but that doesn't mean it isn't like pulling teeth sometimes. At least at those pricepoints the bikes sell themselves, but every once in a while where one of our brands steps up and throws a non-Foxshox suspension spec on something more expensive. THEN the real teeth pulling begins. I remember Rocky had an Instinct BC that was an X-fusion spec (it was hard to sell), but Norco's opening pricepoint Carbon Sight/Ranges with DVO? not so much. And I don't even want to think about the first year of them Maiden. If I dwell too long on those the shakes start to come. It IS kind of funny though - I genuinely believe the fork that comes on the mid-pricepoint growler will probably out perform the Gold 35, but I feel like that might be beating a dead horse at this point.