Henry really should have selected his example better. Going back 15 instead of 10 years would have made a world of difference. Anybody who has been in or around the investment business knows the importance of picking your time periods carefully. He’ll figure it out after that first tranche of Outside restricted shares vests.
At any rate, I think Henry took it a little far, but I generally agree that all of the excessive whining and complaining about bikes changing over time is unbecoming to us as a group.
There certainly have been some (probably many, to be fair) stupid and pointless things that are fun to critique, but bikes have gotten soooooo much better. Do we realistically think the industry should have avoided any missteps along the way?
Also, would we expect any other industry to support something like suspension forks for 26” wheels? Do we really think we are entitled to have private companies continue making inferior, outdated-by-at-least-decade, unprofitable products for our little niche sport because some of us insist on continuing to use them?
And I say that as someone who leans pretty decently left these days. Not coming from a right-leaning, capitalism-is-all-good perspective.
Sometimes I think as a group our lack of perspective is appalling (and as someone that does a lot of trail advocacy, terrifying). To the extent that was Henry’s point, I agree wholeheartedly.
Aug. 25, 2021, 6:29 p.m. - MuscogeeMasher
Henry really should have selected his example better. Going back 15 instead of 10 years would have made a world of difference. Anybody who has been in or around the investment business knows the importance of picking your time periods carefully. He’ll figure it out after that first tranche of Outside restricted shares vests. At any rate, I think Henry took it a little far, but I generally agree that all of the excessive whining and complaining about bikes changing over time is unbecoming to us as a group. There certainly have been some (probably many, to be fair) stupid and pointless things that are fun to critique, but bikes have gotten soooooo much better. Do we realistically think the industry should have avoided any missteps along the way? Also, would we expect any other industry to support something like suspension forks for 26” wheels? Do we really think we are entitled to have private companies continue making inferior, outdated-by-at-least-decade, unprofitable products for our little niche sport because some of us insist on continuing to use them? And I say that as someone who leans pretty decently left these days. Not coming from a right-leaning, capitalism-is-all-good perspective. Sometimes I think as a group our lack of perspective is appalling (and as someone that does a lot of trail advocacy, terrifying). To the extent that was Henry’s point, I agree wholeheartedly.