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I'm not sure how much influence we can exert as consumers when it's already a
done deal.
I buy 40+ hardtails a year for our work fleet. A couple of years ago I was
placing orders with our supplier and wanted to stick with 26″ wheels; not a
hope. None of the importers various brands were available with the obsolete
wheel size. I looked at all the available bikesand importers in the market
place and couldn't get the small wheels without buying supermarket quality
bikes or doubling my costs.
We can only vote with our dollars when the options are available.
April 22, 2015, 12:34 a.m. - Bjorn Thewooly Bear
#!markdown I'm not sure how much influence we can exert as consumers when it's already a done deal. I buy 40+ hardtails a year for our work fleet. A couple of years ago I was placing orders with our supplier and wanted to stick with 26″ wheels; not a hope. None of the importers various brands were available with the obsolete wheel size. I looked at all the available bikesand importers in the market place and couldn't get the small wheels without buying supermarket quality bikes or doubling my costs. We can only vote with our dollars when the options are available.