Comments on: The good, the bad, the confusing https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/ Recreational shooting and other stuff Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: brian https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-309 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:07:23 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-309 Derek, thank your for clearing that up. You’ll be my new source at Trek.

]]> By: Derek https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-308 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:53:58 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-308 I do believe that the “world’s top” was mis-quoted in the article you read. What was stated to the writer was the “top” selling brand in the United States – what is also obviously implied with that statement is to the Independent Bicycle Retail channel. You are all correct, both Giant and Pacific make and sell more bicycles than Trek. Additionally, many are sold to mass-merchants such as Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us. Thank you for the opportunity to clear up the confusion.

]]> By: brian https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-306 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:14:28 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-306 Phil, they all seem to be about some sort of political argument relating to the sale of bikes to students, with a component of impropriety.

]]> By: brian https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-305 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-305 No response from Trek yet…

]]> By: Fritz https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-304 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:20:13 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-304 I saw that article too (though I don’t remember where it was) and immediately thought the same thing. A handful of large Wal-Mart stores probably sell more bikes than Trek and Giant combined. The *world*’s largest bike company probably sells exclusively in China or maybe India. It used to be Flying Pigeon, but they’ve fallen on hard times lately.

]]> By: Phil https://industryoutsider.com/the-good-the-bad-the-confusing/#comment-302 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:50:33 +0000 http://www.industryoutsider.com/?p=95#comment-302 So, what is it that distresses you about your India bicycle alerts good sir? I have a similar alert and they are perfectly understandable to me. I’m a bit of an Indiophile so I’m happy to help.

And Trek? Well given my new job with them I’ll have to wait a bit before I comment, but as with most metrics ] it pays to take a measured approach, it depends on how you define the word “top”.

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