The immense blind brand loyalty shown towards Mavic is
remarkable.
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Before getting pimped to Adidas Salomon, Mavic made good,
non-gimmicky
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rims which were consistently among the roundest and flattest I
have
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ever seen. However, it seems that manufacturing a consistently
good
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product is not enough when you are expected to increase revenue
at a
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contiuously accelerating rate forever. To undertake that, you
need
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goofy marketing-driven [censored]! Voilá, the new improved
Mavic.
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It's not too far-fetched to attribute a good share of Mavic's
business
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to buyers' purchasing habits acquired back when their rims were excellent.
I also would not be surprised if they quit marketing rims altogether in favor of complete wheels. I suspect that one day we will have a small, roll-your-own niche market for rims, made by Velocity and Sun and other small manufacturers. -- Jay Beattie.
The immense blind brand loyalty shown towards Mavic is
remarkable.
Quoted message said:
Before getting pimped to Adidas Salomon, Mavic made good,
non-gimmicky
Quoted message said:
rims which were consistently among the roundest and flattest I
have
Quoted message said:
ever seen. However, it seems that manufacturing a consistently
good
Quoted message said:
product is not enough when you are expected to increase revenue
at a
Quoted message said:
contiuously accelerating rate forever. To undertake that, you
need
Quoted message said:
goofy marketing-driven [censored]! Voilá, the new improved
Mavic.
Quoted message said:
It's not too far-fetched to attribute a good share of Mavic's
business
Quoted message said:
to buyers' purchasing habits acquired back when their rims were excellent.
I also would not be surprised if they quit marketing rims altogether in favor of complete wheels. I suspect that one day we will have a small, roll-your-own niche market for rims, made by Velocity and Sun and other small manufacturers. -- Jay Beattie.
Please add to you list Torelli, FIR, Ambrosio, DT Swiss, and maybe Rigida. It seems many shops don't want to deal with wheel building and shipping wheels is expensive... especially if you can't walk in for service and walk out with a rideable wheel. Ritchey and Bontrager have some Asian made rims. I have seen some good quality and some very bad quality from the samples I have seen from them. Mavic and their dealers are profit motivated as most capitalist are. Marketing seems to rule, while there is a general lack of persistence from the consumer for quality and durability.
The immense blind brand loyalty shown towards Mavic is remarkable.
Before getting pimped to Adidas Salomon, Mavic made good, non-gimmicky rims which were consistently among the roundest and flattest I have ever seen. However, it seems that manufacturing a consistently good product is not enough when you are expected to increase revenue at a contiuously accelerating rate forever....
Chris B. <[email protected]> wrote: The immense blind brand loyalty shown towards Mavic is remarkable.
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Chalo said:
Before getting pimped to Adidas Salomon, Mavic made good, non-gimmicky rims which were consistently among the roundest and flattest I have ever seen. However, it seems that manufacturing a consistently good product is not enough when you are expected to increase revenue at a contiuously accelerating rate forever....
Tom Sherman said:
Welcome to capitalism! 🙁
Where you are free not to buy from Mavic (I don't) and where other manufacturers constantly innovate.
-- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
> Chris B. <[email protected]> wrote: > The immense blind brand loyalty shown towards Mavic is remarkable.
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Chalo said:
Before getting pimped to Adidas Salomon, Mavic made good, non-gimmicky rims which were consistently among the roundest and flattest I have ever seen. However, it seems that manufacturing a consistently good product is not enough when you are expected to increase revenue at a contiuously accelerating rate forever....
Tom Sherman said:
Welcome to capitalism! 🙁
Where you are free not to buy from Mavic (I don't) and where other manufacturers constantly innovate.
My comment referred to the situation where it is not good enough to make a quality product (or provide a quality service), sell it at a fair price, and earn a reasonable profit from it. The demand is always there to grow bigger and increase revenue, regardless of the negative consequences.
Where you are free not to buy from Mavic (I don't) and where other manufacturers constantly innovate.
My comment referred to the situation where it is not good enough to make a quality product (or provide a quality service), sell it at a fair price, and earn a reasonable profit from it. The demand is always there to grow bigger and increase revenue, regardless of the negative consequences.
"Good." "Quality." "Fair." "Negative."
We're foundering in the Sea of Arbitrariness, Cap'n!
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