http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/01/15/intense-cycles-hire-new-ceo-and-cfo-big-things-on-the-way/
plus the article on penkbiyk.
plus the article on penkbiyk.
fixed.Bye bye "made in something resembling an aluminum engineering location"
further translation speculation: they've got too many "niche" bikes that over lap.I'm in a field that uses the word "transformation" quite a bit...It's usually code for "save $$".
I really want to comment on that but I have nothing to comment about.I've never owned a product from either brand so I can't comment. other than to say I've never owned a product from either brand.
fixed.Bye bye "made in something resembling an aluminum engineering location but was nonetheless desireable for its intrinsic qualities which turned out to be more important to some customers than alignment issues"
Every time I bought an Intense frame I was afraid I would get one with misalignment. But I was always lucky enough to get one of those rare, outlier, perfectly aligned frames.... like 10 times lucky.It wouldn't surprise me at all if their carbon frames made overseas have better alignment than the US made aluminum ones. They're trying to get an alignment spec out of a certain manufacturing process that is just impossible to achieve. Ridiculous that they've been married to that idea for over a decade.
The only 10 aligned frames they made. Stop hoggin all the good onesEvery time I bought an Intense frame I was afraid I would get one with misalignment. But I was always lucky enough to get one of those rare, outlier, perfectly aligned frames.... like 10 times lucky.
^ Too much fact and rationale. Needs more e-drama.I've known Andrew for almost 20yrs; back when he started Pedros.
Solid dude that knows how to run a business and has a real passion for cycling.
Nothing but win for intense imo.
Is that the opposite of focused?CB bringing "periphial optimazation"
to the frames?
maybe intense will keep the "FRO" stuff US madeI gotta admit , as a long time, multiple straight frame Intense owner, I'm a little worried about this for some reason.
I really prefer usa made stuff when I can find it, and all this money - talk always makes me die inside a bit.I realize Stebers been doing this a long time and you get to the point in a business where you just want it to run and make money.
There's the other part with new companies like Guerilla Gravity and they're all new and excited and just amped to be doing what they're doing.I just like that part. I guess that's all I'm really saying.
They've always prided themselves on doing experimental stuff and protos with fast turn around since everything is local, so I figure Temecula becomes the proto shop where they keep doing the fun stuff. Doesn't Trek use a similar structure?maybe intense will keep the "FRO" stuff US made
i believe trek does their oclv stuff in house. i seem to remember hearing a while back that it was on the block to move to asia due to environmental issues at home, but i guess they got their process sorted out to keep it here.They've always prided themselves on doing experimental stuff and protos with fast turn around since everything is local, so I figure Temecula becomes the proto shop where they keep doing the fun stuff. Doesn't Trek use a similar structure?
Sue An We had me crying.OMG that was so awesome.
According to this factory visit report, more and more of their production is moving overseas and only the high end stuff still being made in Wisconsin.i believe trek does their oclv stuff in house. i seem to remember hearing a while back that it was on the block to move to asia due to environmental issues at home, but i guess they got their process sorted out to keep it here.
Had an M6.....beauty. Upper link did teh failz but Intense stood up like a crippled old man at a hallelujah party in Alabama on a Sunday afternoon when Jerry DeWitt is in town.I owned 2 M1's and a M6, the M1 was a nice bike.
He's lost his edge.Yes.Youre not complaining like you're supposed to.