Guess I've been out of the loop for a while. Been pretty busy for quit some time and found out my project is killed, I think.
I finally got some extra cash and was going to try and put Vision's IPS on my Ryan Duplex. I headed off to my LBS to order up the IPS and he tells me that everything was sold off about 6 to 8 weeks ago. What happened? I thought they were one of the bigger companies that would prevail.
Does anyone know if someone else bought the patient for the IPS and is going to make it available again? Or..... does somebody have one setting on the shelf that I could get my hands on?
Any help or info on what's going on would be nice.
Thanks, Bill 96 Vanguard, 99 Duplex
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"Bill McAninch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Guess I've been out of the loop for a while. Been pretty busy for quit some time and found out my project is killed, I think.
I finally got some extra cash and was going to try and put Vision's IPS on my Ryan Duplex. I headed off to my LBS to order up the IPS and he tells me that everything was sold off about 6 to 8 weeks ago. What happened? I thought they were one of the bigger companies that would prevail.
Size is no asset- look at BikeE.
Vision went belly-up at the beginning of the year after money woes overwhelmed them. 2003 was not good- they laid off most of their people and didn't appear at Interbike. Their assets were auctioned off in March.
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Does anyone know if someone else bought the patient for the IPS and is going to make it available again? Or..... does somebody have one setting on the shelf that I could get my hands on?
Hostel Shoppe used to list the IPS cranks in their catalog. Don't get your hopes up- I think tandem part production was one of the reasons they one of the reasons they weren't able to produce bikes.
The IPS was licenced to J&B Importers, and according to Hostel Shoppe it will be available any month now...
-Eben Haber
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"Bill McAninch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Guess I've been out of the loop for a while. Been pretty busy for quit some time and found out my project is killed, I think.
I finally got some extra cash and was going to try and put Vision's IPS on my Ryan Duplex. I headed off to my LBS to order up the IPS and he tells me that everything was sold off about 6 to 8 weeks ago. What happened? I thought they were one of the bigger companies that would prevail.
Size is no asset- look at BikeE.
Vision went belly-up at the beginning of the year after money woes overwhelmed them. 2003 was not good- they laid off most of their people and didn't appear at Interbike. Their assets were auctioned off in March.
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Does anyone know if someone else bought the patient for the IPS and is going to make it available again? Or..... does somebody have one setting on the shelf that I could get my hands on?
Hostel Shoppe used to list the IPS cranks in their catalog. Don't get your hopes up- I think tandem part production was one of the reasons they one of the reasons they weren't able to produce bikes.
Do you know if J&B has a web site or email so I could contact them? Does anyone know anything about J&B Importers?
Of course now my better half has found something else to spend the money on so I might be waiting again.
Bill 96 Vanguard, 99 Duplex
"Eben Haber" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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The IPS was licenced to J&B Importers, and according to Hostel Shoppe it
will
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be available any month now...
-Eben Haber
Jeff Wills said:
"Bill McAninch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Guess I've been out of the loop for a while. Been pretty busy for quit
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time and found out my project is killed, I think.
I finally got some extra cash and was going to try and put Vision's IPS
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my Ryan Duplex. I headed off to my LBS to order up the IPS and he tells
me
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that everything was sold off about 6 to 8 weeks ago. What happened? I thought they were one of the bigger companies that would prevail.
Size is no asset- look at BikeE.
Vision went belly-up at the beginning of the year after money woes overwhelmed them. 2003 was not good- they laid off most of their people and didn't appear at Interbike. Their assets were auctioned off in March.
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Does anyone know if someone else bought the patient for the IPS and is
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to make it available again? Or..... does somebody have one setting on
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shelf that I could get my hands on?
Hostel Shoppe used to list the IPS cranks in their catalog. Don't get your hopes up- I think tandem part production was one of the reasons they one of the reasons they weren't able to produce bikes.
Jeff
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From the website, "If you are a consumer with a parts question, please contact your local bike shop. J&B Importers, Inc. is a wholesale distribution center and does not have the staff to offer any techincal (sic) assistance."
From the website, "If you are a consumer with a parts question, please contact your local bike shop. J&B Importers, Inc. is a wholesale distribution center and does not have the staff to offer any techincal (sic) assistance."
Maybe they would trade some "techincal" assistance for some web-site editing?? 😉
