"TritonRider" <
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> >From: "Kurgan Gringioni"
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>
> >They entered a motorcycle market which has had flat sales (almost no
growth)
> >for the last 15 years against established competition that has mature marketing, distribution
> >systems and superior technology. Those companies
are
> >Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, and to a lesser extent, Husqvarna and
KTM.
> >Who's slice of the market share did Cannondale think they were going to take?
>
> The only company really making any market gains and money is H-D and that
is
> more due to marketing and culture than the product, which is pretty decent
for
> the n iche market they are in.
>
>
http://www.americanmotor.com/news.cfm?newsid=2148
>
> Bill C.
While the filing is unfortunate, there appears to be a good chance that the bicycle division
will survive and continue in the same direction. Management will be kept in place as to
bicycles. The division was/is profitable. So unless the new owners decide to sell out to yet
another company, Cannondale could be around and not go the way of Schwinn and GT. Lets hope so.
IMO, they've got an excellent product.
Brian Lafferty