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No I have not been in a coma since last August. I was wondering IF companies such as Vision and
BikeE would have survived (if) they appealed to the recumbent community for our support (when) they
realized they were in trouble financially. I find it weird that we find out about bent companies
going under (after) they have gone under. I went through a rough patch in my business venture and I
let everyone know it. I did get a few "I told you so" and "sh*t happens", but I did get a slew of
people offering to buy stuff to prop me back up. Even one of my most critical competitors bought a
hub motor kit.
Had BikeE announced they were in trouble a few months before they quietly went under...anyone think
we (as a community) could have saved the company. One of my problems with being a bent rider for 26
years is that I have a somewhat unrealistic notion that everyone who rides a bent is a member of a
greater community. Well we are in a greater community, what I mean is by reason of what we ride we
have acquired many common interests, a common knowledge, we generally use the same technology, the
same suppliers/stores. We sometimes meet and ride in groups, have RCN & BROL and collectively we can
crush a new bent design and put the company out of business...so why can't we keep one of favorite
bent makers like ATP-Vision IN business?
Joshua
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BikeE would have survived (if) they appealed to the recumbent community for our support (when) they
realized they were in trouble financially. I find it weird that we find out about bent companies
going under (after) they have gone under. I went through a rough patch in my business venture and I
let everyone know it. I did get a few "I told you so" and "sh*t happens", but I did get a slew of
people offering to buy stuff to prop me back up. Even one of my most critical competitors bought a
hub motor kit.
Had BikeE announced they were in trouble a few months before they quietly went under...anyone think
we (as a community) could have saved the company. One of my problems with being a bent rider for 26
years is that I have a somewhat unrealistic notion that everyone who rides a bent is a member of a
greater community. Well we are in a greater community, what I mean is by reason of what we ride we
have acquired many common interests, a common knowledge, we generally use the same technology, the
same suppliers/stores. We sometimes meet and ride in groups, have RCN & BROL and collectively we can
crush a new bent design and put the company out of business...so why can't we keep one of favorite
bent makers like ATP-Vision IN business?
Joshua
*****