What happend to Vision?

"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.

Jeff

The IPS was licenced to J&B Importers, and according to
Hostel Shoppe it will be available any month now...

-Eben Haber

Jeff Wills said:

"Bill McAninch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

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.

Quoted message said:

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.

Jeff

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
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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
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Guess I've been out of the loop for a while. Been pretty
busy for quit

some

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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

on

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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

going

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to make it available again? Or..... does somebody have
one setting on

the

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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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Bill McAninch said:

Do you know if J&B has a web site or email so I could
contact them?...

<http://www.jbimporters.com/>.

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."

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Tom Sherman <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Bill McAninch said:

Do you know if J&B has a web site or email so I could
contact them?...

<http://www.jbimporters.com/>.

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?? 😉