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May 3, 2024
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nc-puma
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The Waltons are VERY into biking so this is not surprising
They’ve turned bentonville ar into a biking Mecca. They tried to create their own high end brand a while ago
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Rumor: walmart to buy specialized bikes
Longseason
May 3, 4:17pm
The whole company or just a licensing and sales agreement?
scall
May 3, 4:20pm
Whole thing. Guess specialized is in financial trouble line the rest of the
Longseason
May 3, 4:23pm
Bentonville loves their mountain biking
kccougar
May 3, 4:24pm
specialized has recently become a big name there lending credibility to the rumo
Longseason
May 3, 4:25pm
Why would the Foundation be the buyer?
CommodoreCoug
May 3, 4:25pm
Interesting. I had been using a training platform owned by Specialized up until
blackandblue
May 3, 4:25pm
I just bought an s-works epic. Wouldn’t be stoked about this.
Longseason
May 3, 4:27pm
If Walmart has a bike with specialized on the name, it will ruin their whole
blackandblue
May 3, 4:29pm
Good example of brand snobbery. Your bike isn't going to become worse
kccougar
May 3, 4:30pm
Agreed. 👍
Longseason
May 3, 4:33pm
Posted as a fellow Specialized owner.
kccougar
May 3, 4:37pm
This isn’t unique to bikes. What if Porsche was bought out by Hyundai and sold
blackandblue
May 3, 4:51pm
Not unique. But cyclists are the worst.
kccougar
May 6, 9:00am
Guilty. But my S-works Stumpjumper is probably the last bike I'll ever buy.
Radioactive Coug
May 3, 5:01pm
I buy a new bike every 10 years. I try to future proof as much as I can.
Longseason
May 3, 5:15pm
Are specialized popular in UT? I’ve generally found them to be a bit
The Pope
May 3, 4:27pm
I have a specialized, Scott, Trek, Felt, and Salsa in my tool kit. Trek is my
blackandblue
May 3, 4:30pm
Santa Cruz all the way.
Magneto
May 3, 5:03pm
So many brands, so little time…
blackandblue
May 3, 5:07pm
You are living a good life. All MTBs?
The Pope
May 3, 5:47pm
Mountain, road, gravel, tri
blackandblue
May 3, 6:34pm
One of the most random partnerships/acquisitions I can think of
Rhubarb
May 3, 4:34pm
Would make sense, bike industry is getting destroyed, probably needs a savior.
HingleMcCringleberry
May 3, 4:42pm
The Waltons are VERY into biking so this is not surprising
nc-puma
May 3, 4:44pm
Mongoose and Diamond Back ruined their brands by doing the same decades ago.
JAGA97
May 3, 4:57pm
Gt as well
Longseason
May 3, 5:00pm
I wanted a Super Viper so bad when I was a kid
cougarstrong
May 3, 5:50pm
I worked for specialized two summers during college.
Acorn
May 3, 5:16pm
what happened to Walmart's Viathon bike brand? Supposed to be high end.
byuwahoo
May 3, 5:17pm
Wondered that myself. I don’t think it actually happened.
Longseason
May 3, 5:20pm
I looked at buying one in 2020.
byuwahoo
May 3, 5:24pm
I have a specialized 64 cm, Big beautiful road bike just perfect for my size
nybyblue
May 3, 6:08pm
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