Good example of brand snobbery. Your bike isn't going to become worse

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May 3, 2024
4:30:58pm

kccougar VABL

Good example of brand snobbery. Your bike isn't going to become worse

because someone can now buy a similar bike at Walmart.

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kccougar

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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?

May 3, 4:25pm

Interesting. I had been using a training platform owned by Specialized up until

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

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

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

May 3, 4:30pm

Santa Cruz all the way.

Magneto

May 3, 5:03pm

So many brands, so little time…

May 3, 5:07pm

You are living a good life. All MTBs?

The Pope

May 3, 5:47pm

Mountain, road, gravel, tri

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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