Originally Posted by
carleton
Part of me wants to start a bike company...but I don't want to be in the bike company business. I had really high hopes for Hoy to make a top-notch sprint frame being that's his thing and he's got a engineer's type of mind and he's been exposed to a lot on Team GB. Maybe someone should scoop him up and make him a Product Owner and direct what features go into the next world class frames.
I toyed with the idea when a mutual acquaintance made me an offer. The sums can add up. But it's a cutthroat game. 99% of buyers don't understand if your frame looks like frame 'X' but you charge twice as much because you had different carbon laid up differently to make it twice as stiff.
Look seem to have made a bold move that paid off with their purchase and kill off of the Axman. That frame occupied a definite middle ground that espoused quality that far outweighed its price tag. That frame has been a very sad loss to the track cycling world