Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
I know this thread is supposedly just Carbon-related, but there has been a good amount of chatter on TPU tubes these days, and seemingly many folks willing to try the no-name stuff (e.g. RideNow and Cyclami). These 'no names' however are getting close to the point I think where we can say they now have a name.
Yup .... Like Toseek and its cockpit arts (
) But if one of those companies were to have a major screw-up (a whole run gone bad for some reason) then that name would change .... not the address, staff, or methods ....
Here in the US we have seen major brands do major recalls .... forks and other essential items ... and keep right on rolling .... same in China but it costs less because, no need to recall or reimburse, no regulations and no reputation. "RideNow" becomes "NowRide" and as long as they are they are among the cheapest ... people will buy them. And probably their quality was, is, and will be on par with everyone else's ..... And after all, they got a name because they were cheap and people bought them and they worked well enough. Toseek could call itself Tossoff and so long as it had attractive pricing it would be financially sound no matter how many time that photo of assploded Toseek gets posted.
IMO.