UHaul now selling bicycles
07-14-22, 04:16 PM
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I like that frame but the blue rims need to go. Black rims would look a lot better.
07-14-22, 04:58 PM
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The last time I took my VW in for service they had a couple of bikes like this in lieu of courtesy cars. Had I not brought my own bike along with me I might have used one
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07-15-22, 10:10 AM
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I buy my bikes from Ryder.
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07-15-22, 11:06 AM
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28.4lb is bad, even for a cheap steel frame bike. This is a single speed bike rolling on 28mm tires. There is no reason for it to weigh this much.
07-15-22, 11:24 AM
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There's a typo on the Placard. It should be 24.8lbs. It was bothering me enough that I went to State Bike Co. website.
State Bike Co.
I also think that their direct offerings are a lot better looking colors and handlebars than you would get at U-Haul. Although the bull horns get only the interrupter brake levers again. When I called it clever earlier, I didn't mean it in a good way. Clever in that most users will ride on the tops and not use the drops so why add a primary brake lever if most customers won't use it. They opted to save money.
The bikes from State Bike Co. look to be essentially the same bike (with better colors).
Sorry, U-Haul, I think your orange and silver motif would have looked better. And maybe a U-Haul logo on the down tube. This way when you are going way fast, people will look at you speeding by and say "U-Haul". I you'd be like "Yea, I sure do".
State Bike Co.
I also think that their direct offerings are a lot better looking colors and handlebars than you would get at U-Haul. Although the bull horns get only the interrupter brake levers again. When I called it clever earlier, I didn't mean it in a good way. Clever in that most users will ride on the tops and not use the drops so why add a primary brake lever if most customers won't use it. They opted to save money.
The bikes from State Bike Co. look to be essentially the same bike (with better colors).
Sorry, U-Haul, I think your orange and silver motif would have looked better. And maybe a U-Haul logo on the down tube. This way when you are going way fast, people will look at you speeding by and say "U-Haul". I you'd be like "Yea, I sure do".
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07-15-22, 06:16 PM
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07-19-22, 06:54 AM
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I know the bike snobs here will just bash away on the cheap-o bike, but I see this through the eyes of a retail veteran:
- U-Haul sells and installs trailer hitches (ostensibly for towing one of their rental trailers)
- A lot of people have hitches installed (and no trailer wiring) for the express purpose of getting a bike rack, never intending on towing a trailer.
- Not wanting to loose out on some sales, U-Haul offers a number of hitch-mount bike racks for sale.
- This one looks like the Curt Aluminum Tray Rack (Curt makes most of U-Haul's house-brand hitches)
- Having a bike rack displayed makes a lot more sense with a bike on it, so your in-store display setup also includes that State fixie.
- It's a pain to deal with 'demo models' of product in inventory, so making the bike a saleable item means when the time comes to get it off the floor, you can sell it through your regular sales system.
07-19-22, 07:06 AM
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Well, at least it looks better put together than the bikes at Costco. Was there this last weekend and the display model bikes looked like they were built up by a first-grader…
07-19-22, 07:20 AM
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07-19-22, 10:07 AM
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I rode a couple of State bikes when testing for a small socal bike mag and they were solid, well-spec'd values. AFAIK, most of their sales are direct to consumer.
07-21-22, 05:46 PM
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I think it's sweet.
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07-22-22, 01:43 AM
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Ha ha, I remember renting a U-Haul for a cross-country move. The rental was $1100, the U-Haul store said they would sell me the truck outright for $1300. I was tempted, but I passed, and just paid for the rental. In the middle of nowhere, in New Mexico, between Gallup and Grants, the engine in the truck came apart. Luckily, I was also hauling my car on a dolly behind the U-Haul truck, so I was able to drive to a truck stop, call U-Haul on a payphone, and have them send someone to tow the truck to Grants, and then bring another truck. U-Haul was kind enough to pay $15 for a night at an old Route 66 motel.
07-24-22, 04:27 AM
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I don’t think I own a sub 30# bike
07-24-22, 03:18 PM
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All I gotta say is that is one sweet color scheme.
