...Borealis.
Debating the merits of this, based on what I know of both companies.
Discuss.
Debating the merits of this, based on what I know of both companies.
Discuss.
Terrene Tire company sold. New owner is...
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Based on the million fundraising emails I got from Esker, it seems like maybe they aren’t doing great… I could be wrong though. I’d sure hate to see them sell and go downhill in Niner fashion though. I absolutely love my Japhy.
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I had a heck of a time mounting my Cake Eaters and gave up on the rear. Replaced with a Maxxis - no issues.
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Annnnd, another one ride the bus, another one on, another one off, another one rides the bus. -Wierd Al Yankovic
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Hopefully this means I can actually buy a set of tires now. Been trying to get a pair for over a year now and they’re never “in stock”.
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Tires seemed to be okay, but I heard of a number of QC issues in the last year or so.
That Borealis bought them? All I can say of Borealis is, they have spent the last couple years, actually advertising on my local Craigslist bikes section, to drive people to their site for sales, which I find just incredibly weird, and shady.
That Borealis bought them? All I can say of Borealis is, they have spent the last couple years, actually advertising on my local Craigslist bikes section, to drive people to their site for sales, which I find just incredibly weird, and shady.
I might have my facts wrong, but I seem to remember Borealis being co-founded by the current owner of Why and Revel. From what I recall, the current owner of Borealis bent his less experienced business partner over a barrel and wasn't even considerate enough to use lube when he bought him out.
Adam Miller seems to be doing great things in the biking world, while Steve Kaczmarek seems to continue to buy established brands and his track record might indicate he wasn't the stronger of the two partners at Borealis.
Adam Miller seems to be doing great things in the biking world, while Steve Kaczmarek seems to continue to buy established brands and his track record might indicate he wasn't the stronger of the two partners at Borealis.
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Terrene makes some good quality tires that fill niches left open by others unwilling to exploit their relatively low volumes.
Terrene didn't win any awards for customer service.
Borealis doesn't seem to know what customer service is, other than 'take the money and then -- later -- be a d!ck about it'.
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I purchased a bunch of Terrene tires from their sale. Customer service was terrible. No actual responses after months of waiting (of course they were happy to take my money and not respond). I had to reach out to the owner through FacePlant to get a real answer.
They mounted up fairly quickly and performed well for a few hundred miles before I swapped them out for XR2s.
I'm glad that I didn't experience any of their QC issues as I'd likely be up sh!t creek with no paddle.
I have friends that bought into Terrene Tires on their fat bikes. I was never impressed with their tires and neither were my friends after a while. They ended up dumping them and went back to 45nrth.
Borealis...A few of my friends have their fat bikes. I have not heard of any problems with a Borealis as a company as far as customer service or product is concerned.
Different experiences for everyone I guess.
Borealis...A few of my friends have their fat bikes. I have not heard of any problems with a Borealis as a company as far as customer service or product is concerned.
Different experiences for everyone I guess.
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Does this mean Terrene tires will crack when riding?
In the special request section of a stud order I wrote "pack them with love. If you don't I'll be able to tell" and the box showed up like this. Dunno how you could complain about their customer service (but this was 2017)
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In the special request section of a stud order I wrote "pack them with love. If you don't I'll be able to tell" and the box showed up like this. Dunno how you could complain about their customer service (but this was 2017)
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From what little I know of Terrene's situation in particular, it's hard @#$* to make money in the bike industry. Really, really, really hard. Harder than anything I've ever done, by far.
That said, I've had a few pals crack their Borealis frames. One of them was a lightweight rider, as light as I am, I'm only 170 lbs soaking wet. At the time I was uninterested in repairs, so didn't get a look at them.
I don't talk to Tim more than once every other year, so, heck if I know for realz. I can only speculate.
That said, I've had a few pals crack their Borealis frames. One of them was a lightweight rider, as light as I am, I'm only 170 lbs soaking wet. At the time I was uninterested in repairs, so didn't get a look at them.
I don't talk to Tim more than once every other year, so, heck if I know for realz. I can only speculate.
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The first part is where they had success. The last part is shameful since both operations had been good businesses. Instead, they became complacent and
shot themselves in the foot, sadly...
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