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I was just wondering if the xeon models are still going to be available? Are there going to bedownhilljill said:Mountain Bike Action attended our line launch last week and snapped a few pics...check it out by clicking here!
Regarding 650B, we're sad as well. We believe in the technology as do many riders, but the biggest hurdle is dealers hate it. Quite honestly, the fact that dealers would not support the platform was the biggest reason we decided not to move forward with it. When I go out in the field and visit dealers, I was really shocked to hear things like "We won't support a 3rd wheel size" or..."I don't want to order 650B tires and tubes" or..."These off-standard wheel sizes like 29er and 650B just confuse my customers".SSteel said:I am very sad that you guys gave up so quickly on the 650b market. I was eagerly waiting for the 650b Xeon (or Sonix) that was hinted upon. :cryin:
I thought the Beasly was cool, but if you had used an X-Fusion fork you could have hit a lower pricepoint than the White Brothers fork allowed. That might have helped sales.
I am DEVISTATED that my favorite bike, the Xeon, is done. Gutted. :cryin: :sad:
I feel your pain, I bought a xeon over a SC Nomad because the price was so much better on the xeon. I love this bike, it pedals so well for a six inch travel bike. I love taking this bike to gooseberry. I would love to see haro come out with another six inch + bike. When I finally trash my xeon, i don't know what I'm going to replace it with. I just don't see the shift handling gooseberry Mesa, as well as the xeon.SSteel said:I am very sad that you guys gave up so quickly on the 650b market. I was eagerly waiting for the 650b Xeon (or Sonix) that was hinted upon. :cryin:
I thought the Beasly was cool, but if you had used an X-Fusion fork you could have hit a lower pricepoint than the White Brothers fork allowed. That might have helped sales.
I am DEVISTATED that my favorite bike, the Xeon, is done. Gutted. :cryin: :sad:
Manufactures take into account possible warranty or goodwill issues and generally have a certain number of this product on hand but yes the supply may deplete if the demand is higher than anticipated. From what I have heard on the forums their has been no issues with the 650b. You could always buy a frame and store it on your wall as art..djembe975 said:If a customer has a 650b Haro and something goes wrong with the wrong such as cracking or such do you know what it will be replaced with if there aren't anymore 650b's in your lineup?
Like Dogon said, we do have 650B frames in our warranty stock. If we were to run out, we would handle warranty issues on a case-by-case basis and find a solution that would equitable and fair to everyone.djembe975 said:If a customer has a 650b Haro and something goes wrong with the wrong such as cracking or such do you know what it will be replaced with if there aren't anymore 650b's in your lineup?
Look at it this way. You have an opportunity to really focus on the "less than $500" bikes and make them stand out.downhilljill said:Sadly, the numbers don't lie... While working on high-end FS bikes is fun, it's not where profits come from. 80% of most all bike manufacturers sales come from bikes that sell for less than $500.