Classic English Roadsters in NYC

Hello! I represent an English company that sell classic English
roasters. Our cycles are hand built and are ergonomically designed.
This means that they are posture friendly due to the overall frame
dynamics being in complete synergy and perfect proportion. They are
robust bicycles with 36 spoke wheels.

I am interested in your thoughts on our bicycles. We have a huge
interest for this type of retro bike in Europe. We believe that this
bike is perfect for urban commuting; the optional lap top carrier for
the gents in their business suits and also the wicker basket on the
ladies model for extra storage when doing your shopping, carrying your
gym bag, etc.

We are keen to enter the NY market so please let me hear your thoughts
and comments on our models and if you can recommend
importers/wholesalers/shops.


Thanks
Ken
V E L O R B I S
www.velorbis.com

On 5 Jul 2006 09:14:15 -0700, " wrote:

Hello! I represent an English company that sell classic English
roasters. Our cycles are hand built and are ergonomically designed.

I see. The men's style is 43 pounds. And only 3-speeds. It's not like we
have a lot of hills here, but having a decent low for the ones we have is
useful.

We are keen to enter the NY market so please let me hear your thoughts
and comments on our models and if you can recommend
importers/wholesalers/shops.

You could start by contacting Charlie at http://bicyclehabitat.com/
He'll know whether you stand a chance in the NYC market.

Don www.donwiss.com/joyrides (e-mail link at page bottom).

wrote:

We are keen to enter the NY market so please let me hear your thoughts
and comments on our models and if you can recommend
importers/wholesalers/shops.

Why NYC?

Such a bicycle might generate more interest in areas where it is
actually practical to commute short distances.

I think it's more of a shopping/errand type bicycle. At 43 pounds, I
don't think many people will want to commute more than a few miles on
it, no matter how retro-cool it is.

SMS wrote:
wrote:

We are keen to enter the NY market so please let me hear your thoughts
and comments on our models and if you can recommend
importers/wholesalers/shops.

Why NYC?

Such a bicycle might generate more interest in areas where it is
actually practical to commute short distances.

I think it's more of a shopping/errand type bicycle. At 43 pounds, I
don't think many people will want to commute more than a few miles on
it, no matter how retro-cool it is.

It's about the same spec as your average bike that you see in any
Swedish city. Although a lot of folks ride hybrids and city-mtbs with
fenders, a good part of the market is still heavy utility bikes like
this. Heck, I had a couple when I lived there, my favorite being a
Kroon. Good stuff. These are for city errands and a half dozen km here
or there. In the steep hills of Gothenburg, you walk the bike. Weight
is unimportant, but ability to carry a flat of beer is.

I don't know if there is a market in the states, though if the quality
was decent, I'd gladly pay $500 for a solid retro city scoot.

One thing that will discourage folks is a crappy Flash dependent
internet site that resizes your browser. You'll want to fix that. It
seems to be a staple of the bike industry, this overuse of MM Flash.
Giant Bicycles avoids Flash altogether, and it seems that they're doing
quite nicely.

On 5 Jul 2006 10:41:39 -0700, landotter wrote:

One thing that will discourage folks is a crappy Flash dependent
internet site that resizes your browser. You'll want to fix that. It
seems to be a staple of the bike industry, this overuse of MM Flash.

I didn't find the Flash. I know when I come across it, as I don't have it
installed. It may have sensed my lack of it and shown me a different page.

But yes, resizing the browser window has to go!

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Don Wiss wrote:
On 5 Jul 2006 10:41:39 -0700, landotter wrote:

One thing that will discourage folks is a crappy Flash dependent
internet site that resizes your browser. You'll want to fix that. It
seems to be a staple of the bike industry, this overuse of MM Flash.

I didn't find the Flash. I know when I come across it, as I don't have it
installed. It may have sensed my lack of it and shown me a different page.


The flash issue was with a FIFA button advertising the World Cup. Could
be my browser setup, tbh, though I still think Flash is unnecessary for
most sites. I don't mind it used for garnish, but using it instead of a
popup when you click "show larger image" only alienates folks that
don't have it installed. Granted that's a small percentage of folks,
but a lot of them are geeks, and geeks buy bikes with SA gearing. :-P

Onto the bike...
After d/ling the spec, it's indeed very nice. Fully lugged hi-ten
(w00t!, gaspipe), with dynohub, 3sd SA hub, chromed toolbox, and
standard 700c wheels sound good to me! I especially like eschewing 28"
or roadster rims for a more modern standard. If I'd seen one in my
local shop when I was shopping for my current city bike, it would be
parked in my hallway instead. Price translates to just shy of $700usd.

On 5 Jul 2006 09:14:15 -0700, "
wrote:

Hello! I represent an English company that sell classic English
roasters. Our cycles are hand built and are ergonomically designed.
This means that they are posture friendly due to the overall frame
dynamics being in complete synergy and perfect proportion. They are
robust bicycles with 36 spoke wheels.

I am interested in your thoughts on our bicycles. We have a huge
interest for this type of retro bike in Europe. We believe that this
bike is perfect for urban commuting; the optional lap top carrier for
the gents in their business suits and also the wicker basket on the
ladies model for extra storage when doing your shopping, carrying your
gym bag, etc.

We are keen to enter the NY market so please let me hear your thoughts
and comments on our models and if you can recommend
importers/wholesalers/shops.


Thanks
Ken
V E L O R B I S
www.velorbis.com

Looks good, nice touch with the dynamo, but why would I pick it over a
$500 Trek 7300 hybrid? It's true that I don't really need a whole lot
of gears but I suspect I can go a lot faster on the hybrid, and I have
15 miiles to go each way.

dgk wrote:

Looks good, nice touch with the dynamo, but why would I pick it over a
$500 Trek 7300 hybrid?

Because it's infinitely cooler and more elegant. ;-)

It's true that I don't really need a whole lot
of gears but I suspect I can go a lot faster on the hybrid, and I have
15 miiles to go each way.

Then ride a hybrid. Such roadsters are meant for short hops of 2-10km.
I've ridden all kinds of old funky roadsters for transportation, and if
they're wrenched properly, the stylishness outweighs any downsides of
weight or lack of modernity.