Good stuff in latest Nashbar catalog
Barry Sanders
* Nashbar brand Taiwan-made sealed bearing hubset with Shimano HG
compatible
rear cassette freehub. Cold-forged alloy hub bodies, machined alloy
collars and curvy alloy skewers. All for $39.95 rear, $34.95 front.
* Nashbar 6000T Sport Touring bike. 4130 TIG-welded Cr-Mo frameset,
Shimano
RSX components, *bar end shifters*, double-eyelet dropouts. All for a
very reasonable $454 (if you take the $25 pedal credit - a new policy)
The cover of the catalog announces that "Touring is Back". Well, is it?
Seems to me like the good ol' Sport Touring class of all-around-fun-bikes
has all but vanished. Kudos to Nashbar for attempting to revive the type
of bikes that I think many of us remember fondly from the 70's. Of
course,
it might just be a clever ploy to get people to spend another $400
on Nashbar's racks and packs! :-)
* SR/Sakae DuoTrack 8005 Elastomer Suspension Fork. 40mm travel, 1" or 1
1/8"
dia. *2.4 lbs* *$105* I've heard that these are good shock forks - any
comments from riders? Oh, and the finish on 'em appears to be silver.
(They looked gold in the last catalog.)
* Girvin Alum. ATB Flexstem. Up to 1" of travel. I'm getting one of
these to reduce small-bump jarring on my rigid bike. $39.95 (MSRP $70.00)
Here's one I haven't seen before:
* Wheele Bike Utility Trailer. Single wheel trailer that clamps to the
seatpost. Weighs less than 8 lbs. Says it will hold a surf board.
(I'd like to see that.) Looks like a great design. $139.95
Call Nashbar at 1-800-NASHBAR. They love to give out free catalogs.
(We get 'em two at a time.)
Barry
Thomas H. Kunich
Barry Sanders <bsan...@ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>A few items of note from the newest Nashbar catalog:
>
>* Nashbar brand Taiwan-made sealed bearing hubset with Shimano HG
>compatible
> rear cassette freehub. Cold-forged alloy hub bodies, machined alloy
> collars and curvy alloy skewers. All for $39.95 rear, $34.95 front.
Yeh? Well look at the Shimano stuff right underneath it. With the Nashbar
part you can't tell exactly what you're getting. The "sealed bearings" may
be 'cartridge' types (and consequently smoother than cones and balls) or
it may only mean that there are bearing seals. The price is more than
Nashbar used to charge for hubsets (yeh, I know they used to sell normal
hubs but they were pretty good units) and the weight is marginally greater.
It would be easier to tell what's what is Nashbar had used their old catalog
format, but NOOOOO, they have to get artsy-craftsy with the catalog.
I want all of the stuff in groups like before. I also would like to see
group prices.
Gee, think the way it would sound if I didn't like Nashbar.
Ryun G. Pavlicek
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greg m. earhart
: * Nashbar 6000T Sport Touring bike. 4130 TIG-welded Cr-Mo frameset,
: Shimano
: RSX components, *bar end shifters*, double-eyelet dropouts. All for a
: very reasonable $454 (if you take the $25 pedal credit - a new policy)
: The cover of the catalog announces that "Touring is Back". Well, is it?
: Seems to me like the good ol' Sport Touring class of all-around-fun-bikes
: has all but vanished. Kudos to Nashbar for attempting to revive the type
: of bikes that I think many of us remember fondly from the 70's. Of
: course,
: it might just be a clever ploy to get people to spend another $400
: on Nashbar's racks and packs! :-)
I just received a flyer from Nashbar (came with an order). The 23" version
of this bike was $329.
Joshua_Putnam
>In article <bsanders-1...@slip-bsanders.ncsa.uiuc.edu>,
>Barry Sanders <bsan...@ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>A few items of note from the newest Nashbar catalog:
>>
>>* Nashbar brand Taiwan-made sealed bearing hubset with Shimano HG
>>compatible
>> rear cassette freehub. Cold-forged alloy hub bodies, machined alloy
>> collars and curvy alloy skewers. All for $39.95 rear, $34.95 front.
>Yeh? Well look at the Shimano stuff right underneath it. With the Nashbar
>part you can't tell exactly what you're getting.
>It would be easier to tell what's what is Nashbar had used their old catalog
>format, but NOOOOO, they have to get artsy-craftsy with the catalog.
>I want all of the stuff in groups like before. I also would like to see
>group prices.
How about their OLD, old format: lots of line drawings and tables
of specifications. In black & white on newsprint, even! (But
then they wouldn't be able to show off the latest cycling
fashions.)
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Barry Sanders
rg...@darwin.clas.Virginia.EDU (Ryun G. Pavlicek) wrote:
> this ad brought to you by...
Hey now...I just call 'em as I see 'em. Sometimes Nashbar hits big,
sometimes
not. The items I mentioned are ones that I haven't seen elsewhere. Not
everybody gets the Nashbar catalog (well, maybe a couple of people anyway
:)
Share and Enjoy,
Barry
Thomas H. Kunich
>How about their OLD, old format: lots of line drawings and tables
>of specifications. In black & white on newsprint, even! (But
>then they wouldn't be able to show off the latest cycling
>fashions.)
Yeh, but they had an intermediate stage where the clothes were in color and
the bike parts and tables and all that good info was on the B&W. Certainly
that was a better catalog and I'd be suprised if the new one sells bike
parts any better. Though I'm sure that it sells clothes better.
I think that pretty soon Nashbar will just be selling clothes. Land's End
used to be a marine chandlery and sold clothes on the side -- now look
at them. First they sell marine hardware and men's clothes. Then men's
clothes, now mostly just women's clothes and not very good one's at that.
I can see Nashbar going through these same changes unless they get back to
basics and sells bicycle parts that people want, on the cheap. It's gotten
so that I can buy parts from my local shop (with the 10% club discount) for
only slightly more. To tell you the truth, I don't want to buy Sampson
cranks from Nashbar, I want to be able to get $4 handlebar tape, Cateye
waterbottle holders in any color, colored brake cable (this is getting to
be a pain to find), all of the tools I need, and yes SOME clothes. Nashbar
does make some killer Ultimate Shorts. The best I've ever used and at $37
a steal.
Jeffrey L. Bell
>I just received a flyer from Nashbar (came with an order). The 23" version
>of this bike was $329.
This might be last year's model.
In February that still had some leftovers, but only in the 23 inch size.
Of course it ptobably works just as well, but it might not be
identical with what the catalog says.
Ask.
-Jeff Bell
Mike Taffe
Thomas H. Kunich <to...@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <3n8d5h$r...@news1.wolfe.net>, Joshua_Putnam <jo...@Wolfe.NET> wrote:
>
>>How about their OLD, old format: lots of line drawings and tables
>>of specifications. In black & white on newsprint, even! (But
>
>used to be a marine chandlery and sold clothes on the side -- now look
>I can see Nashbar going through these same changes unless they get back to
>basics and sells bicycle parts that people want, on the cheap. It's gotten
>so that I can buy parts from my local shop (with the 10% club discount) for
>only slightly more. To tell you the truth, I don't want to buy Sampson
>cranks from Nashbar, I want to be able to get $4 handlebar tape, Cateye
>waterbottle holders in any color, colored brake cable (this is getting to
>be a pain to find), all of the tools I need, and yes SOME clothes. Nashbar
>does make some killer Ultimate Shorts. The best I've ever used and at $37
>a steal.
You'd think they'd be able to read their market better--or perhaps they do.
Those of us that want to buy ball-bearings, spokes and bar tape for cheap are
just going to have to admit that we're in the minority and shell out for Loose
Screws' prices! Thanks for the historic note on Land's End--hopefully Eric
Nashbar is reading your note and will think long and hard about the future of
Nashbar.
The thing that I miss most about the old Nashbar is that they were flat out
the cheapest deal around for a very long time. Now, they are in the middle of
the pack--certainly above the low-ball outfits and not too far from local
shops anymore. I think they are going to continue to lose customers if they
don't go back to basics...
oh, yes, Tom is spot on about the Ultimate shorts--a great short and a decent
price. My hands-down favorite in shorts.
mike
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