Rick Vosper
All articles by Rick Vosper
May 6, 2019
As a new generation of competitors enters the once-profitable high-end carbon bike market, everybody’s going to get squeezed … although probably not the way you’re thinking.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
April 22, 2019
New estimates show more than double the number of bike shops in the U.S. as previously thought. Here are the numbers behind those estimates, plus dealer share and what it all means for brands, retailers and, maybe, the future of the bicycle industry.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
April 8, 2019
If competition among IBD, EBD and consumer-direct channels for e-bike dominance isn’t enough, there are two more looming market forces to consider. These have the potential to not just disrupt e-bike markets, but to turn the entire Bike 3.0 business model on its head.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
March 25, 2019
In terms of e-bike units sold, the e-bike-only EBD channel is as big as the IBD. And they’re both growing.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
March 11, 2019
Much Bigger Pond = Much Smaller Frog: The IBD's slice of the e-bike pie is a whole lot smaller than we think it is. It's time we stopped kidding ourselves about that fact ... and start getting a whole lot smarter about what we're going to do about it.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
April 13, 2016
Robbie Kellman Baxter wants you to eliminate your customers and replace them with members. And she's written a book to tell you why you should do it, and how.
Posted in Retail News
January 7, 2016
In Part Three, we'll talk about what we might do about to deal with the stigmatization of bicycles, and the industry-wide loss of revenue.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
November 12, 2015
This time, we're going to look at how the ghosts of dead cyclists directly — or not so directly — haunt the bike business.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
November 4, 2015
There is nothing the media likes better than a dead cyclist. Unless it’s a dead cyclist who was not wearing a helmet.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
June 17, 2013
You know how when you get back from a long bike ride and get cleaned up and slip into your flip-flops, your feet just feel so darned ... good?
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
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