tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post6207857739247080693..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Are Bike Share Programs Cutting Giant Down?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-77490648827675933882017-05-27T21:06:58.296-07:002017-05-27T21:06:58.296-07:00Perhaps bike-share programs won't doom Giant, ...Perhaps bike-share programs won't doom Giant, or any other big bike manufacturer. From what I've been reading and hearing, though, sales in bike shops are down. Share programs get at least part of the blame in cities like Seattle and NYC that have share programs. Now, whether that's true is something I can only guess. I would imagine, though, that share programs are hurting the bike rental business. To paraphrase you, that probably won't do much to cut the "giants" down.<br /><br />I get a little sentimental about Nishiki, as I had one. And I've always liked those old Falcons, especially the ones with the wraparound stays. In fact, I was tempted to buy one I saw on eBay. It was a basic model (no Reynolds tubing), but it was purple! But then the Trek 412 found me and became my latest project. (More about that later.)Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-55652316058241586122017-05-26T19:16:28.544-07:002017-05-26T19:16:28.544-07:00Hmm, with Seattle's bike share program crateri...Hmm, with Seattle's bike share program cratering, I'm dubious that bike share is going to make the bike giants (no pun intended) go away any time soon. Regardless of attempts to make them otherwise, bikes are VERY durable. My Falcon from 1970 is still going strong, as is my wife's Nishiki from 1971. Our least reliable bike is our four-year old Trek, which is a piece of poop that came from China.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com