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Title: bye bye Dymag... Post by: MotoCreations on December 01, 2009, 01:17:42 PM Here is the online auction ending December 8th for the liquidation of everything --> http://www.go-dove.com/event-13842/Dymag+Racing+UK+Ltd/# (http://www.go-dove.com/event-13842/Dymag+Racing+UK+Ltd/#)
Auction catalog itself --> http://www.go-dove.com/event-13842/Dymag+Racing+UK+Ltd/lots (http://www.go-dove.com/event-13842/Dymag+Racing+UK+Ltd/lots) Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: Travman on December 01, 2009, 01:37:15 PM That is a shame. My guess is that competition from BST and the sour economy did them in.
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: Monsterlover on December 01, 2009, 02:18:18 PM Bummer :(
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: junior varsity on December 01, 2009, 03:16:09 PM Wow. That's no good, I liked that there was at least a little competition out there. I noticed that was purely equipment related, did they have no batches of wheels unclaimed to liquidate?
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: silentbob on December 01, 2009, 04:45:15 PM Eh, more market for BST which means potentially lower prices for us. After having seen the cross section of Dymag carbon wheels I would never run them.
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: junior varsity on December 01, 2009, 04:47:05 PM Eh, more market for BST which means potentially lower prices for us. How do you figure? Typically competition drives prices down... Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: Popeye the Sailor on December 01, 2009, 05:00:16 PM After having seen the cross section of Dymag carbon wheels I would never run them. +1 Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: fastwin on December 01, 2009, 05:47:38 PM Wow, bad news. I remember in the early 80's when Erik Buell was the Dymag importer for the US. Built up several early 80's superbike replica street bikes with Dymag and EPM wheels. Used to deal with Erik all the time before bikes had his name on them. Still have a rear Dymag for a '85 FZ750 Yammyhammer if someone needs one! [laugh] Hey, Lawson won the Daytona 200 in '86 on one! [moto]
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: silentbob on December 01, 2009, 07:51:33 PM How do you figure? Typically competition drives prices down... Because BST wasn't lowering their prices to compete with Dymag. They just have a far superior product. The market for carbon wheels is small and the more of it they have the greater the economy of scale. Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: junior varsity on December 01, 2009, 07:54:28 PM No, but you are inferring that they didn't select pricing that was competitive to begin with, or that they won't raise prices in the future since there is no competitor
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: silentbob on December 01, 2009, 10:19:39 PM No, but you are inferring that they didn't select pricing that was competitive to begin with, or that they won't raise prices in the future since there is no competitor You inferred, I implied. Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: junior varsity on December 02, 2009, 03:58:06 AM fair enough, but i don't think having less manufacturers is a good thing. competition helps drive innovation.
Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: Popeye the Sailor on December 02, 2009, 01:18:50 PM fair enough, but i don't think having less manufacturers is a good thing. competition helps drive innovation. Only if it's proper competition. Casey Stoner will not improve his lap times by racing against me. Title: Re: bye bye Dymag... Post by: junior varsity on December 02, 2009, 01:58:25 PM haha, he might if you stay out of the way, but I think we just call that practice.
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