bye bye Dymag...

[MotoCreations]

Here is the online auction ending December 8th for the liquidation of everything --> 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

[Travman]

That is a shame.  My guess is that competition from BST and the sour economy did them in. 

[Monsterlover]

Bummer

[junior varsity]

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?

[silentbob]

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.

[junior varsity]

Eh, more market for BST which means potentially lower prices for us.

How do you figure? Typically competition drives prices down...

[Popeye the Sailor]

After having seen the cross section of Dymag carbon wheels I would never run them.

+1

[fastwin]

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! Hey, Lawson won the Daytona 200 in '86 on one! [moto]

[silentbob]

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.

[junior varsity]

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

[silentbob]

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.

[junior varsity]

fair enough, but i don't think having less manufacturers is a good thing. competition helps drive innovation.

[Popeye the Sailor]

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.

[junior varsity]

haha, he might if you stay out of the way, but I think we just call that practice.