Rick Vosper

All articles by Rick Vosper

December 16, 2024

Why we have dealer agreements. And why they suck more than ever.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
November 11, 2024

As the market for cycling and cycling products continues to shift and evolve, it becomes more important than ever to define who — and how many — we are.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
October 14, 2024
Why Your Bike is Made in Asia

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about how the bike business got to be the way it is today.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
September 9, 2024
A Mercedes-branded bike atop a car in a 2016 Getty photo.

With world-class resources and marketing budgets to match, you'd think large global companies could easily take a big position in the bike business if they wanted. So why haven't they?

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
August 12, 2024

The post-COVID reality is reshaping how both suppliers and dealers conduct their businesses.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
July 8, 2024

Remember all the bikes we sold during COVID? The riders are still out there, and they're still riding.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
June 10, 2024

For sure dealers are getting squeezed on overstocked bike pricing, but suppliers are feeling the same pinch.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
May 6, 2024
Churn, baby.

Bike shops are going out of business ... but new dealers are still stepping up to take their place.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
April 8, 2024

The very nature of our business is changing from relationships to transactions. And the business itself needs to change to keep up.

Posted in Opinion/Analysis
March 11, 2024

The 2023 import numbers are in, and they tell an eye-opening story

Posted in Opinion/Analysis

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