Rick Vosper
All articles by Rick Vosper
June 13, 2022
The 2020-2021 boost in ridership is undeniably real. But what happens next is anybody's guess.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
May 8, 2022
As brands get into the D2C and retailer ownership businesses, they control more and more of the end-user’s dollars and fundamentally alter the specialty retail landscape.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
April 17, 2022
Not only are D2C e-bikes eating into what were once IBD price points, they have the long-term possibility of disrupting the entire specialty retail channel
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
March 14, 2022
While the number of dealers for the top four brands remain stable, a closer look behind the numbers invites some interesting conjectures about the brands' strategy.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
February 14, 2022
Specialized has changed the rules for selling bikes through the specialty retail channel. But can consumer-direct make up for its loss of dealer-based revenue?
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
January 10, 2022
Experts disagree all the time. It’s when they start agreeing that you need to watch out.
We’ve just closed our second year of record COVID-driven bike sales, and the question everyone is asking is whether the boom will stay in place for 2022 or dial itself back to 2019 levels.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
December 13, 2021
The only thing we know for sure is that nobody knows for sure.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
November 15, 2021
Industry-watchers may be missing out on the biggest story of the decade.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
October 13, 2021
Why college Economics professors teach the bicycle business as an example of Perfect Competition.
Posted in Opinion/Analysis
October 7, 2021
A version of this article ran in the October issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News.
Most ambitious shop staffers look ahead to rising up through the ranks in the industry. How many of you have talked to a successful company's sales rep and thought, "I wish I had their job!"
Posted in Industry News
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