"Well, there may be a Sunday, but it won't be one that I designed, and it won't be using dw-link. There will however, be at least one dw-link downhill bike on the market.. just not a Sunday"
IH totally has the right to build bikes and sell them through 3-31-09. I think I've made that pretty clear in the past. The 3/31 date was originally intended to give IH a little breathing room for selling through 2008 stock etc.., but it's all good with me either way. If they want to update spec and graphics and sell some '09 bikes, that's in their power for sure. IH is a class act and I have no doubt that they intend to do the best things that they can for their business.
Thank you for the clarification. :thumbsup: Makes me feel better about my recent purchase.
BTW, I was referring to your post below; in THIS thread.
_dw said:
Mosty likely never, barring unforseen future developmemts.. Iron Horse's dw-link license will terminate after the 2008 model year, and I moved on from consulting on high end development work for IH in June 2007.
Dave
so....what happens when I buy an '09 dw link bike, snap the stays, and need to warranty it the following season? A comparable model would be ideal, but what could they possibly have that would compare to a dw link bike coming up?
Companies generally take into consideration a certain amount of failures and have replacement parts on hand. Once they are gone & have expired the mandatory replacement parts inventory then as anything else the manufacture has the option to offer a replacement for a special price or tell you to bad. Read you warranty it's pretty well written they just leave out some of the legal wording so you dont get to scared. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
IH totally has the right to build bikes and sell them through 3-31-09. I think I've made that pretty clear in the past. The 3/31 date was originally intended to give IH a little breathing room for selling through 2008 stock etc.., but it's all good with me either way. If they want to update spec and graphics and sell some '09 bikes, that's in their power for sure. IH is a class act and I have no doubt that they intend to do the best things that they can for their business.
Yes, there will be new DW bikes. The problem is that it takes more than that to make a great bike so if one of the better companies uses it, then we will get a well-executed, stuff, durable, and well-balanced bike. I am looking forward to 2009. I noticed that Santa Cruz and Intense have both "readied up" with their new trailbikes as well, maybe in anticipation of this? Maybe not but they sure don't want to lose much market-share in 2009. I am just DYING for interbike to show up and reveal everything already. I'm not basing my decision on the DWL but it may just show up on an already fantastic bike in a better way than any of the others.
Yes, there will be new DW bikes. The problem is that it takes more than that to make a great bike so if one of the better companies uses it, then we will get a well-executed, stuff, durable, and well-balanced bike. I am looking forward to 2009. I noticed that Santa Cruz and Intense have both "readied up" with their new trailbikes as well, maybe in anticipation of this? Maybe not but they sure don't want to lose much market-share in 2009. I am just DYING for interbike to show up and reveal everything already. I'm not basing my decision on the DWL but it may just show up on an already fantastic bike in a better way than any of the others.
Well, I highly doubt that dw would sell his dw-link to a lower end bike company now. In the beginning, DW had a rep to develop. Now he has a rep to protect. Split pivot is for less devoted bike companies. IMO
So what are Iron Horse's plans for 2009? I haven't seen anything regarding the company's plan for the Azure, MKIII and Sunday. Will Iron Horse drop these lines and just focus on their department store bikes?
So what are Iron Horse's plans for 2009? I haven't seen anything regarding the company's plan for the Azure, MKIII and Sunday. Will Iron Horse drop these lines and just focus on their department store bikes?
No one from IH is steeping into the water here to see if it's hot or cold so far it's all frozen. Only word is from DW saying there contract ends with IH in '09 this turns it into a waiting game for Joe Average to see if anything happens at I-Bike. :drumroll:
So what are Iron Horse's plans for 2009? I haven't seen anything regarding the company's plan for the Azure, MKIII and Sunday. Will Iron Horse drop these lines and just focus on their department store bikes?
:lol::lol: We'll have to see what Lopes has to bring on, but he's gettin up there in argh age. :rockon:
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