A-D Bikes Blog
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The Rise of the Reseller
Frame and Wheel does the same thing as ThredUP except with bicycles and related accessories. What started out trying to be the Pro’s Closet has evolved into something closer to LKQ. The only difference is that the deproduction operations of Frame and Wheel (a production line that runs on reverse) are integrated with a bicycle brand, A-D Bikes. -
John Burke CEO of Trek Bicycle Corporation figures out the Circular Economy
John Burke is a white board guy. He uses that idea very effectively in the Trek Sustainability Report August 2023. -
A-D Racing Race Report: Swamp Classic 2024
The Swamp Classic is a two day omnium held in Micanopy, Florida (just outside of Gainesville) and among the first USA Cycling road events of the s... -
How the A-D Bikes buyback program works
The largest expense related to the sale of the frameset is the labor required to clean, describe, image, list pack and ship the frameset. However, I have become very efficient at this process and can turn an item into cash very quickly. It is work, but it generates cash and new business, it helps the customer, it differentiates A-D Bikes from all the other large and small bicycle companies and it is sustainability in action, not green talk or green wash. -
2022 WBIA Report: Growing inventories. Stagnant sales.
The classic signal of an industry with high inventories is the prevalence of discounted pricing promotions as direct to consumer manufacturers and retailers attempt to turn their inventories into cash. A glance at your Instagram feed will provide plenty of evidence of this. -
2022 World Bicycle Industry Report: an industry addicted to N + 1
The number of bicycles and e-bikes sold globally grew 2 percent to 136 million units in 2021 (2020: 19.5 percent). This implies that there is a large overhang of supply of unsold bicycles and e-bikes with manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers and suggests that prices are going to continue to remain weak or trend lower.
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Kies Steel Limited in size XS, L, and XL arriving in early 2024. Reserve yours today!
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Why the Kies Steel Limited is made in the United States.
It took a while, but the Kies Steel Limited gravel frames are finally on site and ready to ship. I think it has been at least a two year developmen...
