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1centaur
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by 1centaur

Don't know how public the debt level is, though it may be on Bloomberg (TKL to look up the ticker symbol for the bank debt) so most investment professionals can see it. As to the risk of that debt, that's what high yield and bank loan managers and analysts do for a living. I've been in that business for well over 20 years; been invested in SRAM debt for the last few and been very happy at their results. Some thought out there they may IPO in the next year or two.

Bonds and loans are not "structured products" they are simple debts owed by single companies. Structured products take a bunch of such simple debts (home mortgages are another example) and re-slice up the combined total of interest income into senior and junior pieces for investors willing to take different risks to get different returns.

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by morrisjessie33

madcow wrote:As mentioned in another thread, adding some more numbers here.

Total sales for FY 2010.
Shimano, $2,756,669,339
Sram, $524,300,000
Campag, $148,000,000 (reliable estimate)

Net income for FY2010
Shimano, $246,510,473
Sram, $50,000,000
Campag $9,000,000 (reliable estimate)

Interesting story on Campag and their future. I thought this was a great read and recommend it http://justenjoyit.posterous.com/campag ... full-story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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by madcow

Let's talk about some more numbers. Recently the awesome folks at Gluskin Townley group sent me their 2010 American Bicyclist Study, for which I have to say thank you. Here's a few highlights and summaries.

The first one is massively depressing for me. When I was a kid, a bike was my world. It gave me the freedom to go out to learn and explore. This does not bode well for the future of cycling in the U.S.

" Bicycling is not for kids any more. The number of children who ride bicycles
declined more than 20 percent between 2000 and 2010, while the number of
adults who ride increased slightly."

"The number of Americans who ride a bicycle at least six times a year declined from 43.1
million in 2000 to 39.8 million in 2010. This represented an 8 percent decline even as the
overall number of Americans adults increased 10 percent"

"American adults who ride a bicycle at least 110 days
a year increased 12 percent during the decade, even as the total number of adult riders
was essentially flat"

"The number of women who ride
frequently increased by more than 100,000 between 2000 and 2010, even as the total
number of women riders decreased by almost 1.3 million."

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by ticou

I really can't stand shimano, it really is like comparing a casio to a Rolex (Campag). I've never thought that anything i've had by shimano had any soul, and my bikes were saved by having a little bit of soul with Mavic. It's massed produced stamped metal crud, or looks like it is.; if art poetry and music mean fudge all to you, then drown in the stuff. Take a vacation in an industrial suburb, eat burgers and fries for dinner, record daytime tv on your digibox, look at a muddy puddle instead of the rainbow, and ride shimano.

Nice pedals mind, the A600 spd at least.

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by wojchiech

Shimano hubs aren't bad either. I'm on my third re-built wheelset with my 6600 hubs. 50,000+ miles later they're still butter smooth.

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by grid256

The first one is massively depressing for me. When I was a kid, a bike was my world. It gave me the freedom to go out to learn and explore.


+1 Million

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by campbellrae

With regards to a few posts earlier in the thread about the numbers of bikes sold within a specific price range, the top end market is really small. In the last shop I worked in(in Brisbane, was there for 6 months before having to leave due to visa rules) was a fairly standard LBS, 2 full time staff so pretty small. Over that period we probably averaged 1 $3000-4000 road bike a week, that's carbon with 105 or carbon with ultegra with Aussie prices. And only sold one bike with Dura Ace, and one with Super Record. Then I think we were averaging 2 road bikes with aluminium frames and 105 groupsets or less. Then a few cheapo hybrids and entry-mid range MTB's to round it off.

Overall the mid range was what kept that shop(and most that I have worked in) in business. Obviously every shop will be different, there will be the(to my mind lucky) few who can sell only the top end but they are few and far between as the market is so small!

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by thisisatest

ticou wrote:I really can't stand shimano, it really is like comparing a casio to a Rolex (Campag).

id compare high end shimano to seiko.
i like seiko.

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by maxxevv

I was just about to say that !

Its a much closer comparison, both in terms of size and technology. Their Spring-Drive and Grand Seiko watches just whips the precision of all the traditional Swiss Chronometers !

But Campag is not in the league of Rolex in terms of 'equivalent size' though. Albeit, they have equally rabid fans. :noidea:

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by ticou

Granted Seiko have a bit of style in their top ends, so where on G's green planet did you find an analogy with shim shim shiroo, makers of the worlds finest toilet brushes?

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by todibble

While I agree that the current state of cycling in America is nowhere near what it used to be, there is hope.

http://www.nationalmtb.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Coming to a state near you, Madcow. 8)

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by indrek

did not want to start a new topic...

If anyone has any data about bicycle helmets, I would really appreciate it. I'm especially interested in aero (tri and TT) helmet sales numbers (how many aero helmets sold annually in world or in specific continents/countries). Need it for one business calculation. Google gave some older data (US specific), but if anyone has hints to where can I find more then...

Right now I have the number of 1,66 M helmets sold in US in 2009/10 season. But I could use more global or more specific numbers...

Thanks!

EDIT: tri/TT bike sales nr would do as well, as I assume anyone buying a TT bike will have/get the helmet as well.

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