Joe Rocket gone?

[Super Dave]

Bingo.

[spyderchick]

hers the deal from inside the industry as i hear it,un officially.joe rocket was having there product produced in one country and then telling the customs people it was coming from another in order to save on import taxation...

A short note on manufacturing. Many countries do the bait and switch technique, but it's a bit more insidious than you might think. Know all of those cool clothes that say "Made in the USA"? Well, unless you're buying couture designer duds in NYC like Calvin Klein, most likely the garments are made in a little known US holding of islands in the Pacific, thus the legal use of the "made in..." label. Other countries use this tactic as well. Just thought a little FYI might get ya thinkin'.

[WebCrush]

A short note on manufacturing. Many countries do the bait and switch technique, but it's a bit more insidious than you might think. Know all of those cool clothes that say "Made in the USA"? Well, unless you're buying couture designer duds in NYC like Calvin Klein, most likely the garments are made in a little known US holding of islands in the Pacific, thus the legal use of the "made in..." label. Other countries use this tactic as well. Just thought a little FYI might get ya thinkin'.

If you wanna talk about bait and switch, I think Lockhart is the biggest bunch of slim balls ever.  

I ordered a set of 16.5" OZ rims from them this summer.  Got transfered around to a bunch of different rep since nobody had a clue what the details were.

In the end, only after I finally got a hold of Aaron did I find out that they only had 17".  Not only that--but he told me they were NEVER going to get the 16.5" size rims (although listed in their catalog).  They then tried to convince me into buying a set of $4000 BST Carbon Fibre wheel not understanding that if I'm not a street squid.  If I'm buying rims I'm going 16.5 where the real tire dev. work goes.

Needless to say, I canceled the order.  Two weeks later I got a blanket spam email from them stating how their new special of the month were OZ rims in 16.5" sizes.  I called just to confirm my doubts--no change--still don't have em, weren't going to order any, and couldn't get any even if they tired.

[Super Dave]

To be topical...

Dainese Leathers...the tag in the liner says "Made in Italy"...that's where the liner is made.  The leather garment comes from Pakistan or Romania where they pay people $0.06 an hour.  Still charge you $1100 for a fair suit.

[GAMEDIC]

If you wanna talk about bait and switch, I think Lockhart is the biggest bunch of slim balls ever.  

I ordered a set of 16.5" OZ rims from them this summer.  Got transfered around to a bunch of different rep since nobody had a clue what the details were.

In the end, only after I finally got a hold of Aaron did I find out that they only had 17".  Not only that--but he told me they were NEVER going to get the 16.5" size rims (although listed in their catalog).  They then tried to convince me into buying a set of $4000 BST Carbon Fibre wheel not understanding that if I'm not a street squid.  If I'm buying rims I'm going 16.5 where the real tire dev. work goes.

Needless to say, I canceled the order.  Two weeks later I got a blanket spam email from them stating how their new special of the month were OZ rims in 16.5" sizes.  I called just to confirm my doubts--no change--still don't have em, weren't going to order any, and couldn't get any even if they tired.

Don't even get me started on LP..lol this would be a LONG post ...i can't stand them ;D

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Don't even get me started on LP..lol this would be a LONG post ...i can't stand them ;D

They've been good to me.  But then I only make one order a year from them in February.  I get all my chains, levers, fairing stays, grips etc before the season starts and they run out of stuff.  I know that later in the year people start to have availability problems with them, so I try to avoid that.

[TreyBone]

All I know is that..... I DON'T GIVE A $HIT!! :-X Who cares? There are other leather and riding apparel manufacturers out there to choose from. ;)

[jnup]

GpTech was the importer of the OZ 16.5 wheels and LP got the 17" ones.

[Super Dave]

Flattop?  

[tigerblade]

I don't know anything about Joe Rocket.  Maybe they're fine and maybe they're not.  

But I had some friends that were told not to worry about BRP this summer.  Did we ever find out what country Jason fled to?   ::)   :-X

[Super Dave]

Somewhere in Europe I heard.

[Nate R]

But I had some friends that were told not to worry about BRP this summer.

Huh? ??? BRP?