I am honored that so many of my TitanFlex friends/customers have taken time to contribute their personal stories to this thread. I thank them all. Since I don’t have deep ad pockets or a devoted dealer network, I’m grateful for all the word-of-mouth I can get. It is my biggest asset…more than a dozen years in the making…not as impressive as watching Tyler tough it out in the TOUR on his FSA-equipped Cervelo. That was awesome to witness. And Cervelo deserves the right to leverage their investment in Team CSC Tiscali. I’m sure Gerard spent many furious, nerve racking hours--not to mention several Canadian dollars--to make all that possible.
It would be nice to have the financial backing to do likewise. Heck, I wish I could do more than keep Scott Molina rolling on fresh treads in appreciation of his TitanFlex patronage. So, when I saw “PRESS”’s post I simply told Scott and some of my TitanFlex friends about it. My exact words were, “Just today I noticed a post on the Slowtwitch Forum. Someone is looking for input on TitanFlex bikes. If you feel inclined to add to the discussion please go to [URL].” No financial incentives were offered. Most of the replies were posted by TitanFlex owners I hadn’t talked to in years. Others came out of nowhere. I apologize to anyone who is offended by this action. I saw a unique opportunity to leverage my best asset in an open forum.
I especially appreciate Ves Mandaric’s [YAQUI] contributions to this thread. To wit, “Obviously, there is a wide selection of bikes that people love to ride, and rare would be the person that really knows what is "the best", because almost nobody really has the opportunity to ride them ALL for a significant amount of time in order to compare. People are different, so different bikes may be best for different people and/or riding styles…Keep on posting about the bikes you love, it's very interesting to those of us that love bikes.” We’ve never met, but I suspect we’re cut from the same cloth….both appreciative of the opportunity to share our passions one-on-one, without the overhead of bureaucracy, “bigness” or political correctness.
Please see Part 2
It would be nice to have the financial backing to do likewise. Heck, I wish I could do more than keep Scott Molina rolling on fresh treads in appreciation of his TitanFlex patronage. So, when I saw “PRESS”’s post I simply told Scott and some of my TitanFlex friends about it. My exact words were, “Just today I noticed a post on the Slowtwitch Forum. Someone is looking for input on TitanFlex bikes. If you feel inclined to add to the discussion please go to [URL].” No financial incentives were offered. Most of the replies were posted by TitanFlex owners I hadn’t talked to in years. Others came out of nowhere. I apologize to anyone who is offended by this action. I saw a unique opportunity to leverage my best asset in an open forum.
I especially appreciate Ves Mandaric’s [YAQUI] contributions to this thread. To wit, “Obviously, there is a wide selection of bikes that people love to ride, and rare would be the person that really knows what is "the best", because almost nobody really has the opportunity to ride them ALL for a significant amount of time in order to compare. People are different, so different bikes may be best for different people and/or riding styles…Keep on posting about the bikes you love, it's very interesting to those of us that love bikes.” We’ve never met, but I suspect we’re cut from the same cloth….both appreciative of the opportunity to share our passions one-on-one, without the overhead of bureaucracy, “bigness” or political correctness.
Please see Part 2