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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: sam hudson on October 17, 2011, 03:41 PM
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Just contacted Shiners to ask about 2012 Om and been told that they are no longer the UK distributor for SE !
Now I havent been on the site for a couple of weeks so apologies if I have missed a thread on this but Shiners have been SE distibutors for ever...wots going on? Anyone??
:wtf:
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1st I've heard of it :wtf:
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Yeah, The guy I emailed at Shiners had only just been informed himself.
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:wtf:
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:D so what are they going to be doing with all the old se stock they have? does anyone know ? please dont let the "B" word come into the answer or were all stuffed :-\
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Just asked Mark at Alans Bmx if they can get a 2012 Om and he said that he doesnt know if anyone will take on the SE brand in the UK and that until someone does there will be no SE bikes!! :wtf:
I have emailed Todd Lyons at SE to see if I can get any sense out of him...but he'll be in bed now!
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Cant Jai give us the heads up on this? :daumenhoch:
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:D so what are they going to be doing with all the old se stock they have? does anyone know ? please dont let the "B" word come into the answer or were all stuffed :-\
He's not allowed into the Shiner warehouse ;)
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:-[ Just got a reply to my email to SE in the USA to be told that Se do not have a distributor in the UK but if I want, I can buy the bike from Germany!!! :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
Oh, thats fine then, I'll just fork out for postage from Germany!! Are they serious??
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Jai knows all about it as the SE team has been binned as well... you cant have a factory team without any bikes....
Sad Times...
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Could there be an opportunity here for the Rad shop??
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Not everyones opinion I'm sure but I thought they were losing there way with all the retro tat tbh .
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:LolLolLolLol: Lets not get into the whole Se is poo thing!
I actually have emailed Todd lyons now to see what he says, he's always been quite responsive before. Fuji emailed me to tell me that they hopefully have got something lined up for the UK but they can't tell me what as it is a secret! ;D This is hilarious now! I guess this is how big business runs...cut off your supplier just as the new lines of bikes are due out !!
Someone must know whats going on? :Great_Britain:
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Shiner felt that SE were not moving forward enough with there
dirt and street range and thats where the volume is so they
decided not to continue importing them, sad for both parties
with the long long history they have of working togther
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Not everyones opinion I'm sure but I thought they were losing there way with all the retro tat tbh .
agree - though maybe not tat... just that there is a very limited market for it... trying telling 9-15 yr olds that
a retro Quad/Ripper is cool compared to the latest Verde/FIT/Subrosa etc etc....
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:) Anyone know if rumour about them not handling Redline anymore is true?
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Don't forget SE is mainly a fixie manufacturer now...
Some could say BMX almost turned into a side business, even if the "BMX fan base" is still big..
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:) Anyone know if rumour about them not handling Redline anymore is true?
The already have 2012 stock :daumenhoch:
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Jai has taken delivery of the new Carbons Flights....
But again the team has been slashed to about 4 members now... times are hard!!!
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:LolLolLolLol: Lets not get into the whole Se is poo thing!
I actually have emailed Todd lyons now to see what he says, he's always been quite responsive before. Fuji emailed me to tell me that they hopefully have got something lined up for the UK but they can't tell me what as it is a secret! ;D This is hilarious now! I guess this is how big business runs...cut off your supplier just as the new lines of bikes are due out !!
Someone must know whats going on? :Great_Britain:
could this turn-out to be another string to Winstanleys bow ? :-\
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No point in importing if if no one wants it
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No point in importing if if no one wants it
Bingo.
Sad for both teams.
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Just seen the price of a new Redline flight 2012 mini £999.00 :shocked: WOW, my lad will be racing on a different brand next season then :(
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Just seen the price of a new Redline flight 2012 mini £999.00 :shocked: WOW, my lad will be racing on a different brand next season then :(
Cheap skate ;D Buy him a carbon for 2k plus :LolLolLolLol:
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The redline completes have stood out for the last few seasons on value for money - probably the only bikes that would take a season of racing without having to replace anything.
Guess you now have to pay for that reliability!
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The carbons don't come in mini sizes :( and I know what you are saying about a good complete bike as my eldest has run a pro XL for a season and a half and only needed 2 sets of wheel bearings and now the BB has gone so not too bad I suppose :daumenhoch: but can't justify a grand for my 5 year old, her indoors would go mental :LolLolLolLol:
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Jai has taken delivery of the new Carbons Flights....
But again the team has been slashed to about 4 members now... times are hard!!!
yes it is a shame Shiners have binned Se, but as JT Smooth has said the brand was not moving forward also with late deliveries and impossible miminuim order per model
we were just getting stuck with 100's of bikes not moving.
As for Redline, the main team has been split into two teams an Elite team and Challenge team, Elite team consists of just 4 riders at the moment and fully sponsored by Redline
and our main sponsor. The challenge team is a cost sponsorship and can be a stepping stone for some riders to progress to Elite team
Running the way we did before was just not cost effective, so we had to change.
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onwards and upwards jai if they dont play ball and make things hard bin em and move on .
challenging times in buiness these days so you think that se would be helpful not late and hard to deal with
they will soon miss the UK market for sure .
redlines are expoensive bu mint for the cash theya re an outright complete full of good parts not gonna break soon.
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I will let you know if I hear anything but if anyone knows where I can get a 2012 Om would you let me know please?...hopefully not from Germany! :LolLolLolLol:
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i fancy one, was gonna go usa route. they was only at the chromers today according to se facebook page, so if its like the big ripper its about 4 / 5 months away yet
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Update for you...
The nice German lady from Fuji europe can get me an OM for £500 (including 30 euro postage). I have to do a bank transfer before shipping however so no credit card for me!!
It stings a bit when you consider last years model is £319 with free delivery from Winstanleys...but there you go...if you want this years model and all that!
Oh, and she told me that there is still no news on a UK distributor for SE Bikes...which is still mad :-[
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I am jack's smirking sense of foretelling.