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Brooms can put out a variety of uggaduggas depending on the model.
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They didn't overthrow 2020 though, maybe they understand if they push it too far the house of cards will fall.
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Yeah, IDK if I'll be sticking around for that. I hear Canada still has the rule of law though!
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You need Firefox + Ublock Origin my friend, the web has become an ugly place.
Here's the article though:
Used bike retailer The Pro’s Closet shuttering after raising $90 million Thomas Gounley 3–4 minutes
A Louisville-based company that sought to create a national market for high-end used bicycles, and which raised nearly $100 million from investors, is closing up shop.
The Pro’s Closet said in a news release last week that it will cease operations this month.
The company did not give a reason for the closure, and CEO Jonathan Czaja did not respond to a Tuesday email. He told BusinessDen earlier this year that The Pro’s Closet — which expanded aggressively in recent years — was experiencing a slowdown following a pandemic surge.
“Everyone wanted a bike during COVID because they were all trapped inside in Zoom calls and wanted to get out and experience the outdoors,” Czaja said in January. “The entire industry had this growth.”
The Pro’s Closet was founded in Boulder 18 years ago by pro mountain biker Nick Martin, who led the company until 2020, giving way to company board member John Levisay. Levisay stepped down in the spring of 2023 and was replaced months later by Czaja.
The Pro’s Closet sought to take used bike sales — traditionally a local market facilitated by bike shops and sites like Craigslist — and go national. It bought high-end bikes directly from owners and refurbished them before reselling them.
Czaja previously compared the arrangement to the “certified pre-owned” used car market.
“If you’re trying Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, you never quite know what you bought and what you’re getting until you get home and ride it,” Czaja said in January. “And even then it’s hard to tell.”
The Pro’s Closet website now advertises a “Going Out of Business Sale” with discounts as great as 90 percent.
Czaja told BusinessDen in January that the company had about 80 employees and raised more than $90 million from investors. Investors included Boulder-based Foundry Group and Ridgeline Ventures, and out-of-state firms Edison Partners and The Chernin Group.
In 2023, Czaja said, the company sold 10,000 bikes, with buyers in every state and Canada. He declined to disclose revenue figures, beyond saying it was in the tens of millions in 2023 and had returned to pre-COVID figures.
In 2021, The Pro’s Closet moved from Boulder to an approximately 130,000-square-foot facility at 1900 Taylor Ave., with both office and warehouse space. While much of the company’s sales took place online, local buyers were able to visit and take test rides.
There were signs of struggles. In October 2022, The Pro’s Closet cut 15 percent of its staff, citing “macroeconomic headwinds,” according to Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. Three months later, the company cut more staff.
In announcing its closure, The Pro’s Closet — tagline: “Bikes are meant to be used” — said it had sold 46,000 bikes over its existence.
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Because they pulled all manner of sketchy shit with RMAs and I no longer trust them as a company to do the right thing. Why buy from a company that repeatedly did shady shit to screw over their customers? That's great that they claim they're going to fix the problem but why trust them when they've already lied in the past?
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Sales cold calls are spam, 100%.
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That's cool but I think I'll be avoiding Asus for a good while instead
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I'm done with Nintendo.
In Massachusetts, income-qualified residents can rent an e-bike for a dollar a day.
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His bullshit response said all we need to know: The answer is this guy is a spineless, lying, piece of shit.
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No, they're bad and it's easy to believe after you've tried them. Air dryers in general are garbage.
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This company is garbage, their stuff is wildly overpriced and prone to breaking, with ridiculous repair prices to boot. I bought their shitty DC-07 complete with self-destructing clutch that cost $100+ to fix, it was covered under warranty exactly once, then they told me to piss off.
I went and bought a brand new Bissel for $75 and it's been going strong ever since I bought it, the only repair it ever needed was a new belt once in 15 years. Bonus: You can engage and adjust the beater without turning the vacuum completely off, and it won't break every time.
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Sure would be crazy if we paid teachers a adequate wages globally, right?
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Portal 2
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Be sure to get some quality PPE.
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FFS...
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They have succeeded with me, fuck Nintendo
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Defenestrate means to throw out of a window.
For example, "Someone should defenestrate Putin."
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Kind of a crazy ruling, does that mean eBay can sell illicit drugs and illegal weapons too?
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Fedia.io is an Mbin instance if you want to check it out
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Fuck
Moving more into micromobility seems like a natural step as automakers transition to becoming mobility provides. Polestar Launches Electric Mountain Bike To Match Its SUVs Andrei Nedelea ~3 minutes Sep 25, 2024 at 3:00pm ET The new Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered has been revealed and it costs €8,900. It's made by the premium Swedish bicycle manufacturer Allebike and it's only available in Europe. It’s becoming more common for automakers to team up with specialized micromobility companies to offer small, lightweight vehicles to complement their cars—all the major car manufacturers have tried it at some point. Polestar has just revealed a new electric bicycle that it says goes perfectly with any of the SUVs it currently offers. It’s an electric mountain bike made by a specialized company in Sweden called Allebike. This full-suspension bike has 29-inch wheels, 6.7 inches of suspension travel on the front, and 6.3 inches of travel in the rear. It features a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer frame housing a Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor with a peak output of 500 watts and up to 62.7 pound-feet (85 Nm) of torque. Gallery: Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered 11 Photos Polestar That’s a healthy boost to help you effortlessly climb steep inclines, and the juice shouldn’t run out too quickly thanks to the 750-watt-hour battery, which is among the bigger ones on the market. With a full charge, the pedal assist from the electric motor can last for 60 miles before the battery needs to be topped up. Polestar doesn’t build the bike in-house, but it is being built specially for it, so it features Polestar branding in the manufacturer’s official script as well as gold details to match its cars. With its Polestar color scheme, this is one good-looking mountain bike, and it looks even better strapped to the back of a Polestar 3, as shown in the official photos you can see in the gallery. More Polestar Stories With its large carbon frame, battery, powerful motor and Polestar branding, this Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered doesn’t come cheap with a price tag of €8,900 ($9,900). The bikes will be delivered by Allebike, and they are currently only available in European Union countries and Switzerland. This isn’t the first time Polestar has dabbled with micromobility. In 2021, it announced the Makka – Polestar edition by Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer Cake. Designed for on-road urban use, it was a small electric moped with a 1.5 kWh battery, a 28 mph top speed and Öhlins suspension that cost €5,300 when it was offered in 2021 and 2022.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/11211952 > Alternative link where I'm told the story is written better, but unfortunately has a signup wall and I'm not willing to sign up https://www.404media.co/paralyzed-jockey-loses-ability-to-walk-after-manufacturer-refuses-to-fix-battery-for-his-100-000-exoskeleton/