09.05.13 As it happens quite frequently, a chat with a couple of Vitess Riders recently turned into an impromptu strategic planning session. The 3-hour dialogue started with a simple question: who are the competitors of Vitess? The dialogue quickly morphed into a full-blown Porter’s 5 Forces analysis. In the end, the answer turned out to [...]
02.05.13 Have you checked the calendar of charity rides lately? From now until the fall, one can participate in one of those rides pretty much every single weekend. In many cases, a choice will need to be made because multiple events happen at the same time. One might wonder if the calendar has become too [...]
25.04.13 Spring is finally around the corner. It’s about starting to ride outside for those of you who have been training inside all winter long. And if you have not, it’s about time to get the legs spinning again and get ready for this favourite spring charity ride of yours. We’re often asked if the [...]
18.04.13 Formula 1 race cars provide some of the best examples of the “form follows function” adage. In this case, not all functions are meant to be equal though: extreme performance tends to take precedence over driver’s comfort. When you think about it, at the last Grand Prix in China, Scuderia Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso basically [...]
10.04.13 A rider recently told me that his dream was to saddle up on a Vitess but his spouse would not allow him to spend “that much” money on a bike. He said that it would take him a few years of saving (and convincing) to get there. In the mean time, he would buy [...]
01.04.13 A few weeks ago, I wrote a bike rack story for the Toronto Star (click here to read the story). The basic premise was simple: why would car companies showcase so many bikes on top of their SUVs at the Toronto auto show? When asked, most car reps said that the objective was to [...]
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