On 5/8/2025 4:26 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Thu May 8 15:36:36 2025 Zen Cycle wrote:
Spanish crankset manufacturer Rotor Bike Components is shutting down it
US office and suspending active marketing in the US, citing tariff
uncertainties.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/tariff-insecurities-lead-rotor-america-to-close-its-doors?
According to the article, their products are almost exclusively built
from EU supply chains to avoid their own issues with asian tariffs.
Apparently the profit margin isn't enough to sustain US operations in
the face of the tariff increases.
Asian supply chain issues means that none of their products are sold in China.
Do you have proof of this or is this just another opinion you pulled out
of your ass?
My opinion of Rotor has not been very high at any time. They are a lot more expensive than Shimano products that as light and more reliable.
Rotor has no reliability issues. Rotors power meter crank sets are competitively priced and highly rated.
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/search?p=brandId_uFilter:%22100001460%22|brandId_uFilter:%22100000684%22&q=power%20meters&s=u
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/rotor-2inpower-review.html
You've never ridden a Rotor power meter crank. You wouldn't know what
their level of reliability is.
Saying tariff uncertainty also means that the government of Spain has been running high tariffs on American products of any kind.
No, it doesn't. It means exactly what it says. Besides that, dumbass,
Spanish tariffs are based in EU membership rates.
Funny how high tariffs from Bill Clinton were a very good idea to Democrats at that time but tariffs matching the tariffs being charged us is such a bad idea now.
Read about Clinton's high tariffs here:
https://time.com/5468175/nafta-history/
Isn't there a bike saddle you should be figuring out how to reattach?
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