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So some brands have gone downhill in recent years. What about brands that are now warranting a second look?
I suggest Saracen for a start.
[Edited to match the poor grammar of the original two threads' titles.]
Rockshox.
Who would have seriously considered a set of Dukes over a set of MX Pros 10 years ago?
Now Rockshox are pretty much the defacto standard for sensible money forks.
Shimano (brakes) they were never poor, per say, just a bit average but now they are all pretty brilliant
Samsung.
Skoda
Apple.
awaits the carnage...
toppers3933 - Member
Skoda
Has Skoda been able to maintain that more positive image?
Skoda
Good shout.
See also Ford - eighties / early nineties Fords were a disgrace
i think so. 10 yrs ago you woundn't see many around and their reputation wasnt much to shout about. they are very popular now for making quality products at good prices.
Volvo
blackberry
kia (following the top Gear thread)
Hyundai. Been driving an I40 for 6 months now and it's a great quality car, moaned my head off when enterprise dropped it off initially!
well, you actually raise a good point, I was a very worried graphic designer in the 90s, the fear that Apple would go under was very real.Apple.
blackberry
I thought Blackberry had gone the other way!
Apple.
Bang on. As a graphic designer in the 90's, you looked at the substandard crap they were churning out, and thought 'at least give us a fighting chance of the bean-counters not transferring everyone over to PC's!!!'
Who would have seriously considered a set of Dukes over a set of MX Pros 10 years ago?
Now Rockshox are pretty much the defacto standard for sensible money forks.
...or they would be, if my MX Pros weren't still going strong 🙂
Man Utd
British Olympic Squad (except the Rowers)
Britsh Cycling
Tesco - used to be very low rent, now they're everywhere.
Datsun
Lenova
Tesco - used to be very low rent, now they're everywhere, and STILL low rent
FTFY.
Another shout for Skoda, Audi also the original A4 was not as good as the 3 Series and the early RS cars were never as great as the M cars until recently.
Rock Shox have come along way since the dark days of the Psylo!
Formula brakes have got better too.
Manchester City 😆
Russell - but he still is
Jo - not sure
Second vote for Formula brakes. I first fitted a pair in about 1998, their castings and fastening were made of cheese ~ everything crumbled like Caerphilly. Now they're great, up there with the best.
Giant bikes........used to be what bike shops stocked if the couldn't get a "decent brand"..... look at 'em now!
Tesco - used to be very low rent, now they're everywhere.
The trick the supermarkets have managed to pull off is with their own brand goods. They used to offer a cheaper look-a-likey alternative to the branded goods they stocked. Now they can offer their own brand goods as the premium, higher priced alternative to the household names and tesco in particular has started to used invented brand names for their value lines to distance their name from the cheap stuff.
Isn't this just brandwagon jumping?