Huge Ibis fan Friedrich Nietzsche back in 1878 predicted the frenzy that we’re seeing now surrounding the first shipments of the new Mojo Carbon. Freddy said:
“In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments.”
Our boy Nietzsche got it right we think, and we hereby offer our apologies to all the tormented souls who are waiting on their bikes. The good news is that the first batch of bikes will be shipped by the end of today. We already have some happy customers and we have at least one customer who didn’t receive his bike who is very happy about it. Read about him below.
Keep those hopes alive, fight the power and don’t forget to run with scissors. Here’s an actual press release we sent out today.
Press Release
Testosterone levels rising as Mojo frenzy bids prices up
Shops getting cash offers for priority treatment
Scotts Valley, CA July 26, 2006 – Anticipation for deliveries of the very first Ibis Mojo Carbon bicycles has been heating up over the last few days, provoking especially anxious people into all sorts of pseudo-legit wranglings to secure an Ibis more quickly.
As you might imagine, we’ve received plenty of calls and emails inquiring about orders and requesting priority treatment. One potential customer called Ibis World Domination HQ in Scotts Valley and offered us a large sum of money over retail to put him at the top of the list. We stuck to our guns and declined, honoring our policy of selling only to dealers. We suggested a couple of shops in his area that might handle the sale ethically.
Said customer calls said shops and offers $1000 above retail for getting first position in line (that’s more than 50% higher than retail for a frameset) Our good and honest friends at the shop said they weren’t going to do an inside job, but would relay the opportunist’s offer to the guy in the lucky-number-one spot. So the shop called the customer, offering to credit HIM the entire $1000 for forfeiting his place in line. The customer agreed, and will now wait a little longer for his bike, but pay a lot less. Our recommendation to the customer: extend your vacation.
Other shops that have Mojos on order have received similar offers. We are proud to say that all the dealers with whom we spoke either denied the temptation to make more money, or offered rebates to customers with priority. As far as we know, no one has had their place in line bumped without prior consent. And a load of cash.
ANOTHER ALARMING REPORT: One customer’s bike was delayed in delivery by a few hours because representatives from one “Specially” large unnamed bicycle company had to send over their best and brightest for some covert spying.
The Mojo Carbon was introduced at the 2005 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, where the first year’s production was effectively sold out during the three days of the show. Dealers who drank the Kool-Aid and signed up at the show are receiving their first shipments of the bikes this week. Customers began placing orders last October as news of the new Ibis bikes hit the cycling press.
–Cheers
–Chuck aka Scot
