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Nice, not only because they are small fledgling company, but I think they have a great idea with that bike concept. Wish I could afford one...
It would be a shame to see someone doing something truly unique shut down like this. |
Good day for all people looking for this kind of bike. Volagi will definitely have a hard hold on this niche market for a bit.
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Apparently, Mike Sinyard said he's satisfied with the result:rolleyes:
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Where are all the lawyers who were predicting doom and gloom for Volagi? Off eating some crow?
Oh no, they knew who the only real winners would be long long ago, the lawyers..... $400k just for one side! Awesome! |
Originally Posted by Hunt-man
(Post 13716487)
Where are all the lawyers who were predicting doom and gloom for Volagi? Off eating some crow?
Oh no, they knew who the only real winners would be long long ago, the lawyers..... $400k just for one side! Awesome! Now off to eating my crow accompanied with a nice microbrew, eh. |
At least in California, your boss can't own the patent for your pipe dream if you dream it on your own time and resources. Hip-hip for the California Civil Code.
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Originally Posted by oldbobcat
(Post 13716536)
At least in California, your boss can't own the patent for your pipe dream if you dream it on your own time and resources. Hip-hip for the California Civil Code.
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Well, there goes my retirement;) I was hoping to finance earlier retirement through the sale of my rare Volagi. Now I'm going to have to keep working for a living.
It is heartening that a small company can't simply be put out of business because of a technical contract violation that obviously didn't cause any material damage. |
Mike Sinyard: "We are the Apple Computer of the bicycle industry."
Volagi lawyer: "Mike Sinyard, you are no Steve Jobs." Ouch, that'll leave a mark! |
I'm sorry, but I don't get it - from what I can see, the guys at Volagi violated a ton of ethical principles. Let's just start with stealing sales/service information from their employer. I am no fan of Specialized necessarily, but I wouldn't want to do business with sidewinders like the ones that started Volagi.
Signed, Contrarian Curmudgeon |
Originally Posted by PhotoJoe
(Post 13716156)
A little old of a post, but from the "WeKeepYouCycling" FB page:
It seems Volagi may walk away with a $41K financial hit (plus legal fees). If you've not been following this, Volagi is a recent start up from former Specialized employes who started a competing frame company. Specialized had trouble proving technology was stolen from them in the court case, however based on the tweets it seems they still may have to pay for contract violations- as they discussed the new company while at Specialized. We hope this has been the best PR campaign for the new company. Sales have sky rocketed since the lawsuit. I like the very last sentence. Hopefully this is enough to pay their legal fees AND buy their houses back! |
Originally Posted by Right Said Fred
(Post 13717547)
Mike Sinyard: "We are the Apple Computer of the bicycle industry."
Volagi lawyer: "Mike Sinyard, you are no Steve Jobs." Ouch, that'll leave a mark! If he said that, Tom Ritchey should have sued his ass back to the stone age, b/cos of the issue with the Stumpjumper. |
yes he acutally said it jed,i will never ride a specialized after this ****...
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Originally Posted by david58
(Post 13717566)
I'm sorry, but I don't get it - from what I can see, the guys at Volagi violated a ton of ethical principles. Let's just start with stealing sales/service information from their employer. I am no fan of Specialized necessarily, but I wouldn't want to do business with sidewinders like the ones that started Volagi.
Signed, Contrarian Curmudgeon |
Originally Posted by Jed19
(Post 13717731)
Sinyard actually said that in a deposition/court, or are you making it up?
If he said that, Tom Ritchey should have sued his ass back to the stone age, b/cos of the issue with the Stumpjumper. Volagi attorney Charles Smith argued that Specialized had brought the suit to stifle competition. Smith argued, using a section of the California labor code, that as long as employees are dutiful to their employers, they are free to work on other projects on their own time. In a direct rebuke to Sinyard’s claim on the stand of being the “Apple Computer of bicycles,” Smith completed his statements with the words, “Mike Sinyard, you are no Steve Jobs.” |
Originally Posted by Right Said Fred
(Post 13718647)
Mike Sinyard is a piece of work, isn't he? The design of the Roubaix was copied from a custom Seven Cycles a Specialized employee bought, and this guy had the audacity to sue Volagi. And of course, the bike that put Specialized on the radar screen of cycling enthusiasts was the Stumpjumper, a design appropriated from Tom Ritchey. Talk about chutzpah! |
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Not sure if this has been posted here yet, but:
For their part, Volagi appears to be planning a 100-cyclist ride from Cotati to Specialized's Morgan Hill headquarters to settle their debt. "Each one must bring a penny," their Twitter feed says. :lol: |
Originally Posted by Pinkbullet3
(Post 13721179)
Not sure if this has been posted here yet, but:
http://www.bohemian.com/BohoBlog/arc...ed-owes-them-1 :lol: |
Originally Posted by Right Said Fred
(Post 13717547)
Mike Sinyard: "We are the Apple Computer of the bicycle industry."
Volagi lawyer: "Mike Sinyard, you are no Steve Jobs." |
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