Is Roach Dead?

[NV73]

I'm guessing that Race Face has phased out the Roach label. Is this the case or otherwise?

[stuart@nsmb.com]

For all intents and purposes, yup. Dead. Guess you can kill a roach, contrary to the early tag line.

Not even any mention of the connection on the Race Face site.

[M@M]

well, that really sucks. I liked them. support the smallish local company.

[PegCityThrasher]

Wasn't Roach effectively dead once RF bought them out and selling identical products?

[skimtb1]

my raceface pads have way cooler logos that the identical roach ones.. .thats why roach went under.

[Nelson]

Apparently Ingrid was behind the design of marzocchi gear last time I checked...

[Mark_H]

what I was told was that roach would still exist within BC, but that outside of BC everything would be branded with Raceface on it.

[cameron]

i love my roach DH pads.

[johnathan]

what I was told was that roach would still exist within BC, but that outside of BC everything would be branded with Raceface on it.

your right in the UK all roach armour is rebranded Raceface.

[Kootenay Rider]

Raceface is still very much a smallish (in the big industry pic) local BC business so it's not all that bad. At least some big US company didn't aquire Roach and change the whole line.

[KaledenStinky]

the owner sold it and sstarted a store in van called the joint or something. she is still making bike gear i think.?

[Bryce]

Roach had some copyright issues in Europe with the name or so I've been told. My leg armor says RF of front and Roach on the straps - seconds

I really thought RF could've done a lot more with Roach. Roach was the bomb and it had a great cult following, with some tweaks and some new products it could've crushed sombrio mace etc... RF just never really 'got it' and ran with it. Even RF people say this (quietly)

[Desloc]

Kinda sad. Well at least all my 'Raceface Stuff' still say Roach on them :)


Des

[Mr Ripper]

My wife found a Roach jacket at Value Village for $10. You could tell it was an original because none of the seams were straight. Had that sweet hand made look. Even said hand made in Vancouver. Too bad someone stole it from work 1 year ago :crybaby:

[Teamclothing]

Hey This is Ingrid
Roach may be Dead but the real thing is still out there
I'm doing custom clothing for bike shops.
Check out www.teamclothing.com
I'm just updating the website so check back often
I will be selling one of a kind stuff again
Cheers

[.Robinson]

Wasn't Roach effectively dead once RF bought them out and selling identical products?

exactly what i thought

[HeadOverWheels]

There was some company selling Roach stuff here because I'm sure Ingrid didnt imagine it to go so big and probably didnt imagine there being any sense in doing any Patent-copyright on the name and that costs big money.

Too bad, I still wear my first pair of roaches and its true, the name my die but the product not!

Igrid, send me some info on your custom stuff, this sounds interesting and I hope to need some stuff done soon. info@headoverwheels.de