Crowd funding services help define pricing and market segmentation which we have already been able – through considerable research – to define. In addition, crowd funding services have many limitations (e.g., we couldn’t offer you a $1 reservation option) and they’re expensive, typically taking 5% to 12% of the amount raised. We believe the cycling community will support our American small business, and that we can have more freedom, and do a better job for our customers, if we “go it alone”. We’re protecting your purchase by placing your order funds in escrow until we go into production and are offering you a full money back promise and satisfaction guarantee.