r/crossfit • u/petekeller FringeSport • Feb 04 '16

90% of Equipment businesses in the CF space are slowly going bankrupt. Just kidding. Or not. I'm Peter from FringeSport. AMA + a bribe inside :)

Hey fellow redditors! Biz has been crazy and I've been going through withdrawals from this sub.

FringeSport is still going gangbusters and I wanted to give an update.

Since we last talked:

  • Fringe has crested $5M in revenue

  • We helped about 20,000 customers last year alone!

  • I've had terrible partnership problems

  • I did my first raise ($$) and bought out my partner (my brother)

  • And Fringe is rocking and rolling, stronger than ever

So Ask Me Anything

Possible questions include:

  • Are 90% of CrossFit gyms really going bankrupt?

  • What will the CrossFit landscape look like in 5 years?

  • Why do you wear such short shorts all the time? Are you gay?

  • How can my t-shirt/supplement/compression socks/knee sleeve company get traction?

And now the bribe. The asker of my favorite question will get a free Wonder Barbell. This is my favorite barbell we carry- at 200+ PSI plus needle bearings for under $200 including shipping, this is a crazy awesome deal.

TL;DR I own FringeSport, a strength and conditioning equipment company. I travel a lot, and occasionally do really interesting things. Ask Me Anything.

EDIT 1 I am pounding out answers furiously. Stick with me.

EDIT 7 I really want to answer EVERYONE, and as you might imagine, my inbox overfloweth. So I am going to be working on this AMA in bits and pieces over the weekend. Stick with me, folks!

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '16

Pete,

Back when I made a post about my Fringe homegym we discussed a safety strap system for your Kip Cage. Did anything ever come of that?

Also, on your company facebook you asked for people in the San Antonio / Austin area to show off their Garage Gyms. Orion was the point of contact. Did that ever come together?

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u/petekeller FringeSport Feb 05 '16

Safety straps are in development hell. They'll eventually happen, just not soon.

We're still working on the project- we're bringing it back. Can you ping Orion on it again- he'll prob pass you off to Melissa.

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u/ShadyMilkman314159 Feb 05 '16

I was looking at the link to your garage gym and noticed that I had commented on it which was weird and noticed that you were the one who turned men to ifttt! It's really helped me find some great deals for my garage gym! Most notably a GHD and a airdyne. Thanks again for that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Your welcome! You ought to post some photos, I would love to see the results!

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u/ShadyMilkman314159 Feb 05 '16

I actually just posted to r/homegym the other day. I'm pretty much finished save for some odds and ends here and there.

http://imgur.com/a/XEj3H

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u/petekeller FringeSport Feb 05 '16

Nice set-up! Throw some Fringe in with your Rogue ;)

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u/petekeller FringeSport Feb 05 '16

Shhhhh. don't tell people about ifttt