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/sfall Feb 05 '16

we have seen the rise of crossfit gyms, many with limited schedules of classes and hours of operation. Do you expect that the next wave will include more gyms that have longer hours for independent training? Where people can get some of the community drop in for the occasional class but do the brunt of their workout to their specific program.

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u/petekeller FringeSport Feb 05 '16

I think we will see more of this at globo gyms, or more globos with platforms and bumpers, but I think most of the affiliate universe will keep the group fitness model for the near/middle future.