1981

First QBP “Price List” publication. 7 pages long, stapled in the corner.

1982

1983

Special Orders: “We are willing to make special orders on your behalf for those odd and esoteric items no one likes to stock.”

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

Backorders: “We usually avoid backorders like the plague. Please reorder any zeroed items. If you use part numbers we will be able to indicate stock status as we key the order in.”

1989

New Tech: First mention of ordering by fax

1990

Packing Materials: “We do not buy any foam packaging but prefer to use recyclable crumpled newspaper.”

1991

QBP’s 10-year anniversary.

1992

1993

1994

“QBP’s catalog was an essential part of our growth and success. By providing all the important details of each product the publication became known as the ‘industry bible’ long before QBP was the largest distributor.”

- Larry Katz, Purchasing

1995

New Tech: First mention of email.

“Contact us on Compuserve Mail: 71433,252.

From the Internet: 74133.252@compuserve.com”

1996

1997

New Tech: First modern email address.

“Contact us via E-mail: sales@qbp.com”

1998

New Tech: First mention of a QBP website, only for checking inventory levels. (Unfortunately, no visual record of this site exists.)

1999

New Tech: First mention of the ability to place an order online.

2000

QBP’s public website gets an update.

2001

“We always tried to make our QBP print catalog not only a vehicle for sales and product info but also a means to communicate to dealers about who we are and what the cycling community means to us.”

- Steve Flagg, Leadership

2002

2003

Earliest dealer site images we could find.

2004

Example of Bike Builder dealer site.

2005

2006

First 2-volume catalog. QBP’s 25th anniversary.

2007

2008

QBP’s public website gets an update.

2009

2010

“The QBP print catalog developed over time, not just as a parts ordering tool, but into a resource about what was compatible, which part was lighter, what does it look like and much more. With the rise of information and ease of ordering on the internet the need for print dwindled. We started putting
the same effort into our web catalog.”

- Jim Holst, Product Management

2011

QBP’s public website gets an update.

2012

2013

Largest catalog: 1,808 pages over 2 volumes.

2014

2015

“Customer feedback helps determine many of the decisions and priorities when we make improvements to QBP.com. Whether the feedback comes in verbal form, or submitted electronically, it’s all evaluated and becomes an important consideration.”

- Josh Lindberg, Marketing

QBP’s public website is updated to its current design.

2016

The final print catalog!