What has happened to Wiggle

[Deleted member 35268]

Looking for some 700c wheels and there are only a handful of products, and the branding has changed.

 

[DCLane]

The re-brand and website re-design appears to have lost a lot of their previous functionality, together with a decrease in product availability. I'm wondering if they've got sourcing issues or it's simply a case of not everything being available yet.

 

[vickster]

I rarely use Wiggle, prefer their sister company website
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ (but they barely have any either, seem to have a system issue)

Merlin are good for wheels though! https://www.merlincycles.com/road-bike-wheels-80385/
Or Sigma depending on budget. https://www.sigmasports.com/wheels/road

 

[presta]

I rarely used to use Wiggle for two reasons:

1. Their pages used to take forever to load.
2. When the pages finally did load they were often products that had been discontinued but not deleted.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I rarely use Wiggle, prefer their sister company website
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ (but they barely have any either, seem to have a system issue)

Merlin are good for wheels though! https://www.merlincycles.com/road-bike-wheels-80385/
Or Sigma depending on budget. https://www.sigmasports.com/wheels/road

Many thanks

 

[Tom B]

I've always found the searching and filtering in CRC and Wiggle leaves a lot to be desired, especially around wheels.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I've always found the searching and filtering in CRC and Wiggle leaves a lot to be desired, especially around wheels.

around wheels or round wheels, lol

 

[T4tomo]

reducing the number of filters, especially the in /out of stock filter is a massive retrograde step for Wiggle / CRC

 

[Tom B]

reducing the number of filters, especially the in /out of stock filter is a massive retrograde step for Wiggle / CRC

Agreed and it was bad to start with!

That new website is awful, feels like one of those build your own website tool websites.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Handbuilts an option?

 

[cougie uk]

The new logo is rubbish too. Just a squiggle.

I'll probably get used to it in a decade or so.

 

[figbat]

I rarely use Wiggle, prefer their sister company website
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ (but they barely have any either, seem to have a system issue)

As far as I can tell they're just the same offer with two different skins. The CRC update is just the same as the Wiggle one and stock always appears to be the same across both.

 

[topcat1]

What gets me about Wiggle is they won't deliver to my workplace and Chainreaction will

 

[Bollo]

I just imagine a massive empty warehouse in Wolverhampton. Right in the middle is a single tubeless puncture repair kit.

Their stock levels and choice seemed to take a dive when covid hit and then another when we fully exited the EU. I used to be a reasonably reliable Wigglite but these days tend to go to Merlin or Tredz for my bits.

 

[Elybazza61]

Some thoughts here about the re-brand;

https://cyclingindustry.news/wiggle-rebrand-what-the-pros-think/


Online cycle industry seems to be in a state of flux with another outlet being closed down;

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/thg-puts-180-jobs-risk-26639132