Whats happened to RIBBLE ?

[fair weather cyclist]

Worse now in UK...

Yes, worse for UK customers, although I doubt Bianchi's world revolves around the UK market. If by selling directly to customers Bianchi manage to cut costs a bit and keep a price fairly competitive for the other EU countries, that's a win for them. Assuming they even care about keeping the price competitive, giving the power of their brand.

 

[vickster]

Yes, worse for UK customers, although I doubt Bianchi's world revolves around the UK market. If by selling directly to customers Bianchi manage to cut costs a bit and keep a price fairly competitive for the other EU countries, that's a win for them. Assuming they even care about keeping the price competitive, giving the power of their brand.

I was responding to your mention of Canyon

 

[craigwend]

@Landsurfer did you ever get the bike?

 

[Landsurfer]

@Landsurfer did you ever get the bike?

got it last week ... 3 months late .... lovely bike... stunning

 

[craigwend]

got it last week ... 3 months late .... lovely bike... stunning

Friend is looking at a Ribble, what was their excuse / apology for the delay?

& Glad its lovely

 

[Landsurfer]

Friend is looking at a Ribble, what was their excuse / apology for the delay?

& Glad its lovely

Just shear traffic ....

 

[PaulSB]

Looks as though Ribble is up for sale

Ribble up for Auction?

 

[fair weather cyclist]

Looks as though Ribble is up for sale

Ribble up for Auction?

Mike Ashley to the rescue

 

[Ian H]

I prefer to deal with people who are focused on making a good product rather than those focused on just making money.

 

[freiston]

I checked my email archive and the last time I bought anything from Ribble was 2014 - a lamp bracket and a helmet mirror - neither of which are still in use. I'm still on their emailing list and I've just taken a look at their website and I have to say I find them very "uninspiring" (if that's the right word for it). I'm not in the market for a new bike, or much else for that matter but their wares don't do it for me, if that makes sense and I struggled to find anything "interesting" and there wasn't much there to search through. To put it into perspective, if I go "window-shopping" at Spa or SJS websites, I get carried away, pass a lot more than a few minutes and start wanting to buy stuff. I realise that I'm probably not the typical punter for Ribble but nonetheless . . .

 

[fair weather cyclist]

...Spa or SJS websites...

coincidentally 2 of the ugliest, oldest looking, least usable websites out there

 

[All uphill]

coincidentally 2 of the ugliest, oldest looking, least usable websites out there

Perhaps that's why I feel at home on their sites and frequently buy from both. Ugly, old, least usable - yes that's me!

 

[freiston]

coincidentally 2 of the ugliest, oldest looking, least usable websites out there

Not to me. I find them easy to use and navigate. The Ribble site has 10 items on the menu ribbon - six of them being categories of bike and one of them being just "bikes". Framesets and components are found under the "Accessories" item. The remaining two items are "My Ribble" and "Availability".

 

[matticus]

To put it into perspective, if I go "window-shopping" at Spa or SJS websites, I get carried away, pass a lot more than a few minutes and start wanting to buy stuff.

coincidentally 2 of the ugliest, oldest looking, least usable websites out there

Interesting, isn't it??

 

[slowmotion]

I'm really fond of the Spa website. It shrieks "We're not Flash Harrys".