Ordered some 29er 140mm pikes yesterday from cotic turned up today with the service kit and pump so not oe not super cheap but they seem in short supply at the moment
https://www.cotic.co.uk/order/components/

not super cheap

I’d have saved a couple of quid at Bikediscount but they’re the cheapest Pikes I found in the UK, and as you say they’re retail, and in stock.

Good service too. They shipped me the 29ers by mistake. Cotic arranged for them to be collected, then shipped out the 26ers before they received the 29ers back.

Only issue is if you’re in a rush they only post them out on a Thursday.

Let the build commence!

What’s the difference between oem and retail? Is it just packaging, service kit etc, or are the internals different?

Skyline Cycles at Afan had Pikes discounted when I was there today. Can’t remember by how much though.

Freeborn are doing 26″ pikes OEM for £450