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Iirc vitus was wiggle’s house brand and as a result mostly road focused, NP was crc and mostly mtb. (part of me thinks that’s wrong and wiggle’s brand vanished but I can’t think what it was called if it did)
Vitus was bought by Chris and Frank from CRC, and was a CRC house brand.
Verenti was the wiggle equivalent, I had a Rhigos, it was good. I think Vitus having an actual history meant they shoved all of the 'cheaper' own brand stuff under that banner.
Verenti
Thank you!
I still have a saved search on ebay for a 56cm/large Verenti Isolation (the bargain 853 SSCX they were selling off for a daft £300).
Woolly Hat Shop was a big deal
They still exist, mostly selling via ebay.
I get pangs of nostalgia for their wierd / unique / ahead of it's time / overly javascripted website whenever I see their name come up.
They still exist, mostly selling via ebay.
Woolly Hat Shop now trades as www.BikeParts.co.uk
I remember their early website too, nostalgia indeed. The 'thing' I remember clearest from ordering BITD was calling Merlin Cycles with my MBUK paper advert in front of me, and it always being the same bloke who answered the phone with a very cheery "Merlin Cycles!" in a distinctive manner.
If I remeber correctly CRC own X-Lite too which is a name some might know from 90s bling products.
X Lite is now better known as muc-off. Not sure Alex ever sold it on?
If I remeber correctly CRC own X-Lite too which is a name some might know from 90s bling products.
Really?! I thought it just became Muck-off and was quietly retired as a brand name after Rex Trimnell died.
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I wanted X-Lite bar-ends so badly when I was a kid, had to make do with Tioga Power Studs.
I'll be back in a day with an amusing bar end related update.
I was more than happy with Onza bar ends. Seem to remember X-lite often being photographed in multiple pieces.
Have bar ends come back for flat-bar gravel yet?
If not, someone should get in there quick and corner the market. Could even be the salvation of Chiggle?
SJS already do a clone of some ergo bar ends, I have a pair and they're ace.
@brant ah well, it's been over 13 years, I'm sure we can wait a bit longer.
I wanted X-Lite bar-ends so badly when I was a kid, had to make do with Tioga Power Studs.
I had some enormous steel ski-bend things from halfords, they were practically wide TT bars.
I’ll be back in a day with an amusing bar end related update.
Moleskin bar ends with brass hardware handmade in Yorkshire?
I’m genuinely surprised they didn’t make a U.K. made boutique brand out of x-lite back when they bought it.
maybe the lure of cheap stuff out of China was too powerful
Shame really
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@superstarcomponents, apparently Muc-off took off so well that they never got round to it.
Nice problem to have…
maybe the lure of cheap stuff out of China was too powerful
For the buying public or crc?
I remember X-Lite from the days before I had my own money. Always wanted a Fly stem. Think I bought some of the knurled handlebar plugs from Bike '98 at the NEC or similar.
All hope products vanished !...tech issue or stocks been pulled returned etc ?
All hope products vanished !…tech issue or stocks been pulled returned etc ?
I was only looking at Hope brakes earlier! been pulled/disappeared in the last few hours...
Likely Hope pulling credit and getting their stock back in case of them (CRC) going into administration.
apparently Muc-off took off so well that they never got round to it.
Ironic, from the purveyors of expensive anodized bits to the purveyor of expensive detergent that strips the anodizing off bits.
Maybe they thought they could create their own market as the 90's bright anodized fashion faded 😂.
Apparantly the website had administration details but pulled them, below is a cached
https://wiggle.egain.cloud/kb/Wiggle_EN/content/Prod-19330/Wiggle-in-administration-Information
Well my Wiggle order is showing dispatched on my order page but "processing" on the DPD Tracking page. Wiggle + order placed late Tues evening so should have arrived today.
This is painful!
Surely it’s only a matter of time. With brands turning up to collect stock in lieu of payment there’s only one way this is headed…..
Some bargains on there today. Deore 4 pot brakes £40 each. Slx 2 pot £47 each. Ice tech 180mm rotors £16.
Likely Hope pulling credit and getting their stock back in case of them (CRC) going into administration.
I seem to remember being told they don't do credit, I assume someone the size of crc holds some stock but entirely plausible that they've simply sold through and can't/won't restock.
I've just placed an order for a couple of small bits and DPD have disappeared from the delivery options.
Likely Hope pulling credit and getting their stock back in case of them (CRC) going into administration.
Could be wrong but didn't they do the same to another company on the way out? don't blame them at all!
I wanted X-Lite bar-ends so badly when I was a kid, had to make do with Tioga Power Studs.
I saved up and bought an ace pair of purple X-Lite bar ends, the longer ones, for my 1989 Saracen Tufftrax. Crashed in to a tree while bombing down Skipton Moor on one of their first trips out and bent one.
My order also stated despatched but Evri shows processing limbo, I had some Hope hose in my order maybe that's the problem, weird how they've so quickly removed all Hope bits even from the brand list in the filter, I almost added an E4 rear too, now I'm wondering if Evri have ditched them too.
Deore 4 pot brakes £40 each
Do you have a link, can't find these.
Think that listing is wrong & its a 6100 2 pot caliper not a 6120 4 pot despite the picture/description. I ordered a pair earlier this year and returned because of this.<br /><br />In any case I wouldnt order right now until we see despatch confirmations.
Sorry vinneh, I was tricked by the main image showing 4 pot caliper. They're 2 pot M6100.
Ordered some bits on Wednesday after prices dived on a couple of items i'd had in my basket. Orra gravel bar for £29.99 and a Lifeline shockpump for £6.99. Arrived today. Hope they stick around but not holding my breath...
Delivery not available to my location- Scottish Highlands. Couriers demanding payment upfront perhaps?
Double post
maybe the lure of cheap stuff out of China was too powerful
Going to check the CRC sales for a new irony-o-meter as mine's just thrown a rod.
but Evri shows processing limbo,
It you copy the evri tracking number from the crc despatch email and paste it into the evri website directly rather than using the crc links then you'll probably find the tracking shows the parcel moving on their side.
I ordered forks a couple of days ago. Despatched yesterday but still no tracking on the crc links. Evri website shows the delivery in progress though.
I imagine there delivery bills with dpd and evri are quite high and they are on 90 days eom so you can imagine them getting jittery as I bet the outstanding amount is huge .
No matter how big a customer you are and how much of a good payer you have been dpd will put you on stop
It's a possibility
Apparantly the website had administration details but pulled them, below is a cached
> https://wiggle.egain.cloud/kb/Wiggle_EN/content/Prod-19330/Wiggle-in-administration-Information
That isn't cached.
You can find that link from the website if you go to My Account -> Help, then it's currently the first in the Popular Questions list if you scroll down a bit, or if you click on Accounts, then it's the first/top question.
The legal text at the bottom of pages has also been updated to Wiggle Ltd (in Administration), however nothing has been added to CRC, and there's been nothing published on The Gazette yet.