A former GF who liked the idea of cycling ... I’ll bet she’s not alone.
Time to move on, lad 😉
Maybe a lot of the rich MAMIL have gone back to playing golf,that's gonna hurt sales.
>lolz-winky emoji<
they used to (I’m not sure they still do) have an offer that give you a 50% discount if you returned n item in exchange for a smaller size
I tried to take them up on that, but it was only if you paid full price in the first place - which given their sales made it non-viable.
Maybe a lot of the rich MAMIL have gone back to playing golf,that’s gonna hurt sales.
I dunno if the number of wealthy cyclists has dropped or just plateaued (but that Rapha's strategy was based on growth)?
They've done a decent job of diversifying into gravel and MTB clobber, but it feels like other "premium" brands have eaten their lunch a bit on the roadie side and the off-road side is very competitive anyway.
Surely they've only got to sell a couple of jerseys and thats enough profit for 10 years
They’re owned by private equity are they not?
In which case it’s likely that they’re on a doom loop and any value in the company is being extracted for the benefit of the owners.
they used to (I’m not sure they still do) have an offer that give you a 50% discount if you returned n item in exchange for a smaller size
I tried to take them up on that, but it was only if you paid full price in the first place – which given their sales made it non-viable.
They don’t do it at all now based on some nonsense about them not wanting to be supporting a financial incentive for weight loss or some such baloney to try and excuse them reneging on the deal.
Trail shorts are 50% off even for reasonable colours
I think GCN were talking about a bogus Rapha site on this weeks Show on Monday, I’m hoping that’s not the one you’ve used !!!!!!!!
The fake Rapha site was mentioned in Cycling Weekly this week. I think there was a similar fake website scam recently with Giro as well.
There's loads of discount Rapha stuff in Evans / Sports Direct / Frasers in Meadowhall.
There’s loads of discount Rapha stuff in Evans / Sports Direct / Frasers in Meadowhall.
Imagine if they went bust and Mike Ashley bought them up.
Owned by one of the Waltons (of Wal-Mart) who has got into cycling a bit, so possibly more of a vanity project more than an asset stripping strategy. They have recently made a very usable gravel bike for $248 badged as Ozark Trail, which I take as a good sign.
They have recently made a very usable gravel bike for $248 badged as Ozark Trail, which I take as a good sign.
Usable for what? Cheap and superseded components; heavy; steep angles; 2 sizes fit all.... It couldn't be more of a BSO.
I think I’ve only bought a pair of socks from them at full price. if you miss a sale, there will be another one along in a minute
For a while, they really stripped back their sales stuff. What they were seeing was a trickle of orders throughout the year then massive splurges at summer sale / winter sale etc so they really cut back on it and for a few years they refused to have anything to do with Black Friday - actually closing the shops for staff / customer rides for a couple of years.
But this year has been a series of sales. End of summer sale, BF, now the winter sale...
I've had half a dozen discount codes too from various promotions.
