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Sale in Condor

Postby Will » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:26 pm

Thought some of you may be interested to know that Condor has a sale on at the moment

Was in there on Saturday, and a fair few things were reduced, including some Assos kit (mostly bib shorts I think)

Much of the sale kit was freaky sizes, but there was some normal clothes going cheap too
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Postby George » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:34 pm

So this should bring their prices to around the same level as other bike shops.
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Postby -Adam- » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:28 pm

[quote="George"]So this should bring their prices to around the same level as other bike shops.


:lol:
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Postby Will » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:58 am

:lol:

They're not that bad for a "real" shop
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Postby -Adam- » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:01 pm

[quote="Seanieh_The PengeAvenger©"]I'll say one thing for them and this no disrespect to other London bike shops, but I have had many a person say nice bike, because it was a Condor. They have a perceived premium image , no doubt helped by association with Rapha, that has raised their profile. They have also helped promote events such as the Smithfield Nocturne where other bike shops, real or otherwise, have done nowt.


Sorry Sean, im gonna have to disagree, for once :wink:

Condor isn't a bike shop, it's a boutique.

Condor probably do the least of all the proper bike shops to promote/sponsor races/those who race. Smithfield nocturne, one token event, oh and a team that only cares about one premier calendar rider and a few crits.

What about the likes of Sigma, who sponsor the Surrey League, and promote races includng the South East RR Series. Which goes on all year and isn't a marketing ploy, but a proper series of races that attract the top names.

What about the likes of DeVer, Pearsons, Corridori, Dauphin's who sponsor riders of all ages and abilities and do more than their fair share of promotions. I mean christ, you could even include Evans in all this!

In my humble opinion, Condor have seen the opportunity to majorly exploit the rise in popularity in cycling. And like you say have created this 'premium image' for themselves, by targeting the city boy types that pop in there in their lunch hours to subscribe to what some see as a fashionable lifestyle.

Lets be clear, I ride a bike because I fcuking love it. Not becasue I want to look cool in regents park on a Sunday morning. When i did London to Paris, there were a few guys there on Condor bikes (which are quite nice looking by the way) and dressed head to toe in Rapha. Don't get me wrong, they were nice guys, but well and truly sucked in by the romanticism that Condor/Rapha have created. I bought a Rapha jacket because Im led to believe its the best money can buy, and so far, im not arguing. However, these guys were just wearing rapha because they were probably ushered towards the display away from the 'Normal' cycling gear. Which Condor falls way short on providing.

So, my main argument is... Why do all other shops not take the piss on price? I.e not religiously charge RRP or more?

Because they are the real bike shops.
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Postby Graham O » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:29 pm

I actually quite like Condor. Its the one shop I can go to in my lunch hour. I go because I know they have a good stock and you can try stuff.

Obviously I buy stuff from the internet though as its half the price....The one thing I did buy from condor was a set of fulcrum bearings. They charged me double the price advertised on the fulcrum website....£10 for two bearing races...
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Postby -Adam- » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:30 pm

[quote="Graham O"]They charged me double the price advertised on the fulcrum website....£10 for two bearing races...


Exactly!
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Postby adrian » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:38 pm

[quote]A bottle of Elite warming oil was at least 75% more than posted online.

Maybe they wanted to prevent it falling into the wrong hands :wink:
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Postby -Adam- » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:50 pm

[quote="Seanieh_The PengeAvenger©"]Lets be fair here, a certain shop in Croydon isn't so good on this as well.

A bottle of Elite warming oil was at least 75% more than posted online.


Yeah, i didn't include them in my bracket of prefered shops! The only thing I would buy from GB's is ACC kit, becasue I have no choice on the matter!
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Postby Elliot M » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:38 pm

to be fair to condor, they saw evans coming (and building a store within 100m) and realised they needed to change to survive, and that perhaps meant moving upmarket. if they had tried to stick with the down-at-heel setup on the other side of the road they'd be a distant memory, rather than as they are now central london's only alternative to the big E.
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Postby -Adam- » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:40 pm

Fair point, still, i will probably never by anything from Condor though...
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Postby Mike I » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:03 pm

[quote]They have a perceived premium image


B*gger!!! I've just ordered a new bike from them and didn't realise. Now everyone will think I'm some Johnny-come-lately fashion victim.

They are a bit pricey, but then a beer in central London costs more than a beer in Croydon as well. At least the staff know what they're talking about, they have a good range of stock and will change stuff if the Christmas present is the wrong size :roll: .

And (according to their catalogue) they've been around since 1948, so they're not exactly jumping on the bandwagon.

I still get most of my stuff off t'internet mind.
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Postby -Adam- » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:24 pm

[quote="44x18"]At least the staff know what they're talking about


...Not in my experience, not all of them anyway...
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Postby Will » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:37 pm

Wow, I'm surprised by the strength of the anti-Condor views :lol:

I think Condor is a good shop. I bought my last bike from there (a Pista for commuting duties) and was surprised at the quality of the build. It was very impressive.

I also tend to drop by Condor (and sometimes Sigma) to pick up commuting clothing. They stock a wide range of kit, and have lots of it in stock (which is no mean feat given the relatively small size of the store). I can be confident that if I take the trip over there, I will always find something that will suit my needs. And I commute along the Kings Road, so I can't wear anything less than Assos/Campagnolo/Rapha... :lol:

Elliot makes a good point too. Those predatory tw*ts at Evans decided to plonk a store just along the road from them, and that forced Condor to raise their game (and perhaps their "profile" too). Apparently ever since Evans did set up shop nearby, Condor's sales have gone from strength to strength. They must be doing something right. :)
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Postby -Adam- » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:56 am

[quote="Seanieh_The PengeAvenger©"]Its shame their team is folding.


Say's who?
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