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Was gutted about them closing as I attempted to place an order only to have it cancelled due to workload etc - received the news of staying open in a reply to my order email - perhaps in a way of “do you still want this?”
I’m chuffed at the news and will likely order one after Christmas.
Obviously it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but the Audax and World Tour models have options for disc brakes, ahead steerer and tubing upgrades and given that the price is roughly half of what Mercian would charge, for an what is arguable an identical frame set in the same steel, seems silly that they’ve haven’t been raking it in.
The lack of geometry and any kind of accessible information on their website is an annoyance and would probably drive business up if it was modernised. The paint options / swatches are vague at best, although from looking through Argos’ renovation page most of the paints are on there in a much more visible and accurate way.
Curious as to what the “exciting news to come” entails and whether or not they’ll seek to offer more variety of framesets