Condor Closing? Moving?

My lockring worked itself loose one time, so I dropped by condor and asked to borrow a lockring spanner. They refused, but offered to charge me 5quid to tighten it up for me.

Condor is, like their bikes, are all about posing and not much about cycling.

Perfect! Where can I get one of these?

i know condor have good stuff and are genrerally well stocked, and people i know have had good experiences with them...but i dont like them!

My lockring worked itself loose one time, so I dropped by condor and asked to borrow a lockring spanner. They refused, but offered to charge me 5quid to tighten it up for me.

sounds a bit rude!

It's their time, and unless you're a regular customer why wouldn't they charge?

I'm not a regular customer there at all but they were happy to have a fiddle with my bike for free when I'd lost a couple of chainring bolts.

Sorry. Utter shite.

During peak trade is exactly when one should expect to get good service. Any decent retailer will staff up to the levels of expected trade. Back of house, training (?), admin, etc should be done off-peak and nothing other than selling during lunchtimes and saturdays.

To blame crap service on being busy is just crap retailing.

Retail is detail, people! ;-)

+1 - but last time I said that, I got called some rather rude names by Furious.

I only go in Condor to lust after stuff, although I do regret not buying the set of Campag Veloce brakes that were £20 when I went in last. Me and my trying to save money...

I'm not a regular customer there at all but they were happy to have a fiddle with my bike for free when I'd lost a couple of chainring bolts.

Only because you look so alluring in your bib knicks.

got two nipples last time I was there: 5p each. Bargain.

if you don't fit the picture of a typical rapha wearing roadie you get treated like shit. plus they don't know half the stuff they have. saying that, they do stock a lot of goodies that no-one else does. BLB v2

The last time I went into Condor I was treated like shit. But then I was on my way to a fancy dress party, dressed like a turd.

The last time I went into Condor I was treated like shit. But then I was on my way to a fancy dress party, dressed like a turd.

shouldnt really matter if you dress like a turd or not... i would still expect A+ service.....

I'm not a regular guy at all but they were happy to have a fiddle with my privates for free when I'd lost a couple of cockring bolts.

That's service.

One of the phsyics teachers at college has a fixed. Upon closer inspection it said rapha condor on it. If the customer base is anything like he is, I'm never going there.

Tried talking about fixed bikes to him as he was saddeling up and he basically just basically rode off without even carrying the conversation on...prick.

Anyone know anything about the frame I mentioned though? It looks like this:

But with a pink strip bellow the white strip and the back stays are straight..

Yeah it's a Rapha Condor bike, available at Condor. The Rapha Condor Recycling team do trix on them.

They're quite pretty, though I reckon anyone who rides one while wearing Rapha gear needs a slap.

Monty built me up a set of wheels back in the day Condor were always helpful to us couriers not looking down there noses like some I could mention I am actually quite glad that they seem to be doing so well

Only because you look so alluring in your bib knicks.

I don't wear bib knicks. hippy clothing choice knowledge fail :P

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I'm not a regular guy at all but they were happy to have a fiddle with my privates for free when I'd lost a couple of cockring bolts.*

That's service.

I didn't know you worked there. You part-time in the evenings then?

I'm just the fluffer.

They're quite pretty, though I reckon anyone who rides one while wearing Rapha gear needs a slap.

But it looks so well co-ordinated. A nice pair of Rapha Condor bibshorts. A nice Rapha Condor Jersey. A Rapha Condor bike and a nice black and pink Rapha Condor condom used by the staff in Condor when they sodomise you as payment for the lot.

Yeah it's a Rapha Condor bike, available at Condor. The Rapha Condor Recycling team do trix on them.

Ha! Repped :)

Yeah it's a Rapha Condor bike, available at Condor. The Rapha Condor Recycling team do trix on them.

Minor UK team knowledge fail. The Rapha Condor Recycling team are no more, as Recycling have left as co-sponsor. It's now called (wait for it) Team Rapha Condor.

http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=516

But they're still flogging the old team kit everywhere and the re-branding hasn't quite reached all the corners of the Rapha empire to excise all mention of the name 'Recycling':

http://www.raphacondorrecycling.cc/home

;)

like the buddah, i'm happy to see them doing well..
but please, if you ever get a bike serviced there, then please check it over before you ride..
they serviced a potenza for me a few years back and "forgot" to tighten up the front wheel nuts..
fucking hell.. and when a day later i politely informed them of their mistake, the little short cu*t, said it was my fault and perhaps someone tried to nick the front wheel... jesus.. what a prick..

...any one got any thoughts on Rapha? Perhaps you have bought Rapha goods from Condor?

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.
Sheesh guys that was irony. What do I have to do, wave a flag next time?

Condor's new site is up

Check it oot

http://www.condorcycles.com