[westin]

Anyone a loyal customer of http://www.aardvarkcycles.com/
Obviously not if they are done. Just wondering. They've been around for a looooong time.

 

[bikeaholic]

I tried the website today for the first time in several months and found the same thing you did. real bummer considering they have my favorite jersey... looks nice, really cool design, made by voler and only $30 bucks.

 

[Matno]

I tried the website today for the first time in several months and found the same thing you did. real bummer considering they have my favorite jersey...

Man, you guys have been out of the loop... That website's been down for AT LEAST a couple of years. Ever since their shop got taken over by Mad Dog Cyclery (and maybe even sooner). The "internet's local bike shop" used to be my ACTUAL LBS - just down the street and very friendly. By far my favorite. I used to check their website almost weekly, but I think the last time they actually had a website was when I was building my Cannondale - more than 3 years ago. I've checked many times since then with no success, although until recently, they always had a page that said something like "temporarily not in operation." Now it's gone completely. I think maybe they realized it wasn't as profitable as they had hoped because their prices went up too high after just a few months online (for most stuff anyway). They always had good closeout deals in the shop though... Originally, they had some of the best prices on the web, by a good margin.

I never did get one of those jerseys. Now I wish I had. Oh well...

 

[wyrm]

Aaradvark is done.....thank goodness. I live a couple of blocks from where it use to be. I think that it went under because people like me boycotted it. The customer service was horrible. I once posted on the old board on how baddly I was treated when I went there once. They treated me like a punk kid who was gonna steal all their invintory or trying to scam them. I was just getting into cycling at the time so I was almost totally dependant on their service. They sold me some crappy parts when I asked for some descent parts that would last...and I think that I shelled out way more than it was worth. I later learned all this thru my own research on this site.

 

[Bikehigh]

WOW, I haven't seen or heard a thing from Aardvark in a few years myself. They were a big part of things when I first got into mountain biking. It's a shame they counldn't make a go of it. Places like Speed Goat, Harris Cyclery, Branford Bikes, and Colorado Cyclist prove that even online it's not always about price, so they could have made a go of it even with their high prices. It's too bad they couldn't figure it out.