Sure, I'm not throwing shade, I love Riv, just my initial reaction. On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 5:31:30 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
> The home page has a rotating set of pics of people working on or riding > Rivbikes in normal clothes. The mission statement of the company is below > this. I think it is sufficiently explanatory and inclusive. > > > > On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:13:12 PM UTC-8 greenteadrinkers wrote: > >> ... not to say that Riv needs to stuck in tweed. Brands evolve. >> >> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 5:02:33 PM UTC-5 greenteadrinkers wrote: >> >>> I totally get this is in process. My initial thoughts seem to be that >>> the "brand" is a bit missing from the site, or maybe it's a bit scattered >>> and broken up. The converted get it and know it and will put up with >>> anything because they love it. But those outside have to dig, thus it's not >>> doing a great job selling the Riv lifestyle. Thinking back to the mid-00's >>> the site had tweed all over the place, yeah heavy-handed, but it did a >>> great job communicating a visual language that translated into a lifestyle >>> and in the process helped reinvent cycling and the culture of cycling. >>> Right now, I have to dig to see or hear that story, I have to dig to be >>> sold that story. When I arrive at the home page I get is a full-frame image >>> of a middle-aged white dude fixing a flat. Cool shot for sure, but not very >>> inclusive. You don't want new customers to have to dig. >>> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 3:53:19 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: >>> >>>> Ah, I see I missed the sidebar. That's better! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 3:50:16 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is it just me, or does anyone else think that with a store that sells >>>>> bicycles, you should be able to get to the bicycles with one click from >>>>> whatever the default page is? >>>>> Now: rivbike.com, scroll, scroll, scroll to the bottom, Product >>>>> Catalog, Bicycles & Frames... >>>>> >>>>> Agree with Staff Bikes comment and Restock email alerts. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:56:30 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the alert, Dave! Been looking forward to seeing the >>>>>> redesign. Striding in the right direction :) >>>>>> >>>>>> A few thoughts follow. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Homepage photographs* >>>>>> I really dig the wild, free, low-light, long exposure photographs >>>>>> here. And I generally really dig and admire the idea that a place that >>>>>> sells incredible bikes has a front page where you can't even really see >>>>>> the >>>>>> frames. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Product pages* >>>>>> I'm glad that you can finally see things in bigger and better >>>>>> resolution. A lot of these pictures are way way way crispier than on the >>>>>> old site. The mouse-over function on the old version never worked for >>>>>> me. I >>>>>> find that the huge, long column of text is a bit tricky to parse and >>>>>> difficult to read. Would it be possible to have a gallery of product >>>>>> pictures towards the top with the text below, with the text running the >>>>>> full width of the page? >>>>>> >>>>>> *Category pages* >>>>>> I would find it easier to browse if all of the products were >>>>>> displayed in a grid with each shown at the same size. Easier to scan, >>>>>> allows the eye to follow a straight line. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Restock email alerts* >>>>>> Gotta have these alerts >>>>>> >>>>>> *Newly updated/added* >>>>>> Would it be possible to have a page where newly added and updated and >>>>>> restocked items could appear together? Crust does this and I appreciate >>>>>> it. >>>>>> I've noticed another Crust comparison above, they did a nice job. But >>>>>> their >>>>>> site is almost entirely a store, without the blog, news feed and tons of >>>>>> articles and information to incorporate. I appreciate Will's re-stock >>>>>> updates! >>>>>> >>>>>> *Staff bikes* >>>>>> I have always dug this page and wish it was more actively updated! >>>>>> Looking forward to the return. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Article page* >>>>>> This could be organized a bit better, perhaps with headings for >>>>>> categories with individual articles bulleted below. Having to click into >>>>>> each sub-category page is a little cumbersome. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Sizing and geo page* >>>>>> The chart is large! I can zoom in using the zoom function in my >>>>>> browser or right click to view at full size but on my MacBook the chart >>>>>> displays at a size that is small and pixelated and unreadable without >>>>>> user-end manipulation. >>>>>> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 1:37:20 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On the old site, Email when back in stock would never deliver to my >>>>>>> Apple email account, only my work one. Wouldn’t show in junk folder >>>>>>> either >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 10:18:23 AM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll spend some time getting used to it before commenting but one >>>>>>>> thing I noticed is the geometry chart is compressed a bit too much and >>>>>>>> isn't really legible - though right-click and open in a new window >>>>>>>> solves >>>>>>>> that issue :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The old website was endearing but was certainly in need of a >>>>>>>> refresh! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ba0a5f86-1302-475e-a1f9-f00e25dd24dfn%40googlegroups.com.
