No doubt most of us are aware of Wiggle / CRC's fate earlier in the year - the end coming in the form of scumbag Mike Ashley buying up the IP rights and remaining stock after a fairly protracted fire sale.
While it's unclear what will happen to the DHB brand it seems that there's no appetite to continue the existing product lines as what remains is being sold off at increasing discount on the resurrected Wiggle website (as well as all the others in the group that it now only serves as another front for - Fraisers, Evans, Shite Direct... ).
Arguably of most interest is what remains of the 100% Merino baselayer range; which was always very well regarded. I'm extremely happy with the examples I bought before Wiggle / CRC finally died - to the extent that I wish I'd bought more while I had the opportunity.
What's left of the men's stuff is restricted to a few short-sleeved examples at £23; although they're offering a further 20% off which makes them cheaper than the £20 they bottomed out at in the original sale.
The ladies apparently fare a bit better; with available sizes still limited (larger stuff has gone, mostly 10/12 left) but the full range of short sleeve / long sleeve / long sleeve with zip neck is still represented to some extent. The SS jobs seem like a proper steal at a little over £11ea after discount (although bear in mind there's a mininum of a fiver postage). If they're as good as the men's range they're well worth hoovering up while the opportunity remains..
Here's a link to all the Merino stuff - the base layers are great and pure wool, the other stuff (such as the jerseys) tends to be less-well-reviewed and typically a mix of wool and synthetic (compostions are listed on the DHB website). Obviously there's other DHB stuff too that might be worth a look; however this was always a bit more variable and it can be hard to pin down reviews of the exact products, while there are none on the website..
While it's unclear what will happen to the DHB brand it seems that there's no appetite to continue the existing product lines as what remains is being sold off at increasing discount on the resurrected Wiggle website (as well as all the others in the group that it now only serves as another front for - Fraisers, Evans, Shite Direct... ).
Arguably of most interest is what remains of the 100% Merino baselayer range; which was always very well regarded. I'm extremely happy with the examples I bought before Wiggle / CRC finally died - to the extent that I wish I'd bought more while I had the opportunity.
What's left of the men's stuff is restricted to a few short-sleeved examples at £23; although they're offering a further 20% off which makes them cheaper than the £20 they bottomed out at in the original sale.
The ladies apparently fare a bit better; with available sizes still limited (larger stuff has gone, mostly 10/12 left) but the full range of short sleeve / long sleeve / long sleeve with zip neck is still represented to some extent. The SS jobs seem like a proper steal at a little over £11ea after discount (although bear in mind there's a mininum of a fiver postage). If they're as good as the men's range they're well worth hoovering up while the opportunity remains..
Here's a link to all the Merino stuff - the base layers are great and pure wool, the other stuff (such as the jerseys) tends to be less-well-reviewed and typically a mix of wool and synthetic (compostions are listed on the DHB website). Obviously there's other DHB stuff too that might be worth a look; however this was always a bit more variable and it can be hard to pin down reviews of the exact products, while there are none on the website..
