The online seller parzz.ch, which specializes in lightweight parts, closed its doors again shortly before Christmas 2013 - the "Go Live" took place at the beginning of March 2013. The creators of the online offer, the brothers Severin and Philipp Kunz, announced on the website that the entire team was overloaded and that the amount of work required to keep the Parzz store up and running could no longer be managed.

New owner
But parzz.ch is still going strong: the brothers Severin and Philipp Kunz have reached an agreement with Roger Bochtler to sell the online offering. Bochtler has been running the specialist store Bike & Ski Service-Point in Wollerau since March 2013. According to Bochtler, the parzz.ch web portal will go live again around mid-February. They will continue to offer "anything light and fast" and the new owner is expanding the range to include racing bikes. This will include Kredo racing bikes, which can be configured online.
www.bikeservicepoint.ch
www.parzz.ch

Pedal Pedal calls it a day
On the website pedalpedal.ch you can read this statement: "On January 17, 2014, the Swiss bike webshop Pedal-Pedal sent out its last packages. Over the past two years, we have experienced an intense time with many great encounters and moments. Our thanks go to all customers, friends and partners who made this great project possible and supported it." Two years ago, the creators of Pedalpedal.ch - Simon Diener and Jeffrey Archer - set out with the vision of offering an online shopping experience that would be similar to shopping in a local bike store. When asked, Diener said: "We've done a lot of things right with pedalpedal - the good sales figures for accessories in particular have confirmed this." But Diener, who has switched to the telecoms/e-commerce sector, continues: "When it came to bike sales, we didn't find the willingness to cooperate that we wanted and needed from our suppliers. With the focus on accessories alone, it was difficult to achieve our strategic goals."

Cheapster.ch sponsors athletes
The youngest Swiss online provider of bicycle parts - until now, brake pads and lighting have been the main segments - is getting into sponsoring. This season, cheapster.ch will be represented by three teams: "Felix Klee, Max Chapuis and Fabian Bieli will be riding for the Cheapster World Team. Simon Waldburger, Martin Frei and Nick Walser will be at the start for the Cheapster Expert Team," says Patrik Kuster from cheapster.ch. The online provider specializing in cheap accessories is also introducing a Young Stars Team, which will be supported by the riders from the above sports groups. "All riders will receive up to 100 percent discount on the range, depending on their level," says Kuster, defining the sponsorship conditions.
http://cheapster.ch