www.distinctivecycles.com

dcdavis · #1 (**permalink**) 11-12-2003, 01:24 PM

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Dcrux · #2 (**permalink**) 11-12-2003, 04:24 PM

You can add a doctype but I'll leave it to others to add code comments.

The site looks good, but you may want to increase the size of the thumbnails just a bit. Layout and navagation seems to make sense. I'm not keen on black bacgrounds, but it doesn't seem to detract from the design on this site. The storefront in place of a logo is not a bad idea.

In the section on KTM, you say things like Quality, Performance, Inovation. The text does nothing to put this in context for the reader. Quality could mean 15% less time in the shop, and $400 dollars less in repair cost from what it usually costs to maintain these off road cycles.

Mention the famous racers who use KTM (and your other products), list links to reviews, list customer comments about your products and your service. In other words, take a little of what your staff says to prospective customers and put it on the site.

This is a nice looking site. It would be a good tie-in for an integrated marketing campaign which uses commercials, physical mailings, and a web site in a way which makes all more effective.

Leisa · #3 (**permalink**) 11-13-2003, 06:00 AM

A few observations:

1- You may want to put a little vertical spacing between the two lines of links. It took me a minute to figure out that "Watercraft Accessories" wasn't an option. :)

2- Also, I think the text on the pages is a little too snug to the left side of the screen. I had to adjust my left/right monitor display because I thought it was off center but it wasn't.

3- Because you don't offer online ordering I would definitely make the company/sales contact information much more prominent than it is. Perhaps in the black space between the store pic and the logo for the product we're looking at?

The info you offer on the products and the large pics for each is great.

Best of luck to you.

ore2roses · #4 (**permalink**) 11-13-2003, 02:44 PM

I like the fast page loading, most of the pictures are very clear and easy to see detail..a few of the clothing / riding gear pics are dark and difficult to see tho.
I like the layout with the victory bikes..appears as good as top line bike dealership pages.
I'm not sure about the mapquest addition, but, one gentle suggestion i see is to perhaps make the map a bit smaller on the page with an option to click on it for an enlarged view or to view it in an additional browser frame. I think that would be a bit less distracting from the rest of the page and leave a bit more room in case you need additional info or pictures of new addition products in your shop. One additional sugg. (gently offered..lol) perhaps add a page indicating a few of the suppliers you obtain your accessories/riding gear from.

LiviLou · #5 (**permalink**) 11-13-2003, 02:55 PM

I thought it was a good site. I liked the fact that if you see one you like, you can always get a bigger pic of it. I know that will help.