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Launch campaign, e-commerce site

Kestrel Cycles

Launching a commuter bike that sold out in nine days

Launching a commuter bike that sold out in nine days

Sector

Retail

Location

Bristol, UK

Year

2025

Duration

10 weeks

The launch campaign and online shop for Kestrel's first commuter bike, sold complete with lights, fenders and a lock.

The launch campaign and online shop for Kestrel's first commuter bike, sold complete with lights, fenders and a lock.

The launch campaign and online shop for Kestrel's first commuter bike, sold complete with lights, fenders and a lock.

Launch campaign, e-commerce site

The problem

The problem

A new brand with no ad budget to speak of, launching a £890 bike into a market full of cheaper and flashier names.

A new brand with no ad budget to speak of, launching a £890 bike into a market full of cheaper and flashier names.

What we did

What we did

We sold the idea that there's nothing else to buy. Short, loud posters around Bristol's cycle routes pointed to a shop where the bike, the kit and delivery fit on one page.

We sold the idea that there's nothing else to buy. Short, loud posters around Bristol's cycle routes pointed to a shop where the bike, the kit and delivery fit on one page.

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Results

9 days

9 days

9 days

to sell out 600 bikes

2,100

2,100

2,100

on the waiting list

4.1%

4.1%

4.1%

shop conversion rate

The first run of 600 bikes sold out in nine days. The waiting list for the second run passed 2,100 names before it was announced.

We printed 300 posters and sold 600 bikes. I still don't fully understand how.

We printed 300 posters and sold 600 bikes. I still don't fully understand how.

We printed 300 posters and sold 600 bikes. I still don't fully understand how.

Ed Marsh, founder, Kestrel Cycles

Credits

Creative direction: Tom Achterberg Copy: Joon Park Design: Lior Katz Development: Ravi Menon

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