Cycling UK Forum

I think the key problem is that the Halfords management are all about the bottom line, and rightly so – THEY ARE A RETAILER, not an indie bike shop, plain and simple. People can’t expect to receive expert service at rock bottom prices with staff paid at minimum wage and without job security. If Half...

I have recently experienced the same problem. I wanted to buy a Ridgeback Panorama but no shops in my area had any. They can order in, but only in one size, and I'd HAVE to buy it - No test then refusal possible. In every shop I went to in my area I asked for a tourer and I was steered toward a comm...

For the BB you can use the park HCW-5, or as Mick F said, and if you’re not too precious about parts, then you can normally use a hammer and screw driver. If this doesn’t work then a plumber’s wrench should work, but will probably strip the ring a bit. If you are normally used to 8,9,10 speed gearin...

Hi, Can anybody tell me, is there a UK service to purchase second hand road bikes? I know I can go on to sites like EBay, gumtree, craigslist etc, but I’m looking for a reasonable quality road bike and I’m not willing to fork out £1000 to some guy on gumtree, only to find it has a fault. I also don’...

As with most large retailers, stock is ordered based on stock level nation wide. If halfords have, for example, fifty medium male Boardman bikes then they can't simply place an order with the manufacturer for a small top-up of two hundred bikes. They would make a loss. These orders must be in the th...