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- 19 Feb 2024, 9:23am
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Babboe Cargo Bikes. Absolute Scandal And Disgraceful I Have No Words
- Replies: 2
- Views: 543
- 19 Jan 2024, 9:17am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Do we really understand what’s happening to the cycle trade?
- Replies: 178
- Views: 57640
Re: Do we really understand what’s happening to the cycle trade?
They got greedy and folk voted with their feet, Specialized are a prime example they had a hybrid with a very poor specification with a high tensile steel fork at £650, they also cut their dealers margins by 50% by going direct to the public but the consumer pays the same price buying from specialized as they do from a dealer. They wanted one dealer to repair the motors on the levo bikes that had issues for £20 per repair, the shop refused point blank and specialized got arsey and told them that if they did not agree to do the work that they would no longer supply them with bikes. This shop had been a specialized dealer for over 35 years and told specialized to do one and rightly so. You see e-bikes priced at £1500 and the exact same specification minus the motor and battery is £1000 cheaper for a non battery bike. Prices have risen by around 40% and specifications have been massively downgraded on a grand scale, how many bike companies sell bikes with shimano hubs and cranks across the range?
- 19 Nov 2023, 1:32pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
Huge sale at Evans Cycles Specialized tyres 50% off, Spend £250 and get a £50 voucher.
- 17 Nov 2023, 7:50pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
Been in Go Outdoors today some real bike bargains to be had with some over 60% off RRP, saw one bike reduced to £1000 from £2350.
- 9 Nov 2023, 7:36pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
Yes i am so glad they are still here as massive history and i purchased a Chopper from them the other week just for nostalgia of course.
- 9 Nov 2023, 6:02pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
- 27 Oct 2023, 11:15am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
So very sad to here about Isla bikes that is a huge loss to the cycling industry as a whole.
- 20 Oct 2023, 10:13pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
Looks like Wiggle and Chain Reaction are going into liquidation, think Chain Reaction are one of the biggest online retailers in the World, things must be really bad and i fear for a lot of small independent cycle shops.
- 12 Sep 2023, 6:35pm
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Trek District 1 Equipped Lowstep - worth the money?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3548
Re: Trek District 1 Equipped Lowstep - worth the money?
It is a very heavy bike for the money to be honest, take a a look at the Cannondale adventure range as well.
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- 2 Sep 2023, 6:26pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
Re: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
It has never seemed to be the same since the takeover and merger with Wiggle, lots of bargains but all out of stock, not used them for years to be honest but their returns policy used to be very good, once purchased a bike off them and it came in a huge box with no packing but very surprised that their was no damage to the bike to be honest.
- 2 Sep 2023, 4:46pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycle Retail In Meltdown.
- Replies: 181
- Views: 23038
- 21 May 2023, 1:45pm
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Planet X Returns
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4425
Re: Planet X Returns
I ordered 3 sets of tyres on 3 different occasions and they sent the wrong ones every time, i had to go through Paypal to get a full refund on the postage, you can never ever get to speak to anyone on the phone, their customer service is trash on a grand scale, used to buy lots off them but never used them since, looks like i am not the only one either.
- 19 May 2023, 2:39pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: MARSDEN TO MANCHESTER BY TRAIN
- Replies: 4
- Views: 274
MARSDEN TO MANCHESTER BY TRAIN
Are trans pennine very strict with regards to bike reservations? I am doing a 40 mile canal ride from Littleborough to Marsden via Huddersfield. I have no idea what time i will be leaving Marsden and cannot do a reservation before i board the train as i do not have the internet on my phone, possible that i will leave Marsden after 7pm, any advice would be very much appreciated thank you.
- 16 Apr 2023, 1:51pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Is there the right bike out there for me?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1472
Re: Is there the right bike out there for me?
I have had a Raleigh Pioneer and they are very heavy to be honest as lots of steel components on them.
- 14 Apr 2023, 12:55pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Vittoria Randonneur Tyres
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1953
Re: Vittoria Randonneur Tyres
Cheers Bomber.