Evans Cycles

[sparty69]

I recently did a two hour bike maintenance course at my local Evans (trafford park, Manchester). I know that the more experienced on here will be more than capable of servicing their bike and maintaining it, however, I found this little bit of input invaluable. Best of all, it was free!!. I paid a £10 deposit to secure a place and this was refunded to me when I'd done the two hours. What an excellent service. If you visit your local Evans they'll tell you when the courses are running and what places are available. Well worth the effort.

 

[TheBoyBilly]

I recently did a two hour bike maintenance course at my local Evans (trafford park, Manchester). I know that the more experienced on here will be more than capable of servicing their bike and maintaining it, however, I found this little bit of input invaluable. Best of all, it was free!!. I paid a £10 deposit to secure a place and this was refunded to me when I'd done the two hours. What an excellent service. If you visit your local Evans they'll tell you when the courses are running and what places are available. Well worth the effort.

What was involved matey? Can you give us some details......and was there tea & cake? lol


Bill

 

[PaulSecteur]

I was in the birmingham store yesterday, although I was only there looking I have to say I was very impressed by the level of service people were getting.

I thought it would be halfords-ish, but it was much better than that. I will certinly consider buying from Evans in the future, and possibly doing the course too.

 

[TheBoyBilly]

I was in the Mortimer Street branch in London's West End on New Year's Eve buying a replacement pedal for my Brommie. Without asking they fitted said pedal FOC. 007 (aka Daniel Craig) was in there buying a bike, and by the way he took over behind the counter I imagine he is a regular customer. Unfortunately the lovely Rachel Weisz wasn't with him
I've always found Evans a decent place to buy stuff and am picking my new Secteur up from the Gatwick warehouse on the morrow

Bill

 

[skudupnorth]

I find the staff at Evans brilliant to deal with ( my local is also the Trafford Centre one ) The service is good and the staff are very helpful,always a pleasure to visit !

 

[bad boy]

I totally agree but their prices are a seriously out of touch with the competition. I know they do a price match but to me there pricing department is lazy do your research and be competitive. I think the staff and service is excellent but it pains me that when I go in there to buy something I've seen it considerably cheaper else where.

 

[sparty69]

What was involved matey? Can you give us some details......and was there tea & cake? lol


Bill

Bill, it was quite basic, just enough to keep your bike running smoothly. They showed you the best way to change a puncture, how to set your brakes up and how to index your gears. You can take your own bike along as well. There was tea, but sadly no cake. All in all, I found the staff to be really knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

 

[Garz]

What time was this course run (weekday?) and where did you sign up? Sounds good value!

 

[Dayvo]

Edinburgh Cycles do courses, too!

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebw...&f_SupersetQRY=&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c007789

 

[xpc316e]

I applaud the attitude of Evans. Many shops obviously think that they will shoot themselves in the foot by offering basic maintenance courses, but my logic says not so. I reckon that people will want to keep their machine running well and will either spend a few quid on parts, or get it serviced if they're still not confident. Without offering this service, many bikes will be simply ridden into the ground without ever getting any maintenance after the first free service. A big thumbs up to Evans.

 

[iAmiAdam]

I applaud the attitude of Evans. Many shops obviously think that they will shoot themselves in the foot by offering basic maintenance courses, but my logic says not so. I reckon that people will want to keep their machine running well and will either spend a few quid on parts, or get it serviced if they're still not confident. Without offering this service, many bikes will be simply ridden into the ground without ever getting any maintenance after the first free service. A big thumbs up to Evans.

Or spend money on all the expensive maintenance products.

Out of all the local shops, I find them the most approachable tbh.

 

[siadwell]

I've always found Evans a decent place to buy stuff and am picking my new Secteur up from the Gatwick warehouse on the morrow

Bill

I hope you have better luck than me. I've been there twice to pick up mine, and on both occasions there had been a cockup in the workshop diary and it hadn't been built. Third time lucky on Saturday.

 

[Willo]

On the whole I've found the service and advice in Evans stores to be excellent.

 

[Wally]

I sent Evans a link to price match and they refused.

 

[steveindenmark]

I use the internet to order gear from Evans as I live in Denmark.

Their service is great. It takes about 4 days to receive the items after ordering.

Why did they refuse the price match Wally?

Steve