winstanleysbikes - any good?

[LondonCommuter]

www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk seem to offer the cheapest prices on the internet on Dawes touring bikes. Does anyone have any experience of using them? Are they any good.

P.s. before you tell me that I should go to my LBS. I did, and am very happy with their service, but my crash just before xmas has probably written off my Galaxy and I would rather save a few hundred quid on the replacement.

 

[a_n_t]

DONT!!

just search for winstanley and you'll see!

 

[jimboalee]

OP,

Is your Galaxy frame bent?

 

[Ivan Ardon]

I used them for the first time this year.

I won't be using them again.

Ever.

 

[yello]

Is this the shop where the owner's rudeness is nearing legendary?

 

[LondonCommuter]

OP,

Is your Galaxy frame bent?

Its got a dent (say 10p size) on the tube that comes down from the saddle to the bottom bracket and I think its also out of alignment. The forks also needs replacing. LBS is still waiting for price of new ones as Dawes have been shut over xmas

 

[Euan Uzami]

they aren't a big shop - just some LBS somewhere but they've just got a bigger web presence than they can handle

 

[Dirtyhanz]

its not a small lbs its abig warehouse run by by none cyclist i bought a dahon curv off them its only 30 miles from where i live so i went and picked it up big mistake all i can say is do not go there they leth me standing outside for 2 hours while they said the bike was beining ready i was that anoyed i just put in the car when i got it home i went out for a ride on it front wheel was buckled would not turn back wheel was missing 2 spokes could not be botherd takeing it back to them took it to my lbs new back wheel complete rebulid on the front any saveings made well lost

 

[Jonathan M]

The do have an LBS shop on Pemberton Road in WIgan, tellingly it always seems to be a very old fashioned bikes & prams kind of place.