http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/

PJ <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Does anyone have experience of http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/

Well, based on a (very) quick glance at the website, the stuff that
is cheap is rubbish and the stuff that isn't isn't much cheaper than
you could get it elsewhere

Arthur

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PJ <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Does anyone have experience of http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/

Well, based on a (very) quick glance at the website, the stuff that
is cheap is rubbish and the stuff that isn't isn't much cheaper than
you could get it elsewhere

Arthur

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"Technolibertarians make a philosophy out of a personality defect"
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Any suggestions? I'm looking for the Claud Butler range.

PJ.
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PJ <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Any suggestions? I'm looking for the Claud Butler range.

Why Claud Butler in particular?

What sort of bike are you looking for and how much are
you thinking about spending? What sort of riding do you
do?

Arthur

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PJ <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Does anyone have experience of http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/

Well, based on a (very) quick glance at the website, the stuff that
is cheap is rubbish and the stuff that isn't isn't much cheaper than
you could get it elsewhere

Any suggestions? I'm looking for the Claud Butler range.

Check your Local Bike Shop. The Claud Butler range is available in many
LBSs throughout the country, and offer very reasonable value for money.
At your LBS you will get a bike which is the right size for you and
properly set up for you, and you will probably get a free service after
the first few weeks to sort out the inevitable cable stretch and other
minor problems of a new bike. Well worth it.

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blackbat <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Yup, been to the shop in brixton - a unit in shakespeare rd industrial
: estate. If you saw summat you liked on the site at a good price and
: test rode it elsewhere I'm sure you could buy from them with
: confidence.

As I've said before about this, you could test ride it elsewhere and then
buy from a box shifter, but only if you are an [censored].

Arthur

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As I've said before about this, you could test ride it elsewhere and then
buy from a box shifter, but only if you are an [censored].

Arthur

I wouldn't call such a person an [censored] more someone happy to take
advantage with no guilt in doing so I suppose what many would call a
bit of a [censored]. However there are some shops like Currys/Dixons who
I've built up a dislike of where I'd happily waste their time and buy
elsewhere. I'd have to dislike a shop (i.e. received bad service in
the past) to do this. I certainly think its ok to browse locally so
you can have a good look at the model you are interested in and then
buy online but getting the shop staff to waste half an hour on you
with the intention of buying elsewhere is not something I'd be
comfortable with normally.

I know it conflicts with advice given by others but I find adjusting a
bike to suit its rider is a long process which probably can only be
achieved by actually riding for some time. Lets say at least a week.
In that first week you find yourself tweaking saddle height and tilt,
handlebar angle and height plus tyre pressures, Personally if I'd gone
with my LBS advice I would have ended up with a 18" frame as I think
the salesman had a personal preference in using the smallest frame you
could get away with. Perhaps this is good for keeping the bike lighter
or has better riding characteristics. However I prefered having a
larger 20" frame with higher handlebars. This seemed more comfortable
and natural to me even if dismounting and mounting wasn't quite as
easy.

Martin Wilson <[email hidden]> wrote:

: I wouldn't call such a person an [censored] more someone happy to take
: advantage with no guilt in doing so I suppose what many would call a
: bit of a [censored].

Matter of semantics there maybe.

: However there are some shops like Currys/Dixons who
: I've built up a dislike of where I'd happily waste their time and buy
: elsewhere.

Ah. Dixons. Yup, I'd not call you on that one.

Taking advantage of a small LBS by trying out bikes there and hten
buying them same bike mail order/discount isn't on though IMO.

Trying a bike and deciding you want a different model is of course
fair enough; that's the whole idea.

Arthur

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