Halfords

jinka

Do Halfords usually have a sale on bank hol weekends on bikes??? Rumour is they do but....?

kenmc

FFS. What is the world coming to?

ednwireland

yes they always do (apart from this year cos they've no bikes left):D (where is the sarcasm smiley ?)

why dont you ring halfords ? my guess is they will know better than us.

jinka

Ring!!
We are talking Halfords here. They know a lot, a lot about nothing!

kenmc

well then I think you have answered your own question about buying a bike from them, no?

**Timbuk2**

I'd sooner buy a bike from Smiths than Halfords :rolleyes:

jinka

I know
But them Boardman bikes are pretty good value!
Needs must etc etc

kona

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

I'd sooner buy a bike from Smiths than Halfords :rolleyes:

Yes jeep bikes are waaaaay better than boardman

Id hazard a guess the newest worker in Halfords knows more about bikes than you.


Oh yes Halfords are ****:pac:

Dabko

hello

Can anyone elaborate on the previous comments about Halfords being no good?

Is it the quality of bikes, staff, customer service.....?

Cheers

thebouldwhacker

thebouldwhacker

kona wrote: »

Yes jeep bikes are way better than boardman, Halfords are ****

Finally you have come around:D

Jawgap

Dabko wrote: »

hello

Can anyone elaborate on the previous comments about Halfords being no good?

Is it the quality of bikes, staff, customer service.....?

Cheers

I don't think you can generalise about Halfords - for every story about good service there'll be a few about disasters!

I use them a bit and they're fine - you just need to know what you want - I wouldn't be going in looking for advice.

I bought a Boardman from them and it's a great bike to my mind and so far the after-sales service from Halfords has not been disappointing.

kona

Dabko wrote: »

hello

Can anyone elaborate on the previous comments about Halfords being no good?

Is it the quality of bikes, staff, customer service.....?

Cheers

Halfords has some **** staff, all bike shops have SOME **** staff who know **** all IMO. Its just halfords have shops everywhere, so there are more examples of **** staff. Im sure halfords find it hard to get good mechanics in and people who know stuff about bikes as it seems more retail orientated. Thats not to say they are all crap.

Halfords sell **** bikes, so to the ignorant they only stock **** bikes. Now if you were to give them a chance you would realise that they stock alot of high end brands and can also order in professional quality bikes.
I found out last year that they are the only stockist of Rocky Mountain in Ireland, they can also get Norco(both quality canadian MTB).
Then you would find out that, due to the bad press they get from internet warriors, there are some cracking deals some times, The best I got was a Banshee for e160 gift!:):D My car is with AXA, so thats a 15% off anything too.

From my experience halfords arent bad, I knew some lads who worked there, who have gone onto bike shops, which are mentioned here as being very good:rolleyes:

Look at the best bike shops thread, there is bitching there, look at the cyclogical thread, its one big bitch.


I know Im gunna get questioned by the elite on this:rolleyes:

We should save this for friday.

Dabko

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

hahahah, its like that then is it!???

Need to get my unfit ass a bit of exercise and seen some decent priced mtbikes. I only want something that will tip about country roads and ocassionally across a field!
Apollo
any comments welcome

kenmc

that won't go across fieldsand get to the other side in one piece.
least not for long.

Dabko

Kona

Cheers for that. I suppose halfords are the same as anywhere really. I dont care too much about sh1te staff or customer care, i just dont want to buy a chocolate fireguard disguised as a mountain bike!

kona

Dabko wrote: »

Kona

Cheers for that. I suppose halfords are the same as anywhere really. I dont care too much about sh1te staff or customer care, i just dont want to buy a chocolate fireguard disguised as a mountain bike!

Carrera, Kona, GT, Boardman. Stick to these bikes in halfords and you will be fine.

Stay away from the other gick, apollo and trax(probably a few more **** brands)

Look at the Carrera Subway 1 if you are just commuting and want to go to the park for a cycle.