[Closed] Bike shop in / near Stourbridge

Two Wheels.

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[url= http://www.twowheelscycles.com/ ]Two Wheels[/url] or [url]Race-Co Cycles[/url] - neither is huge but worth a quick squint in both.

You also have Leisure Lakes just up the road in Wolvehampton.

Agree with Z1ppy, Race Co or Two Wheels are your best bet. Brotherton Cycles in Old Hill is also ok and worth a look if you're passing.

Cheers guys... I've let him know to save him buying a reebok helmet from JJB!!! 🙄

B

Decathlon up at merryhell is also an option.

race co owner is a nice chap who won't sell you stuff that you don't really need just coz he's got stock to get rid of, no comment on 2 wheels

You don't know Paul very well do you RD....

...indeedy.

no comment on 2wheels is what i think i typed

I was talking about Paul the "nice chap" from Race Co.

Not the way I'd describe him myself.......

of course this is purely based on the experience [b]i've[/b] had of both shops, i can't comment on yours, the no comment on 2 wheels was because i didn't want to slag anyone off

Does knowing him from when he was at junior school not count then.... 😯

did he have a bike shop at junior school then?, well at least you can say he's a veteran of the business 😉

Speeds Cycles in Bromsgrove, at the foothills of the NW Alps, is small but has some decent kit and usually really helpful.

Speeds is nice but I found there stock to be a little limited.

My comment about about Race Co/Paul was purely based on RD post "who won't sell you stuff that you don't really need just coz he's got stock to get rid of", bugger is forever trying to sell me a Prophet (and I want one).
Only known him since he started Race Co. though.

speeds? 🙄 i'd rather go to 2 wheels 😉

Let's just say I wouldn't trust him to put air in me tyres 😯

i remember a few from school like that, including one who claims to work for an F1 team on his friends reunited page 😛

I'm totally with Stu on this. Used both shops, and Race Co/Paul seems pretty clueless. All IME of course.

Paul @ RaceCo is a nice guy and does like a chat, but you do need to keep your wallet in your pocket in his shop as he does get his sales head on given half a chance (no bad thing really as he does need to sell to make a living). He's got some nice kit in his shop as well.

I prefer Two Wheels as they always seem to have the bit of kit you need and are not as pushy as Paul. However i have friend we will not go to Two Wheels as they feel like they don't have the time for the customers unless you're "known" and they just don't seem overly bothered. They all now use RaceCo.

rOcKeTdOg - Member

speeds? [:roll:] i'd rather go to 2 wheels [;)]

I just drove up today from west London to Two Wheels to have a pair of mono minis serviced and upgraded with phenolic pistons and have a mono mini pro rear brake put on my bike. All in all it was a lot easier than trying to find a bike shop in London that'll do all that in one day.

Rocketdog id like to know why two wheels is so bad, seens as i work there. If you wanna discuss it in person come in and ask for the small angry hairy chap 🙂

Pulls up chair.... 😯

Shall I put the kettle on?

yes Mick, that was an interesting day i worked at Speeds, back in the day when mountainbike was a dirty word in there

[i]Wilqaeda (Wilqaeda)
Member Since
March 7, 2009 (36 minutes)
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mmmm a member for 36 mins, interesting 🙄

So come on the rocketdog tell us why you dislike them so much.

Did someone take the p1ss a bit and you couldn't handle it? 😉

I wouldn't take it personaly they rip the p1ss out of most folk. Then give them a nice big discount and great after sales service.

i'm sure they wouldn't want the truth posted on the internet, better just give your own version Stu, as they are your buddies 😉

Just a thought.

Why not go in and tell them what you think? and how they managed to spark off your one man crusade to slag them off on an internet forum.

You might get better results if you talk to folks face to face. 😯

Now Now boys Calm down

Basically stu aruging on the internet is like the special olympics, even if you win, your still a reatrd. And yes rocketdog i signed up to find out why we are so bad! so if you want im there mon, weds, thurs, fri and saturdays, 9:30 till 5:30. Come down, we'll have a chat 😉

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BL**DY H*LL everybody has an opinion guys,
Chill out

Trust me snap, i havn't even got started yet 😈 All i was doing was asking, How can we possibly improove the service if the problem isn't known?

I know I'm special anyway. 😉

[i]ask for the small angry hairy chap[/i]

Small = Andy
Angry = Leon
Hairy = Graham
Chap = ?

Is this a collective Two Wheels post? 😉

Anyone fancy a second cuppa?

Oh dear...now I know this won't make me popular here but....Wilqaeda, I will give you our impression of you, as (imported) locals.
No idea what the "servicing" is like now, but a while back the repair service my m8 recieved from the shop was appalling.

Case 1: 2 Week wait (fair enuff he knew when he dropped it in), then it wasn't competed after the 2 weeks, then when it was completed, another part had been broken by the "mechanic". So another couple of days to fix that - though he was leant a demo bike to see him through
This m8 will never use you again, and his experience has coloured the views of everyone he rides with.

Not to worry made us all go out and learn how to fix (most) of our own kit.

Case 2: Good friend of mine who regularly buy bikes & high spec kit from you - he gets into the workshop without issue (much of a backlog at the moment? You repaired his bike the other week the day he took it in) and has the parts he wants for a great prices (which is fair play to him).

Now if you could provide a service, like case 2, to everyone - instead of just to the "known" few (which is the impression given by any number of ppl on here), you'd be a even greater shop

Don't get me wrong, I've pointed my m8's to you on a regular basis for new bikes (and some have even bought from you...) but for repairs, we'll continue to do them ourselves. I do think the shop has redeeming qualities - hense why I posted your name at the top of this thread

[i]Do I want to discuss this (repairs) issue further?[/i]
No, we've learnt from experience - a 'face to face' meet would do nothing to improve this, especially as we can do it cheaper and more satisfiyingly ourselve now.

p.s. Though I've only given two cases points above (some may say were being picky), there was many more 'smaller' experiences that have given rise to our opinions.

Dont fancy another cuppa, think ive made my own mind up now after listening to the conversation.... 🙄

Fair enough zippy, i dont mind, i give no-one priority service. in my my mind you are all are equally worthless!

Wilqaeda - Member

Fair enough zippy, i dont mind, i give no-one priority service. in my my mind you are all are equally worthless!

Thats a cracking statement to try and get potential new customers...

was a joke ...? never seen the film full metal jacket? Fair enough if people have grevances(sp?) but i try my hardest to treat every customer equally, i know waiting times on repairs can be lengthly but we really are trying our best, we have around 50bikes in to repair at any one time and its bloody hard work trying to keep up with building the new bikes that are sold and repairing the ones that come in (even though half or more arn't work doing imo). I would try and change the way its done but i am just a skivvy mechanic. When i conquer the world ... i mean urm ... yeah you'll all be treated equally!