A thumbs up for Halfords

[Dec66]

I needed a couple of bits for the Dolan, so I did a click and collect thing via Halfords; as I was going to Pagham I arranged collection in nearby Bognor.

I went there on Saturday... They couldn't find my pedals. They looked all over the place, for quite some time, before the store manager came up and found them in about 10 seconds.

The manager then said he'd give me 10% discount for being inconvenienced (I was waiting about 20 mins). After the application of British Cycling's 10% it meant I got the Shimano PD-M540s, a black alloy seat post and white Deda bar tape for the princely sum of just over £30.

I'm made up with that, frankly.

 

[Drago]

Those M540s are nice, a cracking combination of weight, quality, performance and price.

 

[Cycleops]

So you won't be repeating those famous last words of King George V "Bugger Bognor".

 

[pjd57]

Are these Dolan bikes really good ?

I'm not sure if I could ride round with my name on my bike .

 

[simon.r]

The staff in my local Halfords are great. I order bits via the click and collect service from time to time. They always call me when they're in and are very polite and helpful when I collect them.

A year or so ago I ordered some large tool cabinets and only realised when I went to collect them that they wouldn't fit in my car. One of the guys who worked there dropped them off for me, in his own car, on his way home.

Top service.

 

[simon.r]

Oh, and if anyone's after a a Shimano UN55 bottom bracket, Halfords are cheaper than anyone (when you apply the 10% BC discount) at the moment

 

[Dec66]

So you won't be repeating those famous last words of King George V "Bugger Bognor".

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I told my kids that little story on the way back from the Bognor Picturedrome (we took them to see The Emoji Movie, which was rubbish, but I didn't mind too much for £3.50 each).

I then had the tricky conundrum of explaining the word "bugger" in that context.

 

[Dec66]

Oh, and if anyone's after a a Shimano UN55 bottom bracket, Halfords are cheaper than anyone (when you apply the 10% BC discount) at the moment

That may well come in handy for my mate, ta for the heads up.

 

[simon.r]

That may well come in handy for my mate, ta for the heads up.

£13.50 with BC discount: http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bik...shimano-bb-un55-bottom-bracket-british-thread

(Although only limited sizes).

 

[Drago]

Are these Dolan bikes really good ?

I'm not sure if I could ride round with my name on my bike .

Don't waste money on a Dolan bike. Buy an Apollo for £99 and change your name by deed poll to Apollo for £30.

 

[themosquitoking]

Are these Dolan bikes really good ?

I'm not sure if I could ride round with my name on my bike .

@Nomadski he both owns a dolan and rides a bike with his name on it. Should be able to help you out.

 

[pjd57]

@Nomadski he both owns a dolan and rides a bike with his name on it. Should be able to help you out.

So there's more than 1 Dolan posting on here

 

[themosquitoking]

So there's more than 1 Dolan posting on here

Maybe, but not him.

 

[J1888]

Maybe, but not him.

His name is Raleigh St Clair

 

[Tim Hall]

I recently went to my local Halfords in search of tracknuts, F & R, for my fixer. Can't see them on the shelf, so ask the helpful woman behind the counter. Yes, she says, they're out the back. They've got Rear ones but not Front. Fine, I'll take them.

She reappears with Front, not Rear, as she'd misremembered. Still fine. Her colleague does the scanny stuff at the till, whilst I'm ready to show them the web price on my phone (£2.99) in case of discrepancy. And there was discrepancy, as they show up as one penny a packet. Somewhat puzzled, I ask why. They'd bought a load in to fix peoples bikes who had assembled them themselves, and done a poor job, but had too many, so they're obsolete and marked at 1p per packet. Ooh goody. Except I only have a tenner. No, it's OK she says, there's a 2p piece sitting on the till, they'll use that. So I end up paying nothing, although theoretically I have received 1p change according to my receipt. I compliment them on their business model, but suggest perhaps it's not sustainable.