Cycling for Noobs

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GordonG Sep 2020 2:01pm, 24 Sep 2020 8,326 posts	GordonG I ordered my new bike, through Evans and via one of the cycle to work schemes, back in April. Evans mucked up my order and I had to re-order, by which time all the bikes were out of stock. So I ordered for the next batch but no one in Evans is able to tell me when they might come in...
Autumnleaves Sep 2020 2:03pm, 24 Sep 2020 15,248 posts	Autumnleaves that's a real PITA Gordon
halfpint Sep 2020 2:05pm, 24 Sep 2020 32,518 posts	halfpint That's a pretty poor show. I would hope the shop would prioritise you GordonG. I am not holding out much hope of getting anything until Spring to be honest. I need to get my suspension sorted or get new forks in the meantime.
GordonG Sep 2020 2:05pm, 24 Sep 2020 8,327 posts	GordonG definitely
Autumnleaves Sep 2020 2:12pm, 24 Sep 2020 15,249 posts	Autumnleaves Our bike shop said things had been utterly crazy over the last few months and most new stock this side of Christmas was already reserved.
Mandymoo Sep 2020 7:06pm, 24 Sep 2020 10,201 posts	Mandymoo I love my Liv AL and am so happy with the quality etc HP our local shop has just started getting deliveries in of new bikes
Autumnleaves Sep 2020 7:15pm, 24 Sep 2020 15,257 posts	Autumnleaves Cheers MM, good to know
Dvorak Sep 2020 7:31pm, 24 Sep 2020 20,812 posts	Dvorak I've just been looking at Halfords online. Seem to have bikes available, to a degree. I've also found out that if i was looking at a Boardman hybrid, I'd just make it onto a size small. Women's small, that is Everything else, no way.
AJLB Sep 2020 9:02pm, 24 Sep 2020 191 posts	AJLB Dvorak, just the caution that if you buy from Halfords, expect to have to book into your LBS to sort things out sooner rather than later - maybe they've improved, but I've always found their workshops to be rather poor.
Dvorak Sep 2020 9:22pm, 24 Sep 2020 20,818 posts	Dvorak S'alright, just browsing. Though I do have three bikes needing maintenance. Having got the chain on the road bike past 11 000 km, it's probably time for a new one. (The one on the mtb, having been there for 23 years, has probably done rather more than that.)