SJS Cycles offer??

bob watkinson said:

Good news- They'll sell your bike on Ebay for you.

Bad news - They keep 30% of the proceeds if you want cash. They charge
an up front £20 for a presale service. They charge a further £50 to
send you a box for your bike and collect it for you but only charge the
purchaser £25 p/p.

eeerm, you get whats left.

Are they serious?

SJS aren't called the bandits of Bridgwater for nothing.

"Bob"
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Call me Bob said:

SJS aren't called the bandits of Bridgwater for nothing.

So it is said.

And still they are the largest seller of tandems in the UK, one of the
busiest online cycle shops, and (most importantly) they have not gone
bust like so many other bike shops.

As a former High Sheriff of Surrey memorably put it:

And wistfully remember
in the happy days of yore
the irionmonger would keep
a box of oddments in his store
through nuts and rivets
screws and bolts
he'd rummage cheerfully
then find the thing you wanted
and say no, no charge, it's free

The poor old bloke
alas went broke
in nineteen sixty three...

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Quoted message said:

bob watkinson said:

Good news- They'll sell your bike on Ebay for you.

Bad news - They keep 30% of the proceeds if you want cash. They charge
an up front £20 for a presale service. They charge a further £50 to
send you a box for your bike and collect it for you but only charge the
purchaser £25 p/p.

eeerm, you get whats left.

Are they serious?

SJS aren't called the bandits of Bridgwater for nothing.

A pal of mine who's spent the last nine months touring in South America,
North Africa, Spain and Southern France has had nothing but good to say
about the standards of support, service and quality of goods (Thorn Raven)
from SJS. Yes, some items appear to be expensive but the do offer the
esotheric as well as the hard to find stuff. There doesn't appear to be
that much disatisfaction registered on their Ebay feedback.

vernon said:

A pal of mine who's spent the last nine months touring in South
America, North Africa, Spain and Southern France has had nothing but
good to say about the standards of support, service and quality of
goods (Thorn Raven) from SJS. Yes, some items appear to be expensive

/Many/ items /are/ expensive.

Quoted message said:

but the do offer the esotheric as well as the hard to find stuff.

That's just about all they're good for now, sadly. (Wasn't always the
case).

Quoted message said:

There doesn't appear to be that much disatisfaction registered on
their Ebay feedback.

On eBay they are alright: resonable/good prices, reasonable postage
charge. Different from the website prices & postage. Mr Thorn's response
to the numerous complaints about the £5 postage charge on sub £50 orders
was to change the policy and charge £5 postage for *all* orders.

I think it is fair to pay extra for esotheric and hard to find stuff, but
they're not exactly encouraging me to buy anything else from them. I get
the impression that most of their customers are so wealthy that they (the
customers) don't care about the prices at all, just as long as the service
is good. Who else would buy a chainring at £46.99 that they could easily
get elsewhere for £30.99?

~PB

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Quoted message said:

On eBay they are alright: resonable/good prices, reasonable postage
charge. Different from the website prices & postage. Mr Thorn's response
to the numerous complaints about the £5 postage charge on sub £50 orders
was to change the policy and charge £5 postage for *all* orders.

I think it is fair to pay extra for esotheric and hard to find stuff, but
they're not exactly encouraging me to buy anything else from them. I get
the impression that most of their customers are so wealthy that they (the
customers) don't care about the prices at all, just as long as the service
is good. Who else would buy a chainring at £46.99 that they could easily
get elsewhere for £30.99?

~PB

I suppose my views are tempered by the fact that I only go to SJS looking
for exotica on their website or to their Ebay shop for bargains and never
fail to have my needs met by them. They have never been in the frame (sic)
for a bike - none of their models appeal to me. For day to day stuff I use
my LBS Woodrups which, thankfully, is going from strength to strength and is
expanding into adjacent premises. There must be a burgeoning trade in
cycles and cycling goods in Leeds as the Edinburgh Co-op are opening a
branch here.

-=V=-

vernon said the following on 26/05/2006 02:16:

Quoted message said:

For day to day stuff I use
my LBS Woodrups which, thankfully,

One of my almost-LBSs is doing alright as well. They're called St John
St Cycles :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Call me Bob said:

SJS aren't called the bandits of Bridgwater for nothing.

You don't go to Harrod's Foodhalls for everyday grocery shopping
unless you want custom built packets of museli.

SJS has a place, but if I want to buy a light set I'll go to Wiggle.
For carbon bling, SJS is my vice - for some reason I find it sexy to
have my Air Zound bottle in a Thorn SuperSlick Carbon bottle cage at
£19.99 + £10.00 for next day delivery.

http://www.sjscycles.com/store/sccage10737.jpg

Given the choice between that and half a tank of petrol, what would
you choose?

Tom Crispin said:

For carbon bling, SJS is my vice - for some reason I find it sexy to
have my Air Zound bottle in a Thorn SuperSlick Carbon bottle cage at
£19.99 + £10.00 for next day delivery.

And they say teachers aren't paid enough! ;-)

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

On Fri, 26 May 2006 08:24:14 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

For carbon bling, SJS is my vice - for some reason I find it sexy to
have my Air Zound bottle in a Thorn SuperSlick Carbon bottle cage at
£19.99 + £10.00 for next day delivery.

And they say teachers aren't paid enough! ;-)

I feel well justified in spending that which I save on private motor
vehicle transport costs or public transport each week on useless
carbon bling. I now think of my bike as something of a carbon sink.

Pete Biggs said:

I think it is fair to pay extra for esotheric and hard to find stuff, but
they're not exactly encouraging me to buy anything else from them. I get
the impression that most of their customers are so wealthy that they (the
customers) don't care about the prices at all, just as long as the service
is good. Who else would buy a chainring at £46.99 that they could easily
get elsewhere for £30.99?

As noted above, its more likely that you'll be paying £46.99 for a
chainring that you *can't* get elsewhere for £30.99. But you are
missing the point: is anyone holding a gnu to your head and forcing you
to go there?

Tom Crispin said:

I now think of my bike as something of a carbon sink.

Carbon sink? Is that in the same line as the carbon bogseat? ;-)

Pete.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Peter Clinch said:

Tom Crispin said:

I now think of my bike as something of a carbon sink.

Carbon sink? Is that in the same line as the carbon bogseat? ;-)

Its a must have item for every touring cyclist who insists on taking the
kitchen sink with them ;-)

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

Peter Clinch said:

Tom Crispin said:

I now think of my bike as something of a carbon sink.

Carbon sink? Is that in the same line as the carbon bogseat? ;-)

Changing my saddle to a useful on-road convienience is phase III of
its upgrade. ;-)

But you are

Quoted message said:

missing the point: is anyone holding a gnu to your head and forcing you
to go there?

Lovely typo. Thats like an elk isn't it :-)

Just zis Guy, you know? said the following on 26/05/2006 09:10:

Quoted message said:

is anyone holding a gnu to your head

That I would have to see :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

I've got to second that opinion - especially on the Thorn Raven, which
has been a brilliant and reliable commuter for the last two years.
Also, I've been able to get fixed-wheel parts from them that I couldn't
get anywhere else, including a superb wheel build and good service.
Too pricey? There's always Halfords...

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Quoted message said:

I suppose my views are tempered by the fact that I only go to SJS looking
for exotica on their website or to their Ebay shop for bargains and never
fail to have my needs met by them. They have never been in the frame (sic)
for a bike - none of their models appeal to me.

Oh thank heavens! I thought it was just me who doesn't find any SJSC steeds
appealling. Have to say I've never ridden one, but every one I've ever
seen... I can't put my finger on it... except I find them to be, well,
bland, boring or ugly is the nearest terms I can use to how I feel about
them from a visual POV. I know people who've got a Thorn stted. I've seen
many a Thorn steed up close, but no... they do nothing for me at all. So
much so I have no inclination to even try one out. But the world would be a
less interesting place if we were all alike :-)

vernon said:

................ There must be a burgeoning trade in
cycles and cycling goods in Leeds as the Edinburgh Co-op are opening a
branch here.

Really ? Where ? When ?

MSeries said:

vernon said:

................ There must be a burgeoning trade in
cycles and cycling goods in Leeds as the Edinburgh Co-op are opening a
branch here.

Really ? Where ? When ?
From the EBC enewsletter:

JOB VACANCIES IN LEEDS
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op is opening a new shop next month. It's in
Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
We therefore have job vacancies for sales assistants, mechanics and van
drivers.
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/jobs/VACANCIES.HTML

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