Evans Gatwick clearout

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months ago
is now quarter price!)

Reality is probably that prices will be "down" to the level of the usual LBS deals available all the
year round.

Just being cynical

RG

martin said:

In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months ago
is now quarter price!)

They had one of those about six months back but to be honest there were no real bargains there. Not
like the York or Mildenhall rallies.

Tony

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months
ago is now quarter price!)

Reality is probably that prices will be "down" to the level of the usual LBS deals available all
the year round.

Just being cynical

RG

Nothing wrong with a bit of cynicism when it comes to Evans. Why else do they give out 10%
off vouchers?

martin said:

In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months ago
is now quarter price!)

From their website NOTE the final sentence:

The sale is for 9 days only from the 4th to the 12th of October and is held at our Gatwick HQ, James
Watt Way, RH10 9TZ 1,500 mountain bikes, 1,000 road/hybrid/touring bikes, 50,000 items of clothing
and accessories ALL MUST GO!

Autumn Warehouse Clearance Sale / Demo Weekends opening times:

Sat 4th October: 9am - 6pm Sun 5th October: 10am - 4pm Mon 6th October: 9am - 6pm Tue 7th October:
9am - 6pm Wed 8th October: 9am - 6pm Thur 9th October: 9am - 6pm Fri 10th October: 9am - 6pm Sat
11th October: 8am - 6pm (Early start for riders on the Evans Trail Ride) Sun 12th October: 10am -4pm

2004 bike exhibition / demos

Saturday 4th / Sunday 5th

Scott Bikes Kona Cannondale

Saturday 11th / Sunday 12th

Scot Bikes (limited range) Kona Cannondale Specialized Trek

Please note:

2004 exhibition and demo bikes are made available directly by the supplier - Evans Cycles has no
control over the type and number of bikes available.

Prices and stock availability for sale items will not be given out prior to, or during the event.

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months
ago is now quarter price!)

Reality is probably that prices will be "down" to the level of the usual

LBS

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deals available all the year round.

Just being cynical

RG

More fool you lot - there are some real bargains at these selloffs.

RG said:

Reality is probably that prices will be "down" to the level of the usual LBS deals available all
the year round.

I dunno...I bought a Cannondale M1000 from them years ago for £750 when the RRP was £1250. I'm still
not sure if it was worth £750, but it was a good price for a nearly-top-of-the-line Cannondale at
that time.

However, I have to say that the canti brake pads slipped right through the eye bolts first time I
tried to stop (it came mail order) and frankly the thing had been screwed together by a monkey.

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse
as well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but
if in the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2
months ago is now quarter price!)

Reality is probably that prices will be "down" to the level of the usual

LBS

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deals available all the year round.

Just being cynical

RG

More fool you lot - there are some real bargains at these selloffs.

I called in today at 1500. Still wall to wall bikes, which I was not after. The frame I got 2 months
ago was now £50 more. All the component boxes were almost claered out. A few good bargains eg deore
xt discs, shox, clothing. As I said in the OP, if you're in the area, or even if you want to take a
ride there with a couple of free hours (i didn't have much time) have a look, certainly if you're
after a bike. They have opened a whole marquee opposite to fit it all in.

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months ago
is now quarter price!)

I popped in this morning to look at some of the clothes - having seen how long the queue was at the
checkout I gave up. The staff seemed more interested in making sure you kept to the stupidly long
routes in and out of the tent than taking your money.

I later ordered the 2004 version of the same Altura garments for the same price on Wiggle. And the
postage was free.

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Uncle Keith

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In my local rag; Evans at Gatwick is having a clearout 4-9.10.03. It is their main warehouse as
well, been a bit quiet since they opened their Crawley store. Don't get your hopes up but if in
the area might be worth a look. (iexpect I will find the half price frame I got there 2 months
ago is now quarter price!)

I popped in this morning to look at some of the clothes - having seen how long the queue was at
the checkout I gave up. The staff seemed more interested in making sure you kept to the stupidly
long routes in and out of the tent than taking your money.

Were they Evans' staff or just hired in security? May be worth calling in later in the week to see
if they reduce anything further.