SJS Cycles - Mail Order

nobody said:

Hi There.

Hi there nobody wherever you may be in nowhereland,

Quoted message said:

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants.

Reliable and quite fast, IME, and they should be for the prices they
charge.

~PB

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:36:23 +0000, nobody <[email hidden]> wrote
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Quoted message said:

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

Yes, many times. They are (a) prompt, (b) reliable, (c) helpful and
(d) expensive - watch out for the delivery charge! But very often
they have things which other people do not.

Their bikes are very competitively priced and well made.

Guy
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blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs
onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles
around." Chaucer, the Sheppey Tales

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Quoted message said:

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants. I realise that everyone's MMV,
but it would be good to hearwhat experience people of
had before parting with the old heard-earned.

Cheers!

I've used 'em a few times without any hassle. Stuff arrived next day and all
ok.

Nobody said:

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants.

I've had no problems with mail ordering from SJS. Pretty quick delivery and
I thought the prices were reasonable too. In fact, I shall be using them
again before long since I haven't found my ISO369 Stelvios anywhere else.

Becky

nobody said:

Hi There.

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants. I realise that everyone's MMV,
but it would be good to hearwhat experience people of
had before parting with the old heard-earned.

Expensive to the point of being extortionate (I've just paid them £4.99
for 26 ball bearings), but they will have the stuff in stock, unlike
some other places.

Free delivery (orders over £50) is second class post. Smaller orders
are £5 for postage - see the recent thread on the C+ forum!

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Quoted message said:

Hi There.

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants. I realise that everyone's MMV,
but it would be good to hearwhat experience people of
had before parting with the old heard-earned.

Cheers!

used several times no problems

nobody said:

Hi There.

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants. I realise that everyone's MMV,
but it would be good to hearwhat experience people of
had before parting with the old heard-earned.

Usually quick delivery, however they did once decide to take my money
even though they were out of stock of an item. I call that plain rude.

Their staff seem to be very knowledgeable if you happen to speak tothe
right person. There seems to be little in the way of "I don't know but
hold on and I'll call a man who does".

Arellcat said:

I've had no problems with mail ordering from SJS. Pretty quick delivery
and I thought the prices were reasonable too. In fact, I shall be using
them again before long since I haven't found my ISO369 Stelvios anywhere
else.

After a small amount of prodding, my LBS (Moon's of Newmarket), have
just ordered two 32-369 Stelvios for me. That was last week; no hints
available on when they might arrive :-( In principle any LBS should be
able to get Schwalbe tyres in any size that they make. In practice they
may be too lazy to want your business.

In general I've found that provided the LBS has reasonable contacts, and I
go in there with the full manufacturer's details, they can get what I
need. If it wasn't for the internet to get those details life would be a
lot harder and I'd be dealing by phone with a less local shop (probably
Mick Madgett in Diss (he _is_ good, but out of cycling distance for me)).

Can I ask what you ride that uses ETRTO 369? AFAIK it's only found on AM
Moultons (like my AM7) and Windcheetahs (lottery win time :-).

Mike

nobody said:

Hi There.

Has anybody here used SJS Cycles via mail order?

I'd like to find out if they are fast and reliable or
are they absolute pants. I realise that everyone's MMV,
but it would be good to hearwhat experience people of
had before parting with the old heard-earned.

Cheers!

I've bought a couple of times from them via mail order due to ebay
wins. Recently I actually went to the shop to collect my items to save
on postage (only 25 miles away). I've not had any problems with their
service at all. In fact when I bought a chainset from them via ebay I
discovered there was no thread in one of the cranks for fitting the
pedal. They sent a replacement very quickly without me having to
return the original. Superb service. When I went to the shop they were
friendly and down to earth. Very nice people to deal with. I bought a
set of £19.99 rechargable lights plus lots of other things too in
addition to my ebay wins. I also bought loose ball bearings at £4.99
to go in my front wheel to replace the caged bearings. The caged ones
started making a grinding/clicking noise and when I looked inside one
ball bearing was breaking and two others were a bit marked/rough. So
for peace of mind I went for the best quality version even though a
lower standard £1.99 set was available. I'm 19 plus stone so they will
be working very hard.

Mike Causer said:

Can I ask what you ride that uses ETRTO 369? AFAIK it's only found
on AM Moultons (like my AM7) and Windcheetahs (lottery win time :-).

Early Kingcycles...

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World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)

Mike Causer wrote

Quoted message said:

Can I ask what you ride that uses ETRTO 369? AFAIK it's only found on AM
Moultons (like my AM7) and Windcheetahs (lottery win time :-).

As members of the EIHPF will attest, I have a 369-shod Windcheetah. Have to
say though that the Stelvios are much better than either the Continentals or
the Bridgestones in the same size - and cheaper from SJS too.

Becky

Arellcat said:

As members of the EIHPF will attest, I have a 369-shod Windcheetah.

<Jealous>

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Have to say though that the Stelvios are much better than either the
Continentals or the Bridgestones in the same size

That's good news, the Bridgestones wear out pretty quickly. How do you
find the puncture resistance of the Stelvios?

Mike

Mike said:

That's good news, the Bridgestones wear out pretty quickly. How do you
find the puncture resistance of the Stelvios?

Pretty good by all accounts. Keeping them at high pressure, I've had one
flat in the time I've used the tyres, which is perhaps about 800 miles'
worth of city roads so far. The glass that penetrated the tyre might well
have penetrated an Armadillo tyre too. What I like best about the Stelvios
though, compared with the Contis or Bridgestones, is that they are easi(er)
to fit; both of the others were nearly impossible to seat equally around the
rim and I spent many miles frustrated by the vibration of the flat spots,
despite trying talcum powder and soapy water to help. The Bridgestones were
showing canvas after maybe 1000 miles and I was very happy to be rid of
them!
By way of contrast, I ran a 559-Stelvio for a time on the trike's back wheel
and I became fed up of the number of punctures I was getting, and the
sidewalls wore out alarmingly quickly. The replacement was a Panaracer
Pasela TG, which so far <crosses fingers> has never punctured and is harder
wearing.

SJS lists the tyres at £13.99 each, which to me is a pretty good price.

Becky
--
Windcheetah 202

Arellcat said:

As members of the EIHPF will attest, I have a 369-shod Windcheetah. Have to
say though that the Stelvios are much better than either the Continentals or
the Bridgestones in the same size - and cheaper from SJS too.

A friend works for EBC and they appear to be a stockist / dealer for
Schwalbe. I'll get him to ask the buyers next time he's in. They may be
able to acquire some.

Jon