thanks sjs cycles

oldwelshman
oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
edited November 2007 in Workshop
Well I have seen many posts slating some cycle companies so though I would do the opposite and say thanks to SJS cycles.
I have bought stuff off them previously all delivered promptly.
This week I have been looking for a cateye light fixing clamp that titted to the rear stays and not the seat post as usual.
I sent them a mail asking and I got a response within 3 hours, I then purchased the clamp which cost all of £1.50.
I received it the following morning.
I was half expecting to wait a week with it being such an expensive item :D
Nice to see a good service being provided.

Comments

  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    They are good - I've used them quite a bit !
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Great service from them - they really do know their stuff.
  • make nice bikes too :)
  • I admit SJSC give OK service, but delivery charges are high in comparison to other cycle web retailers
  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    monstadog wrote:
    make nice bikes too :)

    Wrong!





















    They make VERY good bikes!
    <b><i>He that buys land buys many stones.
    He that buys flesh buys many bones.
    He that buys eggs buys many shells,
    But he that buys good beer buys nothing else.</b></i>
    (Unattributed Trad.)
  • I once ordered a set of rear canti brakes and SJSC sent a front set by mistake. I phoned them and explained the mix up and was told to keep the front set and a replacement rear set arrived the next day. Very good service.
  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    I sent them a mail asking and I got a response within 3 hours, I then purchased the clamp which cost all of £1.50.
    Including postage? :shock:
  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    The best hing about SJS is that hey carry big stocks of hard-to-find spares, something very few bike shops are prepared or bothered to do. They deserve support for this alone.

    I have also found them very efficient and pleasant to deal with.
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    Well I have seen many posts slating some cycle companies so though I would do the opposite and say thanks to SJS cycles.
    I have bought stuff off them previously all delivered promptly.
    This week I have been looking for a cateye light fixing clamp that titted to the rear stays and not the seat post as usual.
    I sent them a mail asking and I got a response within 3 hours, I then purchased the clamp which cost all of £1.50.
    I received it the following morning.
    I was half expecting to wait a week with it being such an expensive item :D
    Nice to see a good service being provided.
    It's nice to give credit where it is due, but shouldn't we just expect good service? Isn't it a bit of a sign that we are often not really getting good enough service, that we feel the need to go public when we actually get it?

    Don't get me wrong - I always say thanks when someone gives me a gift, cooks me a nice meal etc. I even thank bus drivers when I'm getting off buses, but I just don't think delivering something you've paid for is that much of a big deal. If the company had to phone 10 different suppliers to get the part, that is special. If they replace something out of warranty free of charge - that is worth mentioning. For example -many thanks to IIYAMA UK for repairing my 17" PC monitor free of charge when it failed a month out of its 3 year warranty period - that kind of thing :wink: !
  • Cunobelin wrote:
    monstadog wrote:
    make nice bikes too :)

    Wrong!





    They make VERY good bikes!


    :D:D:D:D
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    aracer wrote:
    I sent them a mail asking and I got a response within 3 hours, I then purchased the clamp which cost all of £1.50.
    Including postage? :shock:
    Funny how some cyclist will spend loadsamoney on assos clothing, oakley glasses, then moan about cost of postage 8)