Best London shop for test rides?

Jamey
Jamey Posts: 2,152
edited May 2008 in Workshop
Is there any bike shop in London that people would recommend as being particularly good/helpful when it comes to test rides?

Ideally, I'd like to compare a Tricross with a selection of similar models from different manufacturers and a Giant SCR in the same price range.
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  • Pretre
    Pretre Posts: 355
    Evans in The Cut, near Waterloo Station, were very helpful when I tested a few last year & they have a big selection.
  • JWSurrey
    JWSurrey Posts: 1,173
    Well, the biggest Evans store is in the City of London, by Liverpool St. Station, however I've never seen anyone test riding there - If The Cut do test rides, there's no reason the other stores shouldn't too.
    Tends to be busy in the week, so avoid lunch times.

    I always find Condor very good for test rides, however I think you're limited to Condor's own brand bikes, and you really need to ring in advance to forewarn them that you're interested in a bike, and your approx. size.
    Very useful, as I ended up buying a carbon/ally hybrid, and not a full carbon frame, having tested out two at the same price point, to discover I actually preferred the ally frame!
  • yakk
    yakk Posts: 589
    Recently went with a friend to London Field Cycles in Hackney. They were happy to let her out on a couple of bikes for a test ride. They stock Specialized and Trek, but to tell you the truth I didn't have a good look around so can't tell you what else they have. They were nice and friendly and helpful.
    Hope this helps.
    Yak
  • over-the-hill
    over-the-hill Posts: 144
    Cycle Surgery in Spitalfields
  • johnnypipe85
    johnnypipe85 Posts: 145
    all the Evans do..

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