Buying a Giant Defy 2 and 'trying' to support local dealer

timble
timble Posts: 3
edited January 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi,

I'm doing what a lot of noobs do and spending some Christmas dosh on a bike for New Year's, trying to get fit etc etc.

Now, I'm 6ft 7" so I need a large frame, and after doing a little research I fancy a Giant Defy 2 (58.5cm). With spending a reasonable amount of dosh I could obviously do with testing it, but nobody locally seems to sell them. There nearest place is in Wigan (40 miles) and they are called Winstanley's - with a bad reputation. What do you guys/girls do in a similar situation?

Cheers very much, Tim

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  • Ph!l_GeeWhizz
    Ph!l_GeeWhizz Posts: 28
    I've used "Winstanleys" before but only for mail order and never had a problem with them. I'm in a similar position to you. Got to travel a little to get to a certain bike shop but in my opinion if you are spending a reasonable amount of cash then its worth getting the right advice on what you are after.
  • timble
    timble Posts: 3
    Ph!l_GeeWhizz wrote:
    I've used "Winstanleys" before but only for mail order and never had a problem with them. I'm in a similar position to you. Got to travel a little to get to a certain bike shop but in my opinion if you are spending a reasonable amount of cash then its worth getting the right advice on what you are after.

    Yeah, Blackpool's pretty shocking for bike shops. I might just sod it and buy one without testing...?
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Speak to Mike at MK Cycles in Bolton. He is a Giant dealer and often has a few in stock. Genuinely nice chap and v.knowledgeable/helpful.
    M.Rushton
  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    mrushton wrote:
    Speak to Mike at MK Cycles in Bolton. He is a Giant dealer and often has a few in stock. Genuinely nice chap and v.knowledgeable/helpful.

    +1 Mike is worth talking to. I haven't been in the shop for a while, but I would say that you need to make sure you get Mike. I was never a big fan of some of the other guys there.
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Ryan is v.good but Mike is the owner of the shop so go straight to the source.
    M.Rushton
  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    The Giant website lists a biek shop in Blackpool called Bike Shop as a dealer...

    http://www.giant-bicycles.com/EN-GB/dea ... l&zipcode=

    They have a website too which suggests the stock and sell Giant bikes.

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