Elite Cycling, Crystal Palace - any experiences?

Stevo_666

No joy on the road forum so am trying here: has anyone used these guys? I am thinking of using them for a bike fitting session and they are handily local to me in SE London.
http://www.elitecycling.co.uk/

ketsbaia

Not used them but would be interested in finding out what it's like if you go along.

Stevo_666

Will do, although I want to get at least one piece of independent feedback on them - testimonials on a companys own website mean jack s**t to me. So far nobody seems to have used them, although I can always phone up or drop by for a chat and see what sort of feedback I get.

spasypaddy

i had my fitting done by the bike whisperer and i cant recommend them highly enough. never even heard of elite cycling

Stevo_666

spasypaddy wrote:

i had my fitting done by the bike whisperer and i cant recommend them highly enough. never even heard of elite cycling

Thanks, I've heard a few people say good things about the Bike Whisperer. What I'm trying to do is cultivate a network of bike related suppliers near to me where possible. This is helpful for me being married with kid and 'just popping down the road for something bike related' is so much easier than 'Trekking all the way across town and back'. Helps avoid the 'rolling pin of death' :oops:

spasypaddy

yeah but a fitting will take the whole evening anyway, popping in for parts and stuff is one thing. go somewhere where you can get reliable reviews for.

gaz545

De Ver?
Geoffrey Butler?
arguably the two best LBS in south london.

Rich158

Looks interesting, I've never come across them before. I'm seriously interested in their coaching packages, it'd be interesting to hear what feedbck you get on their service

spasypaddy

rich, im going out with some pheonix people tomorrow night :shock:

Rich158

spasypaddy wrote:

rich, im going out with some pheonix people tomorrow night :shock:

Cool have fun Who are you riding with? (I assume you mean riding )

spasypaddy

this thread - North London Evening Ride - Thursday 8th July. although names mean nothing to me. im clearly the guest in there though

BentMikey

spasypaddy wrote:

i had my fitting done by the bike whisperer and i cant recommend them highly enough. never even heard of elite cycling

I'll second that. Bike whisperer is the way to go, well worth the trip.

Rich158

spasypaddy wrote:

this thread - North London Evening Ride - Thursday 8th July. although names mean nothing to me. im clearly the guest in there though

Ah had a look now the net nazi's at work let me on the club website. Unfortunately I don't know anyone you'll be riding with, it's the one downside of a forum based club, there's always loads of people you've never met.

spasypaddy

Rich158 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

this thread - North London Evening Ride - Thursday 8th July. although names mean nothing to me. im clearly the guest in there though

Ah had a look now the net nazi's at work let me on the club website. Unfortunately I don't know anyone you'll be riding with, it's the one downside of a forum based club, there's always loads of people you've never met.

or see it as a benefit of always getting new people to ride with. are you going to the talk on monday?

Rich158

Yep I'll be there Monday, probably be in civvies and be in pieces though. I'll be coming straight over from Brunel uni after being a guinea pig for some students doing research into dehydration. Just look for the wreck in the corner, that'll be me

spasypaddy

ah you signed up for that. good luck! i'll be coming straight from work. i'll be the one on his own looking scared and lonely

Rich158

It's the first main experiment on Monday, can't remember if it's the dehydrated test or nor, but I'm sure to be a mess either way. I'll keep my eye out for you

Stevo_666

gaz545 wrote:

De Ver?
Geoffrey Butler?
arguably the two best LBS in south london.

GB cycles I know of - if they do fitting, great, will check it out thanks.
De Ver - not heard of them before, thanks for the tip 8)

Rich158

+1 for De Ver, they'll be getting a large wodge of my cash pretty soon hopefully.