Pinarello store, London
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Has anyone been in. As a newbie, I don't feel brilliantly well placed to comment on the shop, but it struck me as little more than a showroom/museum. It appears to be run by The Bike Room, but branded only Pin.
They might sell some bikes to some local hedge fund managers, but otherwise, didn't feel like a real bike shop. Interested in the experts' views.
They might sell some bikes to some local hedge fund managers, but otherwise, didn't feel like a real bike shop. Interested in the experts' views.
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Try Piña in Gallovidia - much more approachable. Makes a great cup of tea as wellPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Has anyone been in. As a newbie, I don't feel brilliantly well placed to comment on the shop, but it struck me as little more than a showroom/museum. It appears to be run by The Bike Room, but branded only Pin.
They might sell some bikes to some local hedge fund managers, but otherwise, didn't feel like a real bike shop. Interested in the experts' views.
What should a 'real' bike shop look like? They're selling bikes that can cost as much as a small car, they're not going to do that very well in a cluttered up store that trys to cater for all types of cyclist.0 -
Has anyone been in. As a newbie, I don't feel brilliantly well placed to comment on the shop, but it struck me as little more than a showroom/museum. It appears to be run by The Bike Room, but branded only Pin.
They might sell some bikes to some local hedge fund managers, but otherwise, didn't feel like a real bike shop. Interested in the experts' views.
And why only to local hedge fund managers? Loads of people on here have Pinarellos and they are all from different socio economic demographics.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Has anyone been in. As a newbie, I don't feel brilliantly well placed to comment on the shop, but it struck me as little more than a showroom/museum. It appears to be run by The Bike Room, but branded only Pin.
They might sell some bikes to some local hedge fund managers, but otherwise, didn't feel like a real bike shop. Interested in the experts' views.
And why only to local hedge fund managers? Loads of people on here have Pinarellos and they are all from different socio economic demographics.
I wasn't being derogatory about Pinarello's at all and I wasn't bracketing all their owners together. Apologies if it came across that way.
What I was trying to get across was that the shop felt very impersonal to me. Quite different to most LBSs. I assume that if you are spending that much money on a bike, you're an avid enthusiast who values the personal knowledge and attention of those working in the shop. This all felt very sterile, without much of the character, knowledge and insight you get in a lot of LBSs.
As I said at the top, it's my impression as a newbie and I'm interested to hear what those with much more experience think.0 -
surely the intent is that it's not an lbs, it's a pinarello showroom
like a lamborghini showroom isn't a halfords
once you go beyond the basics, shopping is about the experience, there're places where one nods to the security guard and he buzzes one in, and then there's nipping into the papershop for the day's inyt
there's a lot of money about, presumably pinarello has decided it's worth a punt to try enticing those with plenty of disposable income who've seen sky riding pinarellos and fancy one themselves - all without having to go into a perhaps iffy-looking shop on a low rent street where they perhaps think they'll be sneered at or exploited or assaulted by a bloke who knows far more about the subject that they do and who has rather more exotic body piercings than they're comfortable withmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
Same as the one in Port Pollensa, I presume.
I wandered in, and wandered out with the same opinion.
I asked about renting out of curiosity. £100 per day.
£100 per day? I asked.
Well, they are nice bikes. Came the reply.
I already have a nice bike was my response.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
And I bet he thought you were an arse as the door closed behind you.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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Probably.And I bet he thought you were an ars* as the door closed behind you.
But he was still just a sales boy, I still had £100 in my pocket and a nice bike to ride back to the hotel.
One must always remember that no matter how pretentious an establishment may be, the staff are still just workers like the rest of us. Well, most of us.
The price of items on sale does not give staff the right to talk down to the customer.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Probably.And I bet he thought you were an ars* as the door closed behind you.
But he was still just a sales boy, I still had £100 in my pocket and a nice bike to ride back to the hotel.
One must always remember that no matter how pretentious an establishment may be, the staff are still just workers like the rest of us. Well, most of us.
The price of items on sale does not give staff the right to talk down to the customer.
+ a million - ne'er a truer word said. Chapeau that man.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Probably.And I bet he thought you were an ars* as the door closed behind you.
But he was still just a sales boy, I still had £100 in my pocket and a nice bike to ride back to the hotel.
One must always remember that no matter how pretentious an establishment may be, the staff are still just workers like the rest of us. Well, most of us.
The price of items on sale does not give staff the right to talk down to the customer.
Who more than likely can't afford the product they are trying to sell you...One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling0 -
The "shop" in Puerto Pollensa is definitely impressive albeit more like a high-end clothes boutique than a bike related enterprise.
To be fair to them the most expensive rental is €100 per day but you can also rent a bike for €30 per day. Eitherway too rich for my blood. Rented a pretty good Canyon for 7 days for €120 so best to shop around.0 -
Apparently Alan Sugar was there for the opening of the Pinarello store ?
He was on twitter bitching about the chaos caused by the work for the cycle superhighway being put in. Both on the way there AND the way back.
And he was opening a bike shop.
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He was on twitter bitching about the chaos caused by the work for the cycle superhighway being put in. Both on the way there AND the way back.
you sure that was Alan Sugar? he is a pretty keen cyclist (hence the opening of the store thing) so doesn't really seem like something he would do.www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Probably.And I bet he thought you were an ars* as the door closed behind you.
But he was still just a sales boy, I still had £100 in my pocket and a nice bike to ride back to the hotel.
One must always remember that no matter how pretentious an establishment may be, the staff are still just workers like the rest of us. Well, most of us.
The price of items on sale does not give staff the right to talk down to the customer.
Did I miss the bit where he talked down to you?
Why did you ask how much to rent if you did not want to rent one?
What gives you the right to talk down to him then?
You sound like one of those people who throw clothes on the floor after trying them on and expect someone else to put them back lol0 -
Not at all. There are various ways for staff to treat you.
Probably.And I bet he thought you were an ars* as the door closed behind you.
But he was still just a sales boy, I still had £100 in my pocket and a nice bike to ride back to the hotel.
One must always remember that no matter how pretentious an establishment may be, the staff are still just workers like the rest of us. Well, most of us.
The price of items on sale does not give staff the right to talk down to the customer.
Did I miss the bit where he talked down to you? Sorry. I forgot to add that bit, but he did. That was the short version.
Why did you ask how much to rent if you did not want to rent one? Had it been it "That'll be worth a go" range, then I would have.
What gives you the right to talk down to him then? I didn't.
You sound like one of those people who throw clothes on the floor after trying them on and expect someone else to put them back lol
He was at one end of the scale.
The guy in Tiffany's who was quite happy to shoot the breeze over a Phillipe Patek watch and discuss how a lottery win is required was at the other.
Maybe the guy in Tiffany's thought I might come back if I win the lottery.
I won't be going back to Pinarello.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
'Sales boy' sounds rude to me.
So you regularly hang out in shops where you cannot afford the stuff they are selling, be rude about the staff unless they entertain you wasting their time, and then threaten not to go back there should you win the money?
So you did want to rent one, but it was too expensive, so you were then rude about them! WTF0 -
I bet you think you are baiting me. Think again.
I could comfortably afford not only to rent the Pinarello, but to buy one.
I choose to spend my money more wisely.
At what point was I rude?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I bet you think you are baiting me. Think again.
I could comfortably afford not only to rent the Pinarello, but to buy one.
I choose to spend my money more wisely.
At what point was I rude?
Not sure what baiting is.
I could afford one too but they are not my cup of tea either (Not that I tend to spend much over 5k on a bike) so we agree that moneys better off spent elsewhere ;-)
Calling the guy 'shop boy' seems rude to me, and comments about keeping hold of the £100 seem odd. He was not forcing anyone to hire one so we all 'kept' our £100.
If they want £100, they want £100. I don't think its that much for a days hire TBH. The bike must be pretty expensive and high up the range. You would expect to pay a lot to hire a super car, so why not a superbicycle?
If it were cheaper they would get time wasters (like you (and me if I went in there)).
You mentioned watches, I have a nice watch, but would not have gone into the flagship store or any pretentious central London store to get it.
Once bought, having it serviced in the London H.O. is great though. Its like a James Bond set!
Hey, I love quality, but hate pretentiousness, so can completely understand going in such places may cause friction and warrant a moan.
It is what it is though. Sounds like you baited them a little bit actually.
I am tempted to go into Raphas flagship store though :twisted:0 -
I didn't call him anything while in the shop, simply had a conversation. The description came up only on this thread so I wasn't rude to him.Calling the guy 'shop boy' seems rude to me, and comments about keeping hold of the £100 seem odd. He was not forcing anyone to hire one so we all 'kept' our £100.
And I didn't make the comment to him, I simply said that I already had a nice bike and wasn't interested, so that wasn't odd at the time.
If the rental price was lower then it would encourage more customers, not time wasters. Time is wasted when people find out the high cost.
Other than that, I think we actually agree. :P
Anyway, time to watch the TdF. Motivation for going out on my bike tomorrow.
For reference, my bike is similar to this:-
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
The store is the front for Yellow the importers of Assos/Pinarello and there is one in Mcr and Swindon. They aren't bike shops per se rather a boutique for those brands so if you go out on the ride from the Mcr store you can borrow (subject to credit card) a Pinarello, a Rudy helmet and glasses by Rudy or Assos. They have some mid-range kit and high end kit but they aren't your LBS. I go to the Mcr one and the staff are v.nice. They know the stuff is expensive but then if you can't afford it don't ask - they'll happily let you browse and demo the goodies on saleM.Rushton0
