Advantages: Good prices, selection of bargain bikes Disadvantages: limited for the higher end cyclist
Glass and Steele MotorCycles in Alloa has been around for decades. I only moved to Alloa around 5 years ago but knew of it before that.
A friend of my Dad's had a mate that worked there repairing old Jame's motorcycles in the 50's.
These days they dont repair motor bikes but actually sell pedal cycles, so the name may be a bit misleading.
THE SHOP
This cycle shop is a little out of date these days and perhaps suffers a little because it is situated off the beaten track in Alloa.
The shop itself is clean and well presented and when you walk by its pretty clear from the bikes in the window that its a cycle shop. Its a pretty small shop but has a goo little viewing area for the bikes. They also have the usual regulatory desk area with some racks behind displaying the spare parts they have to offer.
WHAT DO THEY SELL ...
Advantages: Great articles, great photogaraphy, clearly laid out and easy to read, covers bike sport in detail Disadvantages: Not all articles are relevant because the audience is so diverse, too much advertising
publication that is truly dedicated to the world of motorcycling is the MotorCycle News (?MCN?).
Brief History
The MCN was founded by Cyril Quantrill and the first ever issue was printed in a one room office in Fleet Street London. The top story at that time was the exclusive story of Geoff Duke?s ban from the world of motorcycle racing for supporting a rider?s strike. 50 years later and the MCN is still going strong and is, arguably the most popular (and some may say best) motorcycle avialable.
The MCN website claims that ??.half a billion papers have been sold and more than 1.5 billion readers entertained and informed over its 50-year history, MCN can lay claim to being the world?s leading source of biking news?.?
Content
The MCN team have developed a formula that has worked for many years and it looks set to ...
Advantages: Has EVERYTHING you need, site is easy to use and secure, Excellent online experience Disadvantages: The shops are too far away from me.
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An insurance tab that offers specific cycle insurance. Most household policies cover cycles to the value of £300 and with many cycles costing much more than this separate cover is needed.
A ride it! tab providing details of rides around the UK.
A ride2Work tab providing details of the Government?s ride2work initiative and how Evans is a member of this scheme.
There are sizing charts for both clothing and cycles available on the site to ensure that you get the right size. It should be noted that cycle clothing manufacturers do not have consistent sizes and whilst you may be a medium for, say Northwave, you may be a large for, say Castello. The sizing guides overcomes this by taking each manufacturer and states their individual sizing.
****Customer and after sales service****
I have always found the after sales service and customer ...
yackers1 02.05.2009
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