For all your cycling needs

Advantages: Has EVERYTHING you need, site is easy to use and secure, Excellent online experience
Disadvantages: The shops are too far away from me.

...****Who are Evans Cycles?**** Evans Cycles is a chain of shops that sell bicycles and all thing cycle related, from lights to tools to clothing to spares to ?trick? bits. You name it and Evans is likely to sell it. The chain consists of 31 shops and whilst most of them are centred round London and the South East there are shops further a field with one in York (which is the shop furthest North) and Bristol (which is the shop furthest West). Being such a large market player Evans has the buying power to obtain significant discounts from suppliers, which are subsequently passed on to the customers, meaning Evans are often the cheapest place to buy cycling apparel. As well as good prices Evans offers a great delivery service and exceptional after sales and customer support desk adding to the shopping experience. In the past...

yackers1 02.05.2009 · Read review
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Credit crunch cycle clothing

Advantages: Safe and secure, very quick delivery, very reasonable prices, great quality products
Disadvantages: Limited products - unless you want Speg or it's own brand then forget it

...Cycle-clothing.co.uk Cycle-clothing.co.uk is a website that, as its name suggests, sells cycle gear. The site is divided in to three separate tabs that are cycle wear, eyewear and custom designs. Whilst the first two tabs are self-explanatory the third one isn?t. With a heading of custom designs you may think that it is ?custom? clothing, i.e. items specific and unique to Cycle-clothing.co.uk. This is not the case. The custom section allows customers to send in their designs and Cycle-clothing will endeavour to produce it, for a price. This is the place where cycling clubs can get their team kit made, or an individual can get a personalised jersey made. The tab gives very broad brush prices but if you want something made then you need to contact Cycle-clothing.co.uk direct to discuss specific requirements, which are then...

yackers1 08.07.2009 · Read review
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My life Cycle

Advantages: Keeps you fit
Disadvantages: makes your legs ache

...I see this review and thought this is one for me because I ahve been cycling all my life. The first bike I remember having was a metallic orange chopper. Some of you might know what a chopper is especially as they have just made a comeback. A chopper was a laid back bike with handle bars that turn in towards the elongated seat. The gears were like what you'd expect to find in an automatic car with a red handle to make it easy to locate. This bike lasted me for years, then when I was about 12 years old my grandad bought me a limited edition Peugeot Touring racer. This bike changed my life in a lot of ways, firstly it helped me loose weight. Thus gaining more self confidence, Secondly it gave me a chance to get out of the little village I lived in and visit the local townand thirdly get a paper round. The paper round I had started in my...

Kingkarliii 23.04.2006 · Read review
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A Breath of Fresh air: Powerlung Trainer

Advantages: increase in Aerobic performance, increase in lung capacity
Disadvantages: A touch expensive

...varyâ??s on the type of Powerlung you opt for. There are 4 different types you can buy Powerlung SPORT aimed at sports people and elite athletes £60 to £80 Powerlung TRAINER aimed at moderate exercisers (people who maybe walk and cycle but donâ??t go to the gym) £50 to £60 Powerlung BREATHE AIR aimed at exercisers, not elite but you are active £50 to £60 Powerlung AIRESTREAM aimed at the elderly £40 to £50 The cost therefore fluctuates between about £40 through to £80. Amazon stocked all of the options and from the searches I achieved, were the most cost effective. The value of these wonâ??t really go down a great deal because there is no second hand market for them (for obvious reasons!) In conclusion, the power lung is an effective tool to aid, well really anyone that has an interest or need to improve their...

Logan33 21.02.2009 · Read review
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The Lateral Thigh Trainer is a MUST HAVE

Advantages: Needs very little space, targets thigh muscles and REALLY WORKS
Disadvantages: Some may find it very boring

...I happened to come across a T.V advert advertisting what seemed to be another very expensive, yet interesting peice of excercise equipment. So as usual in amazement I sat and watched the advert. It was for the Lateral Thigh Trainer. After having two children, my body never returned to its old self again, so I have been loooking around to try and find a cheap enough but effective excercise tool. So when the advert came on I was hooked and decided I had to get one and try it out. It was being advertised for 89.99 plus p&p, although it sounded goo, too good to be true infact i still thought it was very pricey. So I decided to go about getting one the "new fashion way as some would say" and look on the fabulous Ebay. Wow, there were so many, and I eventually brought myself a pink one for 19.99. Since buying the Lateral Thigh trainer I...

me_and_my_teddybear 26.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tristar Lateral Thigh Trainer

Me In Boxer Shorts And Trainers Scary Hey!!!

Advantages: Great For Aerobic Work
Disadvantages: Misleading Adverts

...Being a dedicated and hard working househusband to a wife 5 kid's and 3 cats as well as numerous fish I was looking for a way to work out as it is very hard for me to take time out and go down the gym or out for a run as I used to do on a regular basis whilst I was out working. Sitting at home as any Housewife or Husband can tell you doe's get a little boring after you have cleaned up and sorted the babies out so I find myself occasionally watching the QVC channels and those like it on the telly. I noticed the Lateral Thigh Trainer on an advert where you were getting the usual stories of I lost 14 stone in a week and I used to look like this but now I am as slim as a supermodel but even though I know this is a load of rubbish I was still very interested so I got onto my usual shopping channel good old EBay lol and found one on there...

bazzaoleary77 09.02.2007 · Read review
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Cross trainer makes husband CROSS.

Advantages: Can exercise while watching baby.
Disadvantages: Too big.

...exercise bikes). Basically you hold on to two handles in front of you. You move these backwards and forwards. At the same time your feet (which are on pedals) move forewards and around. It is a different sensation to cycling and a slightly different movement (you sit on a seat ). It mimics walking or running as your arms and legs kind of go in the same way. You can also reverse Cross Train (go backwards) which uses different muscles. There is adjustment on the Healthrider E330 Cross Trainer, you can make it easier or harder. There is also a clock, a timer. The small LCD screen shows the time, the RPM (revolutions per minute), resistance, calories burned and your pulse. The pulse at the time was measured by a clip that you clipped on to your ear, some are sensors on the handle bar so you do not feel it. Cross trainers or epiltical...

spottydog2 04.10.2006 · Read review
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Get Fit, Go Elliptical!

Advantages: Low impact cardiovascular workout
Disadvantages: Expensive

...In a bid to lose a few pounds after uni (too much alcohol & too many takeaways) I was looking for a good all round exercise machine, and elliptical trainers were recommended by some friends. "Why?" I enquired. "The answer is simple" came the reply, "they are a great cardiovascular work out and the pedals mimic the body's natural movements when running, so essentially you are running, but there is no impact - saving your joints and bones!" "Genius!" I replied. And so my quest to buy a machine began. After looking at a variety of makes and models, I decided upon the York 3100 Elliptical Trainer & Cycle. It looked the sturdiest, could handle the most maximum weight (16 stone - not that I was this large, but obviously the larger the maximum weight, the stronger the machine), was from a brand that I had heard of and trusted...

Maharaja 14.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of York Elliptical Trainer & Cycle 3100

Fawkes Cycles

Advantages: Great quality footage
Disadvantages: More expensive than cheap helmet cams

...New website for cycling goods, I like the layout and format of the site. The live stock levels gave me the confidence to order, the stuff arrived in three days as promised. It would be nice if the mailing was faster, but the price was good and the delivery free of charge. The product images are really strong and amongst the best I've seen online. Most of the descriptions are good, but some are a little lightweight or incomplete. I ordered one of the ContourHD helmet cams, amazing price (£50 cheaper than elsewhere) , it arrived on time as was as described. Nice to have another site which looks like its been well designed and thought through as a alternative to the usual suspects (CRC and Wiggle). Seems that they focus a little more on niche products. Overall a decent shop!...

pyro9n 23.11.2009 · Read review
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Evans Cycles - DO NOT ENTER

Advantages: Big shops mean more products
Disadvantages: To many to mention

...Traditionally when you walk into a cycling shop you expect to be walking into a place full of products and accessories to do with cycling which is evident right from the beginning in all of the evans cycles outlets. Although the aspect that is missing in all stores i have been in is the help and knowledge that you get in nearly all independant cycling shops. The feel i get when i walk into and evans cycle shop is a feeling that i might get talked into to buying things that i dont need and that i will not actually get any real help to what i really want. I recently visited one of there shops in central london and i wanted some advice on why i was having problems with the chain on my bike and there was nowone in that shop that would help me. All they would tell me was to bring my bike in and pay for a service that is over £40 and that it...

lewis_uk12000 08.01.2009 · Read review
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