http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Evans in Edinburgh(?) en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:48:24 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67472 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:05:43 +0000 thebikechain 67472@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, crowriver come and say Hi sometime.</p> <p>We don't do pretence so you'll find us pretty easy going. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67442 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:55:06 +0000 kaputnik 67442@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only your LBS would have you on their customer database as "Reverend Brother Andy".</p> <p>All the others have me as boring old "Mr Andrew" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67439 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:38:10 +0000 DaveC 67439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver. Don't risk tbc as its just full of bike porn. You'd more than likely come out feeling all dirty and perverted at the full sus carbon frame you'd bought off the top shelf/rack, tucked in you're jacket inside poket, save anyone spotted you with such filthy product!!!<br /> Dave C </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67437 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:36:32 +0000 crowriver 67437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's true. I do like the friendliness and the quirks of the LBS. Mine is Eastside, but I also still go to Leith Cycle Co. for stuff. Never been to TBC, but I ought to pop in sometime as they're not far away. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67436 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:28:30 +0000 Instography 67436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last week I was in my regular coffee shop and Davie says to me 'do you not have a loyalty card?'. No, says I. Says he, 'you must be due a free one'. Several, I think to myself. 'Have this one free', he says. So I said to him, 'that's worth more than any loyalty card'.</p> <p>That would never happen in Evans. Last time I was in TBC they rung through my CCE discount without us ever having discussed CCE. You would't get any of that in Evans. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67424 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:07:40 +0000 crowriver 67424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>well see, now you are asking about the ridiculous politics involved with selling a bike brand in edinburgh.</em></p> <p>I remember when Leith Cycle Co. opened in Abbeyhill and got chatting to the owner about the Specialized situation in particular, so I got an insight into the politics and different marketing approaches of brands at that point.</p> <p>I suppose now that the Edinburgh bike shop sector is getting busier, there's a need for some conscious differentiation in the offerings too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67420 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:55:23 +0000 crowriver 67420@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually to be fair to Evans, the tourer I mentioned is a bit higher spec than the Revolution ones. More of a Dawes Galaxy type of bike, by a US brand I don't know. <a href="http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/aurora-elite-2012-touring-bike-ec031761">The Jamis Aurora Elite</a>. 631 frame, disc brakes, decent component set, bar end shifters. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67410 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:39:43 +0000 Instography 67410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye. I'd agree with that. EBC has a much better range of accessories - those little bits like, say brake pads (I nearly wrote brake blocks but that's such a 1970s thing to call them) or tools or replacement pannier clips (which is what I was looking for). As does The Bike Chain (he hastily adds).</p> <p>Evans looks like the kind of place you'd go with the C2W voucher to get the bike and the accessories and that's about it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67409 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:39:21 +0000 thebikechain 67409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>well see, now you are asking about the ridiculous politics involved with selling a bike brand in edinburgh.</p> <p>i could bore you but you would get bored. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-67408 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:28:47 +0000 crowriver 67408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, finally made it to check out Evans this afternoon. Went to EBC first to have a look around there.</p> <p>It was interesting to compare the two. EBC has a lot of the big brands you'd expect, plus some you might not (eg. Genesis, Pashley), plus their own Revolution line. A good lineup of Cyclocross bikes, I noticed. A handful of tourers, lots of MTBs but not really my thing. Good range of accessories as usual. Picked up a catalogue on the way out.</p> <p>Evans looked impressive from the outside but inside, well, underwhelming. Hardly any of the big brands you might expect, in particular I did not see any Specialized or Brompton bikes, no Dawes either. Yes there were Cannondales and the like, but also some lesser known brands, some of which I'd never heard of. A lot of identikit hybrids/fitness bikes as you walk in, not that many 'interesting' bikes (ie not standard road race or hybrid or MTB) save for a few folders (mostly Tern) and some fixie/single speeds that looked quite nice, and one disc braked tourer, which looked a bit over-priced compared to the EBC equivalent. The range of accessories seemed weirdly small (save for a huge wall of h*****s), but maybe I'm just unfamiliar with the layout.</p> <p>It was weird, Evan's online presence gives you just about any bike you want (well not quite but you know what I mean) but if you were just a punter walking in off the street you'd never know that from the Edinburgh shop. It was also a bit.....soullless. Made EBC, Biketrax and MacDonald Cycles seem much more interesting and characterful. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-63719 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:59:19 +0000 custard 63719@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>do you really need to print it off?<br /> seems a waste for a generic and freely avaialable code </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-63712 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:46:10 +0000 chdot 63712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7038838545/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7038838545_95d773d1b9.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-63711 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:39:32 +0000 wingpig 63711@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That voucher excludes Altura, Endura and Specialized, which is a shame as I was going to pop in to see if they wanted to be my new supplier of Armadilloes and Zymes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=4#post-63697 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:58:09 +0000 steveo 63697@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>'Looks like a shop'.</em></p> <p>Yeah, feels bigger and airier than EBC but at the same time feels like a big barn (it is). Was hoping for some opening day bargains to pry open my wallet but alas not to be. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63694 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:54:20 +0000 custard 63694@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I pass it on my commute each way. so handy for spares etc<br /> usually have to go off route for EBC or the like </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63692 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:38:09 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 63692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As chdot texted me, 'Looks like a shop'.</p> <p>Big barn of a place, nothing really out of the ordinary (though I hadn't heard of Jamis bikes before). I think it'll be a 'pop round for a bit that broke on the way to work' place for me, handy to have nearby, wouldn't go out of my way for it (unlike TBC (for relaxed non-factory atmosphere and cool stuff) or Biketrax (for cool stuff)). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63676 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:19:28 +0000 crowriver 63676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rather good voucher deals in the new Evans store. Valid until end of May!</p> <p><a href="http://www.evanscycles.com/uploads/File/edinburgh-offers.PDF" rel="nofollow">http://www.evanscycles.com/uploads/File/edinburgh-offers.PDF</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63674 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:16:01 +0000 custard 63674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It did.Passed it tiday on my way home<br /> CBA going in as the weather was grim and I have spent enough money lately! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63672 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:11:52 +0000 crowriver 63672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was planing to do an informal 'Tour des Magasins' this week, checking the new Evans, Decathlon, and maybe some shops I haven't been into like Ronde, Alpine, etc.</p> <p>Alas the poor weather prospects are a bit off-putting... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63671 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:07:50 +0000 chdot 63671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just off to check that it actually opened. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63186 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:10:59 +0000 chdot 63186@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/special-touch-for-cyclists-1-2200043" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/special-touch-for-cyclists-1-2200043</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-63131 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:55:58 +0000 cb 63131@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/special-touch-for-cyclists-1-2200043">http://www.scotsman.com/news/special-touch-for-cyclists-1-2200043</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62844 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:54:15 +0000 ARobComp 62844@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was stopped at the traffic lights outside the Evans earlier, Was looking through the window and got a big smile and a wave from a chap sitting on a box on a phone. Maybe manager/staff member but was nice of him to wave just because I'm on a bike! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62831 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:32:10 +0000 chdot 62831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"If only Raleigh would release some of the US specific steel framed models over here: some of them look great."</p> <p>When almost all Raleigh bikes were made in the UK, there were often higher spec models exported to the US. </p> <p>There was even a time when Raleigh weren't sure if BMX would 'happen' in the UK but was selling BMXes in the States with 531 frames!</p> <p>This was doubly strange/conservative as at the time - post Chopper - Raleigh didn't see much future in bikes for adults beyond the most basic models. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62830 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:22:38 +0000 crowriver 62830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If only Raleigh would release some of the US specific steel framed models over here: some of them look great.</p> <p><a href="http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/steel-road/" rel="nofollow">http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/steel-road/</a></p> <p>Interesting Cyclocross range too.</p> <p><a href="http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/cyclocross/" rel="nofollow">http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/cyclocross/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62823 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:56:32 +0000 crowriver 62823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eastside <em>will be stocking the new raleigh 2012 stuff which is fairly interesting looking. </em></p> <p>Raleigh are still putting out some decent bikes in the higher end of their range. The <a href="http://road.cc/content/news/54823-just-raleigh-sojourn-expedition-tourer-£1100">Sojourn</a> and <a href="http://road.cc/content/news/48030-raleigh-2012-bikes-steel-clubman-breaks-cover">Clubman</a> look interesting, and the <a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/raleigh-2012-road-launch-31791/">SP range</a> seems pretty good roadie material. I'll have a peek when they open the new shop to see what Eastside will pick from the range... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62818 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:43:40 +0000 crowriver 62818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh and by the way, Leith Cycle Co. have a 'relocation sale' on at the Abbeyhill shop, so if you are looking for a few bargains give them a try. I presume they must be moving out pretty soon, maybe the end of the month? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62811 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:24:35 +0000 chdot 62811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It's a pity, I thought that the mix of Leith Cycle Co. and Eastside was a good one for Abbeyhill. However I am pleased for Eastside and wish them well in the new premises."</p> <p>Ditto. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62806 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:14:59 +0000 crowriver 62806@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I note also that eastside is moving into a shop further down the road. Where Leith/sandy gilchrist used to be"</p> <p>There is gossip related to this story. I am not sure if it ought to be repeated here though. Sandy Gilchrist apparently still owns the shop premises.</p> <p>Leith Bicycle Co. will continue on Leith Walk it seems. It's a pity, I thought that the mix of Leith Cycle Co. and Eastside was a good one for Abbeyhill. However I am pleased for Eastside and wish them well in the new premises. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2304&page=3#post-62804 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:12:26 +0000 chdot 62804@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I note also that eastside is moving into a shop further down the road. Where Leith/sandy gilchrist used to be"</p> <p>Really? That's Leith Bikes' second shop - is it/both shut? </p>