written by on 04/06/2016
Back in 2009 following excellent reviews in the cycling press I monitored online prices of the then current Trek1.9 with Ultegra 10 speed groupset including 50/40/30 triple chainset. Over some 9 months these were reduced from the original £1750. When they became available at Evans for £999.00 I went ahead and purchased for myself and a Specialised Vita Sport for my wife from the Birmingham Temple Street store. Unfortunately within the first week of use the rear derailleur gear and hanger on my wife's bike was damaged when the chain over ran the largest cog and jammed the rear wheel. These were swiftly replaced without any hassle and at no cost by Evans as they recognised they were at fault in failing to complete their pre-delivery checks. Both bikes have continued to perform as required including completing various UK & Spanish Sportives. Now retired and living in Spain we have regularly used Evans online facility mainly to purchase a range of clothing and naturally always compare Evans with Wiggle and Chain Reaction cycles. When visiting the UK I will also go into Evans for purchasing any spares required at the time(new chains, tyres etc) . More particularly I like the fact that Evans offer Endura clothing which has always impressed me because of the material and product quality. Most importantly for sizing of my regular day clothes I require "large" and this is so for Endure kit whereas Wiggle's DHB and other more expensive Italian brands often require going up to XL or even XXL requiring "returns" for the larger size. Throughout I have found Evans service and website to be excellent with prices to match although the lowest cost delivery service can take up to 3 weeks whereas with Wiggle it's 10 days..