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Cycle 2 work scheme

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BettySwollocks
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

Post by BettySwollocks »

crezz wrote:do you know if this leisure lakes company will send out bikes? there is not a store local too me :neutral:
it'll cost u £20
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crezz
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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cheers, no doubt they wont let me pay that ontop and will want it out of the £500 loc...pain in the ass, i want a bike but its £650
R@YAL F@IL
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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crezz wrote:cheers, no doubt they wont let me pay that ontop and will want it out of the £500 loc...pain in the ass, i want a bike but its £650
On yer bike yer cheeky sod :crazy:
NO bags on shoulders please except for Moya who keeps her big fat wage packet in hers
crezz
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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cheeky??
R@YAL F@IL
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

Post by R@YAL F@IL »

crezz wrote:cheeky??
Someone has to bring some humour to this site :cuppa :dance
NO bags on shoulders please except for Moya who keeps her big fat wage packet in hers
L8Hatter
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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Went to a Leisure Lakes shop at the weekend and, unsurpisingly, it reflected their website i.e. Good on Mountain Bikes, not great on Hybrids/Trekkers/Commuters.

Have rung a couple of local independents and they say can take the vouchers. One of them has exactly what I'm looking for. Might be a better option if you're looking for something other than a mountain bike
Stormproof
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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L8Hatter wrote:Went to a Leisure Lakes shop at the weekend and, unsurpisingly, it reflected their website i.e. Good on Mountain Bikes, not great on Hybrids/Trekkers/Commuters.

Have rung a couple of local independents and they say can take the vouchers. One of them has exactly what I'm looking for. Might be a better option if you're looking for something other than a mountain bike
I got a Claud Butler hybrid. The C2W team sourced it and I collected it from Halfords.
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not me
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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L8Hatter wrote:Went to a Leisure Lakes shop at the weekend and, unsurpisingly, it reflected their website i.e. Good on Mountain Bikes, not great on Hybrids/Trekkers/Commuters.

Have rung a couple of local independents and they say can take the vouchers. One of them has exactly what I'm looking for. Might be a better option if you're looking for something other than a mountain bike
http://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

these guys have just started taking them
I was going to get a Spesh Allez from them but they didnt take them at the time
emailed me this week to tell me they now do
crezz
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

Post by crezz »

is there a decent £500 cube bike?
taurus88
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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crezz wrote:is there a decent £500 cube bike?
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/cube-ana ... 63171.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
crezz
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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cheers buddy, they have none in stock, and it seems it only has v brakes, i thought most brands are only using disc brakes now, and most now hydrolic too :crazy:
taurus88
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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crezz wrote:cheers buddy, they have none in stock, and it seems it only has v brakes, i thought most brands are only using disc brakes now, and most now hydrolic too :crazy:
You get what you pay for, generally. And just because a bike has hydraulic brakes, doesn't mean the all-round set-up is good. Brakes are brakes, they make the bike stop. The frame and the fork are much more important. Thing is, if you're going for the c2w scheme, and it's with RM, where you only get £500 (NHS etc. aren't stinges and give their boys £1000 so they could get a Cube Attention or even a Cube Reaction), you may as well just get a Voodoo Bantu and be done with it. Decent enough bike, hydraulic brakes, etc.
crezz
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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yeah thats a rair point, i wanted the carrera fury, voted best hardtail last year for sub £1000 bikes but my letter of collection didnt come through quick enough, halfords had 20% off so it was only £440, day my loc came through it went back up to full price! :roll: now its been discountinued!
not me
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

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crezz wrote:yeah thats a rair point, i wanted the carrera fury, voted best hardtail last year for sub £1000 bikes but my letter of collection didnt come through quick enough, halfords had 20% off so it was only £440, day my loc came through it went back up to full price! :roll: now its been discountinued!

my Fury snapped at the seat post weld
so not so good!
sprocketjockey
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Re: Cycle2Work Scheme

Post by sprocketjockey »

R@YAL F@IL wrote:Hi mr cycle man, question for you: If I was to pop into Halfords and order a bike and equipment needed to cycle to work at a cost of say £500, how much will I actually pay given the discounts? ....... thanks
Hi R@yal F@il , in answer to your question , it depends how much you earn and how often you get paid , for a quick quote the best thing to do is to log on to http://www.CycletoWork" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; info and put in your £500 limit and see what comes up , don't bother with the helmet and accesories put in 500 then zero the other two . Fill in the rest of the detail as applicable and see what it comes up with. If you want a more accurate quote then find out exactly how much you are going to spend and fill in those details , you could spend as little as £100 but if you want to actually use it for work and recreation get something with a sealed bb at least carrera standard as they come with better parts and you don't have to strip down,clean and re grease parts as regularly.....

hope this helped , sorry for the delay i've been busy working the late shifts ;)