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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best price I could find online and free delivery. Ordered on the 19th, didn’t expect it before Christmas but arrived next day. Highly recommended.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 25th March, got to me 10th April. Not very prompt! On opening package found lube bottle had leaked everywhere creating a slimey, gooey mess. On phoning them was told this must be because i... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi, Purchased mudguards and bottle cage from active sport. They were very clear that Covid-19 was affecting their operation and delivery may take longer. Great communication throughout the process... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick reply at my question. Time shipping correct for France (12 days) and a good packaging. The received component is conforms to the description of the website. Thanks Mark ! Réponse rapide à m... See more

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2 items ordered

One item ordered was out of stock and had to be pre ordered with an expected date given.
Arrived faster than expected, with an email advising it had arrived and been sent straight out.
Good service with no issues.

May 16, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i was keen to buy a bike from them . bad customer service

i was keen to buy a bike from them , called them for some advise and availability on a certain bike . The person i spoke to was not interested in answering any questions . all he kept saying was " do you want to place the order now " . I was potentially going to part with in excess of £800 so i thought a bit of courtesy and advise would have been the least to expect . The fella was rude and very unhelpful . i have now located the bike elsewhere for quite a bit cheaper ' although i will have to wait several weeks for it to be delivered the other company was more than happy to answer my questions and even gave me some extra discount .

May 4, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

apparently hard to source parts

Ordered a giant rear axle for my bike, as it was listed for sale. next day got a email back asking me to confirm that i was sure this is the part that I wanted as they wouldn't accept return as it was a special order.
When ordering there is no mention of this item is a special order, so its pot luck if they actually have your item or not. when I complained about this stating that I knew what I ordered and I just wanted my part, and I was bitterly disappointed with their service, they could only say that they have now cancelled the order.
although they say they haven't taken the money, they have put a hold on it, which is the same in essence.
very poor customer service. I would not recommend this company for anything as they don't tell you if they actually have the part in question. very poor website information.
I will in future vote with my feet and use another company instead.

April 24, 2019
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Reply from Activesport

Very easy and simple email sent to this customer giant spares parts need to be sourced and cannot be returned, check you have ordered correct part as if unsure we can do this for you.
time frame to source 7-14 days as spares are in the Netherlands.
reply should be yes happy to proceed or no please cancel instead we get this reply.

Hi, i am bitterly dissapointed with this service. Your quick enough offering the parts, but then dont hold them in stock after you have taken the money. Then you quiry if i have ordered the right part and wont procced without confirmation.
Do you take me as being inept oe stupid or something. And to make me wait up to 14 days is dusgisting, i can get goods from china in less time. you should put all this information on the giant parts before i xan order the parts.
I know what i want for my bike.
Just get my parts please, i will not be using your company again and i will be leaving a review showing my dissatisfaction about all this.

Disgusted.
Chris spry
The Sign Guy

order cancelled

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered some Middleburn cranks

Ordered some Middleburn cranks. Cranks came and were perfect for my build. One of the little bolts that tightens the preload was slighlty bent and they sent out a bolt in the post straight way free of charge. Cant fault them. Good service and perfect for parts you dont find in normal shops eg Middleburn (nice).

Cheers

April 8, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I recently ordered a new bike from…

I recently ordered a new bike from activesport I then received a email few hours later saying the bike I ordered wasn’t available anymore so they offered me a better bike for the same price which I was very grateful for. I took my new bike out on the trail for the 1st time and found the dropper seat kept dropping and wasn’t coming back up. So I gave activesport call and got put through to the Recptionist who was quite sarcastic and not very helpful he told me to email my problem to the mechanic with my number on the email so they could assist me. I then recived a email saying it could be the adjuster on the lever or the cable had to much slack the email wasn’t very discriptive and didn’t explain how to fix the problem seems like they didn’t have enough time to help me fix this issue or couldn’t be bothered.

April 1, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best fox dealer in Europe

Best fox dealer in Europe. Lots of small parts impossible to find elsewhere. Really involved in the process, they kept me noticed at every step, and even if an article was unavailable at the time I ordered, errors happen, the pre-order worked perfectly.

Thx activesport :)

March 28, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Placed an order for a new Giant Reign

Placed an order for a new Giant Reign, got a prompt reply confirming the order and when it will be ready to collect.
Again regular emails to keep me up to date, I was going to have it delivered but decided to collect made up ready, they even offered a credit for petrol.
Had to postpone a few times my collection, nothing was a problem.
My experience was of a professional friendly service, I would not hesitate to use again.
On collection day the chap in the shop could not have been any more helpful running through everything on the bike as well as tips for care and recommended accessories, a credit.
Many thanks
Dave
BLACKPOOL

March 21, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing "support"

Never recieved the item i ordered. No refund or any helpfull support from activesport. Never experienced such a disappointing "support".
Never coming back here and i don't reccomend this site if you want professional support.

February 25, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

I found this company when searching for individual components to rebuild my Fox shock. When the items where in stock it was a quick delivery time, and well packaged. On one piece it was not in stock so I was offered a refund or pre-order. I took the pre-order and was kept informed of anticipated delivery dates, which have been spot on. I have been very impressed with their service.

February 6, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancelled my order no reasons given…

Cancelled my order no reasons given .... rubbish don't waste your time buy else where

January 16, 2019
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Reply from Activesport

Here is the kind response to the cancellation Paul received from us below explaining why we cancelled and refunded the sale, typical if we cannot supply we get a review we assist and post 250 parcels every day and get riders back on the road with some seriously hard to source parts do we get a review for all those we assist every day No Never !

Hi

It is with great regret we have cancelled this sale due to supplier shortages and the popularity of this product.
(Refund payment if taken)

Your card payment will not be charged if we do not have the product in stock we will then cancel the card authorization if you want to know how long it takes for the funds to be back available on your card you need to ask the bank for this information.

And if you have paid with paypal this will be refunded by the end of the day back to your paypal account.

I thank you for your order and apologize for not being able to supply it.
If there is anything else we may be able to assist you with please feel free to email us.

We apologize for not being able to supply please accept this voucher code which allows 5% off your next order... offer5

Yours sincerely

Activesport Part of Mark Anthony Bikes.
www.activesport.co.uk – www.activesport.co
How to contact the mail order team.
For customer support you will need to email the team no telephone number.
Email your reply if it’s an internet online order.
Telephone number for telephone orders only 01298 22002 / 72114

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service

Poor customer service. Sent a question about an item, and received two completely unhelpful responses with bad attitude. I don't know how these guys are in business. It's the internet age, clickclickclick I just bought my things elsewhere, and they just lost a customer for life.

December 19, 2018
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Reply from Activesport

Question about product: Race Face Chainring Bolt Nut Pack Steel x 4
Question: Hi there! What are the length of these bolts? Please give me the overall length, and also the shank length (under head to end of bolt) Thanks!

we do not have them available to measure hence our reply.
HI
For technical info you need the importer SILVERFISH we do not have that info sorry.
Thanks
Activesport

this is helping you find the answers contact silverfish as we cannot assist you with the answer

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Website is not accurate

Website showed Giant Talon 2018 model available, placed order, email revived to say sorry, website is not up to date, bike is actually of stock with a list of available alternatives, none of which were a model my son wanted. There was a message that Talon 29ers were not in stock on the email. Later on the same Saturday a separate search on the Talon 29er 2019 model on the internet showed it was available again at activesport. Again the site didn’t mention not in stock and allowed me to place the order - having placed my order I got a message that the bike isn’t actually available until March 2019... and did I want to preorder? Again nothing to indicate this on website but apparently I should have know that from an earlier email line that said “we have no talon 29ers in stock”. Well the website is confusing and allows you to order.
The pricing and range looks great but I would caution people to call before hand to check that the website is correct and the bike is available.

November 30, 2018
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Reply from Activesport

Stuart the website is 100% correct if in stock it says the words in stock under the title, both those bikes did not have in stock,
however when you messaged us yesterday enquiring if we had talon 29ers in stock you received an email from us saying they were not in stock, why would you proceed to buy one the following day when we advised they were not in stock,

1 star review for telling you we did not have stock, your advising people to check availability first which you did and was told not in stock we don't stand a chance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt and Efficient

Saw some negative reviews and was a bit concerned when ordering from Axtivesport. However they were the only company I could find showing Hope Alu cassette blocks in stock. I needed one in a hurry so took a punt. All good, delivered promptly and was obviously in stock as advertised (more than can be said of some of the bigger maul order companies). Would use them again on this basis

October 4, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fast service

Had to replace the brake adjuster pads on my bike's brake caliper. This was the only retailer I could find in the UK who stocked them. Ordered them on Bank Holiday Monday and fitted them on Wednesday afternoon. Can't say any more than, very impressed with the speedy service.

August 30, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service

Trying to keep it short here, I believe I have been lied to:
1) by the order log in first place, which listed the item as dispatched on the same sale date (15/08)
2) In the first update request via email, in which the seller said the item had arrived to them from Fox the previous day and it was dispatched to me on the same day (22/08).
3) In the second update request, where the seller said that the item had been ordered from Fox and would be sent directly to me from the same Fox.
All the above statements are obviously mutually exclusive.
So the bottom line is that you need to start treating your customers as adults and not like kids or morons. All it takes would be to say: 'the item had to be ordered from the distributor. We don't know how long this will take.'
This is called "managing expectations".
On the plus side, the item did arrive and was packed professionally and with care.

August 30, 2018
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Reply from Activesport

This customer ordered a very rare fox part one we need to source from the US which can take around 2 weeks however we got it in 10 days and dispatched to the customer its currently on route to him,
customer just did not allow enough time we do not rob people and have supplied 100,000 of hard to source fox spares for customers over the lat 20 years.
just do not deserve customers like this.

the email we sent when you placed the order had this information,
Some spare part orders can take 7-10 Working day’s some need to be sourced from the supplier.
your order was for a fox spare part and we delivered it within 10 working days.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Still not received my part

I received an envelope with two headset spacers (which I didn't sign for) worth 3 euros that I could of got anywhere, I didn't receive the part that I needed that I'd paid the 120 euros for and I asked activesport to check the parcel weight to prove it, which they ignored, alongside my other mails.

August 13, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Item ordered was not received

Item ordered was not received. I contacted them by phone but was met with a grumpy guy who was not interested and told me that the part could take between 10 - 14 days (which was not originally advised to me). He said that internet orders were not taken by phone and he referred me to the foot of the email confirming the order, which apparently told me what to do. It didn't. Anyway I emailed the company and they told me it had been sent to me. It still hadn't been received and I ordered the part from another company. I went back to them for a refund however as they had not received it back, not delivered, they are not making a refund. They do not have proof of posting and I don't have any proof of receipt so my word against theirs. It was only £13 and in my humble opinion they should have just taken my word for it (I am the customer and paid for the goods in advance) and I would have went back to them for other stuff. I'm loyal like that. I use Silverfish now who are really efficient.

June 8, 2018
Unprompted review

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