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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

******Be aware that if you buy a product from their website even if it looks like it is in stock you wont get an immediate refund....have been told that its going to take a while for a full refund bec... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These heros saved the day when we got stuck assembling a bike we bought off Amazon for our daughter's 5th birthday. We called Pedal Revolution Norwich in a left-things-too-late frenzy and they had it... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased Giant Propel Advanced 1 on line at a greatly reduced price to other stores. Within 4 days I received a text from DHL to confirm delivery. Bike well packed, only needed to turn bars around a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just purchased Guillem Formenor from the Norwich store. From start to finish they were excellent got looked after by Matt who had the bike all ready on a rolling road for when I arrived and then mad... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bike and Helmet Purchase

Initially the bike shipped out quickly, next day after order, with the promise of the helmet that I bought along with the bike to follow. DHL proceeded to ship the bike from Norwich to London Docklands instead of Nottingham. The bike sat in London Docklands for 2 days with no information on the DHL site other than the bike delivery had been delayed. I call the DHL depot in Nottingham on Friday afternoon and found out the bike would be shipped to Notts on Friday night and would be out for delivery the following week. Fed up with the whole DHL thing I headed to their Nottingham depot on Saturday morning after calling ahead of time to guarantee that the bike had arrived. The package that I received was a beaten-up, wet single layer cardboard box that had been torn open along its top and taped back up. The bike was upside down in the box, both the front and rear reflectors had been smashed and the seat was scuffed, other than that all good.
Still waiting on the helmet to arrive from the order that was originated on April 14th. The whole £50 shipment process, taking into account the current situation, from the lack of thought that goes into the packaging to the incompetence of the shipper is poor.

April 21, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Dear Paul,
As discussed with Neil, this is NOT how the bike was shipped.
The package was damaged by DHL and they repacked it VERY poorly. Why would we put all those "this was up" stickers and write "top" on the top if we were to put it in upside down?
Please take some time to read through our other reviews and you will see that our packaging is beyond excellent.
As you have said the bike was dispatched on time (in fact ahead of time) and we have done everything we can to help, our service has been excellent but we have been let down by DHL badly.
Reviews are very important to us and have a large effect on our business and whilst I completely understand your frustration I would like to highlight again that Pedal Revolution have been fantastic and this is essentially a review about DHL so with this in mind could I ask you please to have another look at this review (you will be able to find DHL on trust pilot) ?
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great in every way

Great in every way. I couldn’t be happier. Very thorough, great service and super quick delivery of my new bike.

April 17, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Adam,
Many thanks for your kind review.
If you have any issues, need any help or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

Easy. Quick.

April 17, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Joshua,
Thank you for your kind review.
If you need any help or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast service

Parts in stock
Promptly despatched
Arrived super quick

April 16, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Darren,
Many thanks for your review.
If you need anything else or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick delivery and the bike was nearly…

Quick delivery and the bike was nearly all set up and nicely packed. Recommended. Thanks guys

April 14, 2020
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Hi Christophe,
Thank you for your kind review.
If you have any issues, need any help or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Bike arrived quickly - overall good service

The Giant bike arrived quickly and was packaged well. Would have appreciated an instruction book to accompany the bike , however.

April 12, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi James,
Many thanks for your review.
There should have been a booklet inside the small brown box included with the bike (I packed this one so it should be there).
If you can't find it, drop me an email (info@pedalrevolution.co.uk) and I will dispatch another out to you.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff

April 10, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi David,
Many thanks for your kind review.
I have passed your comments on to the other staff :)
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Norwich branch was great

Norwich branch was great, awesome communication and very professional service. You will now be my go to for family bikes .

April 9, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Daniel,
Many thanks for your kind review.
I have passed your comments on to the other staff here at Norwich :)
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great new bike, great service from shop

Ordered on new bike on their website, spoke to shop via telephone about picking bike up without entering shop (because of Coronavirus) and bike was ready to ride away the next day! Excellent service, excellent bike. Couldn’t fault this shop, they’re great.

April 3, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Yasmin,
Thank you for your kind review.
If you have any issues, need any help or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

super fast delivery

Pedal Revolution really pulled out the stops to get my son’s bike to us quickly in time for his birthday ... and during the Coronavirus outbreak. Thank you!

April 1, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Jon,
Thank you for your kind review.
I'm glad we were able to help and I hope he loves it!
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast service.

Very fast service in difficult conditions, so now able to cycle on my new trainer in splendid isolation!

April 1, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Mike,
Thank you for your kind review.
I'm glad we could help.
If you have any issues, need any help or just want advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

First item was lost by our wonderful postal service, however a replacement was quickly resent by Karl. Excellent service by Pedal Revolution

March 13, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and help

Great service and help. Ordered the J Guillem Formentor after a couple of conversations via email. Karl helped me tremendously well with my queries on sizing and build. He (the store) kept me informed all the way through the process and even offered to be contactable after the bike arrived here in Singapore. The bike arrived very well. The guys at the workshop did a great job of assembling it transport ready. And after unpacking it was literally just a couple of bolts and screws to have the bike all finished. Now I am happy to be riding the Formentor every day. Did contact Karl at the Pedal Revolution store also just to let him know about that the bike arrived well and he was again most helpful and happy for me. Pedal Revolution is a great store. I haven't visited them physically but my online shopping experience with them has been perfect. Will shop more often with them!

March 10, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Didi,
Many thanks for your kind review.
I've also passed your comments to the workshop who are beaming with pride.
If you need anything else please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a gravel bike frame three…

I ordered a gravel bike frame three weeks ago, no sign or communication

Bad/zero service

February 10, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Lawrence ,
I've just had a look into this and unfortunately we don't have an order for you.
The only record we have is a £15.99 sale made on 09/01 that was refunded 10/01.
Can you tell me please what frame you were trying to buy?
Kind Regards
Karl

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very let down

Very let down , paid in full for a new van Nicholas redwood , which was reduced, really looking forward to its delivery . Some days later i received a email to say sorry but the bike was a ex-display , that had about a 8mm drilled hole in a tube and scuff marks on many other's . Mistakes happen .Thanks for your reply , But if you really wanted to say sorry , you would have taken £400 off a new redwood so I would have the thing I wanted and paid for , not a basic second hand bike with a hole drilled in it .

February 8, 2020
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Paul,
I am very sorry about this. As per my email the frame should have been marked as Ex-display but this was overlooked, the frame was already reduced to £600 from £1020 and I offered you a headset and fork worth over £400 free of charge as an apology!
I'm sorry it took a couple of days to contact you, we received your order on Saturday 18th and I contacted you on Monday once I was back in the office (we are closed on Sundays).
As a business reviews are very important to us and have a large effect on business.
I understand your frustration but I would ask that you reconsider this review as 1 star seams quite harsh for what was a small oversight in the listing that I contacted you about as soon as I was back in the office with a pretty amazing offer to try to rectify this. Then once you declined this your money was refunded in full immediately!
Kind Regards
Karl
Reply:
I understand but that is why the frame was reduced in the first place to almost half price, selling a new product for the same price would be a total loss and we are too small to throw money away (this would mean loosing a member of staff to compensate for the loss)!
I am very sorry that we made a mistake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from test ride to fit and collection.

Bought a titanium bike from Norwich branch. Neil was excellent - patiently had me test loads of bikes, including his own. Ended up with a semi custom build. Katie was excellent with bike fit. First class overall. I drove from London for this place twice (bike test and then bike collection) and would do it again in a heart beat.

October 27, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great technical help from Karl to…

Great technical help from Karl to assist purchase

October 4, 2019
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Thanks Stuart, This has made my day! If you need anything else please don't hesitate to ask.
Best Regards
Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shop had an issue with the quality of…

Shop had an issue with the quality of the item being sent so the staff, rather than send the slightly faulty item, replaced it with a new item from the supplier at cost to themselves.

August 27, 2019
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Reply from Pedal Revolution/ Fatbirds

Hi Simon,
Thank you very much for your kind review. I'm glad we were able to help.
If there is anything else you need please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards
Karl

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