Havebike - Collect & Return

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Karen

5.00/5.00

"Very happy with excellent service and…"

Very happy with excellent service and so convenient the bike was serviced and repaired in one day and collected and delivered I will definitely be getting my bike serviced with you next year. Thank you so much.

18/08/2022

Ben

3.00/5.00

"Tyre bulging off rim when inflated"

Tyre bulging off rim when inflated. Phoned have bike to talk about it, mechanics not available, told to use the Halfords chat bot?!

18/08/2022

Nick

5.00/5.00

"Great service"

Great service! Would strongly recommend!

18/08/2022

Noel Mandody-Mannering

5.00/5.00

"Great service from Havebike"

Great service from Havebike. Everything from booking to collection and details from the workshop on the progress of the service to deliver was fantastic. Exactly how you'd expect it to be. Will be using them again.

18/08/2022

David

3.00/5.00

"Not deluxe, but not bad."

I paid £99 for a deluxe service. I thought this was excellent value considering it included not only the service but also a clean AND a drop off and pick up to my front door. This compares well with any local bike shop or independent mechanic I know in my area. Registering and booking was easy and there were plenty of collection slots available. So far, so five stars.

The collection/drop off was excellent. James was friendly and stayed in contact throughout. Still five stars.

Given that my bike was only 8 months old, and has only done about 300 miles of easy commuting, I was surprised to receive a call suggesting that it needed a new brake rotor and pads, and astonished at the price quoted for this. I can't shake the feeling that this is really how Havebike make their profits. Nathan himself was polite and professional on the phone, accepted my decision not to proceed and didn't try to pressure me. However, I have deducted a star for what seems to me like an attempt to profit from less confident or less knowledgeable customers.

On return, James was again excellent. The bike itself was clean - and I was also impressed that plastic wrap had been put around my handlebars to protect the bar tape.

Unfortunately there were a couple of issues with the bike for which I have to deduct a further star. Brakes had not been tightened, and the front wheel brake pads had been misaligned such that they now contact the rotor and the front wheel doesn't rotate freely. There is also an audible noise coming from the front axle which was not present before.

In summary - if you know your bike and what it needs, and are confident enough to refuse unnecessary and overpriced fixes then I would just about recommend the standard service for those pushed for time or unable to drop their bike off at a local bike mechanic, as the pickup/drop off service just about makes that good value. If there are specific issues with your bike, or you know it will need parts fitted, then I would recommend finding a good local mechanic instead.

17/08/2022

Ted Hyett

2.00/5.00

"very expensive and slow"

very expensive and slow

16/08/2022

abhinav dutt

1.00/5.00

"Do not trust them"

Do not trust them. They charge sooo much money on top of servicing for every small thing. Not only that they kept my bike for 6 more days without updating me. Every time i call them no body picks up. this service is a SCAM. If you do not want headache just walk into a store atleast you will have your answers on time.

13/08/2022

Ákos Kovács

4.00/5.00

"Good service with smaller flaws"

Good service, detailed and presice certification assessment by the technician which I think the most important part. Both the pick up and the drop off was 1 hour later than the planned timeframe. I had to adjust the front derailleur on my own because it was in contact with the front guard at the top 2 position. The replacement labour cost hurts a bit. I can understand why it is not cheap, because have some experince doing it, but it still hurts (I am human), especially in light of that I ordered delux package. Maybe a slightly more generous balance between the packages and the additional cost could help that.

11/08/2022

Imran Khan

5.00/5.00

"I had my doubts after reading few…"

I had my doubts after reading few negative reviews but their were also some positive reviews. So I took the leap of faith & booked my bike in for service. The communication was 1st class & bike was picked up on time. The driver was friendly & also asked me if I wanted him to tell the mechanics anything & he will pass it on. After 24 hours I was quoted a price for price & labour. The prices are premium but so is the service & your bike gets picked up & dropped off. I decided to go ahead & paid around £350. But remember you only need one full service every 12 months and you should be able to do basic maintenance yourself if needed. My bike came back fully serviced and was running beautifully with all the problems solved. I would highly recommend Havebike they are very professional and the communication throughout was excellent. Premium prices but I thinks its worth it...

11/08/2022

E W

2.00/5.00

"Lovely workers, grossly overpriced."

Lovely workers (Daniel, Nathan and Thanos) but difficult to get in touch with customer care and additional repair work is grossly overpriced (about 2 to 3 times that of other places I've used). After receiving my qoute I asked for my bike to be returned as they refused to do service without making repairs. Cost me about £30 to take to their workshop and back.

10/08/2022
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