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User profile - Jose Blanco.
Jose Blanco
Very nice place, I love my favourite
3 years ago
User profile - Greg Holloway.
Greg Holloway
As an ex trek store manager i was shocked when i walked in store and wasnt welcomed or asked what the reason for me visiting the store was by the yound lady at the front counter. It took 5 mins of myself waiting when a new employee who was there for a meeting with the store manager came up to me and asked if i was ok. Thanks mate. I got my bb cups knocked out by the mechanic in store who was great as the store didnt have a door buzzer. He came out and saw me waiting he welcomed me to the store and the proceeded to serve me. But the store was well faced and stocked. Cheers guys
7 months ago
User profile - Elliott Davidson.
Elliott Davidson
Customer service is a bit hit and miss, felt like I'd insulted the cashier with my presence
5 years ago
User profile - dodo_ 57.
dodo_ 57
they don't have everything in their website
6 years ago
User profile - Ewan Chamings.
Ewan Chamings
TLDR: Fancifull checklist suggesting repairs needed that were already done. A tough review to write as the staff were lovely, helpful and I came away with a lot of information that I wouldn't have got easily otherwise. The issue I have is with the overzealous Health Check traffic light stye list they gave me for my bike. I went in about one issue and they said leave the bike and they would give the bike a check over while they figured out what bearings I needed, fine. I get the check list and it's nearly all red, which wasnt unexpected, the bike did need some work. What I take issue with however was the red markings next to things that did not need sorted, or things that I had just fixed that week before bringing the bike in! The drive train needed replacing, os it would be a safe assumption that the jockey wheels did too right? Well no, I had already swapped them with new ones and they had been ridden a grand total of 400m from my car to the shop. So they didn't look at them and just assumed. Similar story with the brakes. The pads are about 60-70% worn and I set the levers to bite quite close to the bars. So red marks next to pads and brakes needing bled! I bled the brakes afterwards myself and there was absolutely no air in them at all (which I suspected having bled them not long ago anyway, but just to check). If I didn't know a bit about maintaining bikes then they would have quite happily stung me for £100 work and parts that did not need doing on an already massive £700 (proposed) repair bill. who knows what else was made up on that check list?
4 years ago
User profile - Kim Jarvis.
Kim Jarvis
Felt out of place. I went here to try and buy some bar ends and walked into the shop with my cheap bike in everyday clothes and a cheap high viz. There was a man in a full cycling onesie talking about the intricacies of bike parts and sounded like he would spend a couple of grand. After about 5 minutes of waiting the member of staff said to me 'can I help you?' in a way like what are you doing here. Not the place for me or your everyday cyclist.
5 years ago
User profile - Yy LL Zz.
Yy LL Zz
I rarely share my experiences and opinions on Google reviews, but the recent encounter at Trek Manchester left me feeling so incredulous that I felt compelled to share it with you. Before considering taking your bike to this store for repairs, I suggest you take a moment to consider my experience. Firstly, I'd like to address my perception of this bike shop. From the name "Trek Manchester," one would expect professionalism, reliability, convenience, and efficiency. I believe this expectation stems from it being a well-known high-end bicycle chain store, implying that its staff should possess excellent communication skills with customers, a wealth of knowledge on bicycles ranging from high-end to low-end, and outstanding multitasking abilities (the number of repair team members and efficiency). Simply put, these impressions are derived from the influence of the Trek brand. As employees, whether you are a manager or an apprentice, it should be your responsibility, rather than a mere obligation, to ensure that customers experience and perceive these advantages. Now, I will truthfully describe my experience for your consideration. I visited this store for two reasons. My bike is the previous generation Cannondale SuperSix Evo rim brake version. The main reason I came to this store is that I found that the two fixing screws for the rear brake seemed to be stuck in the frame and could not be removed, causing some looseness in the brake, resulting in occasional brake pad rubbing against the wheel rim when riding on bumpy roads. Another reason is that I wanted them to help me replace the blades on my Look pedals (I didn't choose to do it myself because I lacked a tool). Experience – Last Tuesday: I was well aware that removing the screws stuck in the frame is a relatively complex repair job, which is why I brought the bike to your store shortly after it opened last Tuesday. Since I needed to use the bike, my expectation was to get the bike fixed before your store closed on Sunday. After handing the bike to your repair technician, he explained to me the complexity of the problem and the possibility of needing a couple of days. I understood this. Experience – Last Wednesday: I needed a cassette installed, so I returned to this store. Your technician quickly installed it for me, and I was satisfied with the efficiency. After inquiring about the progress of the brake repair, he told me that he would check the specific situation on Thursday, which meant that he had not looked at my bike at all on Tuesday and Wednesday. Of course, I understood this, given that you may have had busy repair tasks. Experience – Last Saturday: It was already the fifth day since I brought the bike to the store, and I had not received any updates on the progress of the repair during this time. So, I chose to call and was told that it would be fixed either later that day or at the latest by next Tuesday. So, I chose to continue waiting. Experience – This Tuesday: After not receiving any updates by 4 PM, I chose to call again. Your staff told me that they would inform me of the progress before closing today, so I chose to wait again. Until 5:30 PM, I still had not received any updates (you close at 6 PM), so I chose to go to your store directly to inquire. The result was that in these six days, your repair technician had not looked at my bike at all and continuously used the excuse of having too many repair tasks and the complexity of this brake problem to avoid doing any work. In short, from the time I brought my bike to your store until today, a full six days, your technician did not look at my bike at all. What were you busy with during these six days? If there were indeed so many repair tasks, why didn't you inform me in advance, and why did you casually promise me the expected repair progress? Do you think a six-day waiting period is very reasonable and something that customers should accept? Is this what you consider efficiency? I find this unacceptable. Due to word limitations, please see the attached images, thank you.
10 months ago
User profile - GH02.
GH02
dealing with the store manager Liam to buy 2 new bikes was nothing short of exasperating… he was so slow to respond to numerous phone calls and emails, by the time he did, both bikes had been sold to someone else. Imagine not being taken seriously with an 8k budget. I can’t imagine what the after sales service would be like at Trek Mcr if it’s impossible even to new ones that are in stock! Absolutely no effort made to help me find alternatives. I urge you to avoid this awful place and experience
11 months ago
User profile - Kristian A.
Kristian A
Was experiencing problems with my road bike brakes recently. I considered using Trek due to their experience in building high performance road bikes similar to my Canyon. Took it in expecting to only have the brakes replaced (disc brake and pads which undoubtedly needed doing). However, they identified a whole host of other items supposedly needing replacement, including brake fluid (possibly true considering problems I’d had with the brakes), cassette, chain, handlebar tape. Bearing in mind the bike is three years old and has been looked after, I was particularly sceptical of the cassette needing replacement. Found that the cost of the work was going to be over £300. The next day, I phoned to ask if they could leave the cassette as it had been working fine for me, as well as handlebar tape as it was just a bit scuffed and hadn’t been bothering me, but they insisted they won’t release the bike back to me on health and safety grounds and that both the cassette and handlebar tape needed to be replaced (alarm bells started to ring at this point). I reluctantly agreed to avoid conflict and now massively regret this. They said would be finished by midday the next day. The next morning, they told me it would be by the end of the day. At 4pm, I phoned to ask when it would be ready to collect. They said it won’t be finished by end of the day with no answer as to why. I insisted it needed to be that day as I needed it that evening and they’d already promised it would be, so low and behold, they could get it done after all. Upon receiving the bike back, I found they’d discarded my old cassette despite the invoice stating they’d return it to me. I found very soon that I was having problems with my gears tripping. I also found that just after a week, the whole drivetrain was starting to rust, so I suspect they didn’t even oil the chain as part of a full service. I’m now having to pay for a reputable local repair company to rectify the issues. I wish I’d known about the independent repair guy beforehand. I urge anyone else considering Trek for a service to look around first. I won’t be using them again.
a year ago
User profile - T H.
T H
What a strange experience trying to buy a bike here. No advice, no communication, and in the shop felt like I was intruding. I think maybe you have to be a a really high level cyclist to be taken seriously. It’s a new one to me …kindof deflating..weird. I’ve gone elsewhere.
3 years ago
User profile - Kayla Carty.
Kayla Carty
Bought my ten year old a bike from here for Christmas.Last week she went out and came back with it broke.I contacted Manchester Trek and spoke to Matthew who assured me that the derailer part was a component and has two years warranty.That was good news - No wasted journeys.My partner took the bike into the city centre branch for repair today and was told it would cost £65.He explained I had a telephone conversation with Matthew yesterday and was told to bring it in as it was covered by a two year warranty.He was then told I had heard incorrect and Matthew wouldn’t say that.Extremely poor service.I will go back to Evans cycles in future.Completely dissatisfied.
3 years ago
User profile - Wei Li.
Wei Li
RUDE and JUDGY staff. I recently got a new bike and was looking for a panniers rack and a decent helmet. At the shop, the staff didn't even let us in! He just stood behind the barrier at the top of the stair and asked what is it that we are looking for. So I told him, and he said they don't have the rack for my folding bike and they only sell helmets that cost more than £80. Still at the entrance - not sure why I even bother and I said "I am looking for a Closca helmet (~ £110)". The staff said "No" and that was it, no "would you like to have a look at our collection?", nothing. I felt like I am not even worth his idle time in an empty shop. Suggestion to the shop: consider putting a warning sign outside stating: "Not your everyday bike shop, we only serve rich customers"
4 years ago
User profile - Gary Padiham.
Gary Padiham
The first question on arrival at the shop was what price of bike were you looking for? When I told the staff member he was incredulous at how little we were spending, and almost laughed at us. He told us the bikes they had in stock cost £2000. Today, they could only sell us a £2000 bike. I was looking for a 14 year old's first bike - an entry level bike. No one buys a 14 year old a £2000 bike. In a year's time he'd be too big for it. But they were not interested in our needs. You'd think a bike shop would be interested in encouraging new young people into cycling. Not this shop. They are only interested in selling very expensive bikes, and promoting the idea that cyclists should have expensive bikes. Going to this shop was a negative experience. Our 14 year will give cycling a miss.
4 years ago
User profile - Edward Royal.
Edward Royal
Very limited stock...sadly wasted journey.
4 years ago
User profile - Nico Marquez.
Nico Marquez
Me dieron una bici sin asiento y con las gomas desinfladas. No vuelvo más.
6 years ago
User profile - Dale Birch.
Dale Birch
a week ago
User profile - Andy Mellors.
Andy Mellors
a month ago
User profile - Seyi Paul Akeju.
Seyi Paul Akeju
2 months ago
User profile - Nathan Voyle.
Nathan Voyle
6 months ago
User profile - Ali Ahmed.
Ali Ahmed
8 months ago
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