Quella Bicycle Reviews 376

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the high quality of the products, noting that the bikes are well-built, durable, and offer a smooth ride with minimal maintenance. The staff and customer service are frequently highlighted as exceptional, with many people appreciating the helpful, friendly, and responsive approach, making interactions pleasant and efficient. However, some customers also noted issues with damaged handlebars upon arrival and occasional delays in delivery. A few people experienced problems with customer service regarding follow-up on orders or difficulties with specific parts, such as a mechanic not removing a connection after testing, preventing the customer from connecting to the hub.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had my Quella single speed for about 4 years. Commute daily, takes an absolute battering. Desperately needed a new wheel - hub had perished. Expected a simple hub but tyres and inner tube included to... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service was good when I emailed and the despatch time was fast. I love the look of the bike and really enjoyed using it! Small thing- I appreciate it was being delivered so I probably should h... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Following the straightforward ordering process, I expected the bike to be delivered within 2-3 days, just in time for the beginning of school term. Since the order was not marked as shipped after two... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought bike on 27/03/26. Since purchase date nothing has changed with the order. Still patiently waiting for any update on this order that was advertised as 2-3 business day delivery. Its n... See more


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About Quella Bicycle

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We believe that the fixed-gear single-speed bike market is full of well-known brands selling uninspired, low-quality bikes at extortionate prices. Having been keen cyclists for all of our lives we think you deserve better.

Fixies exist at the unique intersection of thoroughbred track racing and urban fashion. Quella was created to encompass the best of both. We combine vintage inspired, minimalist British design and 21st Century track technology to create elegant, timeless bikes that function at the top end of the fixie market and, importantly, don’t break the bank.

Since our launch Quella has evolved into a company with big brand capability and small brand personality, with customer service at the forefront of all we do. Our bikes are hand-built in our ‘Old Egg Shed’ on the outskirts of Cambridge by our experienced team of bike-builders, allowing you almost limitless freedom in the builds that we can undertake.

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4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quells nero

Good quick service

17 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Dear Anthony,

Thank you for the positive review. It means a lot.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great bike, some delay in communications

The only negative was some emails had a very fast response, however some important ones didn't and when I placed the order I didn't get confirmation of a custom request I made until I called the company to check. Bike arrived in good time, like great, rides great. I would definitely recommend them.

14 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Dear Emilio,

Thank you for your review and apologies for the slow responses. We are a small team and sometimes when the orders are mounting up I drag the guys out of the office to get their hands dirty in the workshop which is probably why there was a delay in response.

I hope this goes some way in explaining.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Class Service / First Class VFM Bikes

From actually finding a viewing these superb Bikes in Mallorca to receiving my very own on my Doorstep two weeks after returning from Holiday I am totally impressed with the quality and VFM (Value for Money) that this Company and this Bike provides. I will certainly be recommending these to all my Coached Athlete's to help with their Winter Bike Training.

14 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Dear Phil,

Thank you for your positive review.

Hope you are enjoying the new set-up and the training is going well.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Recently bought a Quella Cambridge. The free delivery was super fast. Lovely bike. Warmly recommended.

13 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Dear Jack,

Very grateful for the positive review.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very professional service

Exactly what it said on the tin.

Arrived within 24 hours.

Very satisfied.

Recommend to anyone.

12 October 2016
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Dear Doc,

Thanks you for the positive review.

All the best,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love quella!

I have a Quella bike which I use everyday for work and near enough everyday for enjoyment as my friends also ride Quella bikes too. I didn't actually buy my bike directly from Quella as my girlfriend works in a men's made to measure suit/casual shop in Bury St Edmunds. The bike I bought was on display in the window of the shop and I popped into the shop to see my girlfriend and saw the bike. I instantly fell in love with it and my girlfriend then told me that the bike was for sale, this I then just HAD to buy.. My friends then saw my bike which sparked interest, they now own there own Quella bikes. We all love them and they turn a lot of heads so they are definitely liked by other people too. I did however by some Quella t-shirts not to long ago for myself and mate and service was brilliant. I can't fault Quella.

12 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Dear Ed,

Thank you very much for your positive review.

Great to hear your story of how you came about our brand and how much you are enjoying your bike.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Very good telephone service and delivery times, but some issues with the bike.

I was really pleased with the customer service I received on the phone, and the bike (Quella Nero) was delivered on the day it was promised. There were however some issues with the bike. The frame was scratched in several places which I was not expecting for a brand new bike, and I'm not sure a full PDI check was undertaken before it was despatched to me. The rear wheel was not running true and the chain tension was too tight. I therefore took it to my local bike shop so they could complete the set-up. It's the bike I wanted, and looks lovely, but just a bit disappointed with the scratches and set-up.

11 October 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Iain,

We're very sorry to hear the bike arrived with scratches. Please contact us via our sales email and we will be happy to put this right for you. As for the set up, we always recommend having the bike set-up by a professional to ensure you are safe on the roads, as mentioned on our web site https://www.quellabicycle.com/warranty

I hope the above helps.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable and trustworthy as always

Needed some inner tubes for my fixie which was also bought from Quella (Signature One Matte Black) and they dispatched and delivered within a 2 days

23 September 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi David,

Thank you once again for your review.

All the best,
James

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Quella Bikes- highly recommended

Excellent service from Quella Bikes - minor modifications at no extra cost. Prompt delivery and well packaged - including all the necessary tools.
It's a great bike at a good price. It's also very nice to be supporting British manufacturing.

21 September 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Peter,

Thank you ever so much for your positive review. It means a lot.

If you need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have my new bike here ,is awesome

I am from spain and I wanted a fixie after look and look I found a page of fixies (quella). I started to look all the lovely models and I found the perfect one. I had some questions and I asked in the chat and they anserwed all my questions. To sum up all was perfect 👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

15 September 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Javi,

This is great to hear and thank you for the 5 star review. If you need anything, just let us know.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quella a cool brand with substance.

I've always been a strong supporter of British brands and therefore when I was in the market for a single speed, and after doing my initial research, it seemed that Quella ticked all the boxes in regards to a high quality affordable product with a bespoke feel.

I knew exactly how I wanted my bike to look and feel and Mark, Dave & Will managed to deliver this and some and as a result I am now happily putting in the miles on my own personal bit of retro British coolness!!

11 September 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi John,

It was a pleasure to meet you and thank you for this review, really means a lot.

Your custom frame colour was stunning, so much so we are thinking of releasing it.

We have your swatches for the summer bike so just let us know and we will get the build underway.

All the best,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Don't hesitate, just buy a Quella!

I stumbled upon Quella via the Internet, watched a few videos, read a few reviews and just went balls deep and bought one - the Quella Nero 2016 in Midnight Blue! No regrets at all. The quality of the build is faultless. Great value, good looking, no nonsense bicycle. The speed they delivered it to me was bonkers! 100% recommended. Basically, just buy one!

31 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Nathan,

Thank you for this awesome review. You da man!

All the best,
Will

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

friendly customer focussed company

great service and fabulous bicycle abiet the handlebars are a bit small

25 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Len,

Thank you for your positive review. Please feel free to get in touch via the sales email and we can look at other handlebar options.

Many thanks,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

Easy to order, great dispatch options, lovely bike

16 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Thank you for your positive review.

All the best,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent!

I have had a few small issues to resolve, but Quella have given very good customer service and advice. I am also very happy with the bike.

Many thanks Quella Bikes.

15 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Many thanks for your positive review, Michael. If there is anything we can do going forward just let us know.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Customer service lacking

I ordered the Varsity Collection Cambridge which was despatched on the Thursday and delivered the following Monday despite Quella stating on their website that it would be next day delivery. Not a huge problem, but I'd prefer it if a realistic delivery date was given on the website rather than making promises that can't be kept. I had to rearrange work to ensure I was in to receive the delivery.

The bike itself was not as shown on the website. The website shows the bike to have light cream coloured wheels; mine came with bright yellow wheels. I phoned Quella to query this and was asked to email a photo of the wheels. I did this straight away and three weeks later I still haven't heard anything back. I don't know whether I've been sent the wrong wheels or whether the photos on the website are intentionally deceptive. In the end I decided I didn't mind the wheels being a different colour to those I ordered and got sick of waiting for anyone from Quella to get back to me. The tyres shown on the website images are also not the ones sent with the bike; mine were black with brown trim rather than the brown ones shown.

The bike was fairly easy to build despite having limited experience and I've been happy with how the bike feels to ride.

I chose Quella over other companies partly because of the good reviews they got about customer service. Unfortunately my experience has been far from this and although the bike is good quality I don't think I'll be recommending Quella to my friends.

UPDATE IN REPLY TO COMPANY RESPONSE - the order was placed on 5th July at 9:25am, despatched on 14th July due to stock issues (which I was aware of) and should have been delivered on 15th instead of 18th. Email resent regarding the wheels and I await a response.

14 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Amy,

We are very sorry to hear that your experience was less than perfect. With regards to delivery, our system shows us that you ordered after midday and so it wouldn't have been dispatched until the following day as described on our website to be delivered next working day as it did.

We are sorry about the wrong coloured wheels and if you email us once more we will be able to right our wrongs! As you mentioned, our reviews are typically very good and sadly on this occasion we must have missed your email among the summer rush.

As for the tyres, these were an upgrade to those previously spec'd, at Quella we knew that the totally brown tyres often got dirty on the road surfaces and decided to use the brown side walls for aesthetic purposes and the black middle section for practicality but agree these should have been pictured.

We are happy that you found your bike easy to build and hopefully a joy to ride, for any other queries please give us a call on 01223 789883 or email at sales@quellabicycle.com

Best wishes
Will

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Love these wheels!!

Bought a set of orange 50mm deep rims and surprisingly they arrived with tyres and tubes as well as wheels so happy with that and use for my Brev M one gear wonder!!!
Great wheels for a run about bike and maybe attract a bit too much attention!!!
Cable lock strongly recommended!!!

11 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Keith,

Great to hear you like the wheels.

May I ask what we could have done to have gained that all important 5th star?

But wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great buy

I've had my bike for two weeks now and I'm really enjoying it.

It arrived the day after placing the order.

Only issue was a scratch to the central pivot of the handle bars.

The tires will probably need replacing soon cause they are very thin and on the London roads I'm sure they will get a puncture in no time.

Other than that, I'm loving it.

It's been great so far for my daily commute and I will definitely recommend it.

Thanks to the Quella bikes team.

11 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Ivan,

Thank you for your positive review. If you do need anything please feel free to get in touch anytime.

Best wishes,
Mark

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful bike and great service

The bike is beautiful, it rides nicely and I got a really good customer experience. There was only one bike left in the model I ordered and I was offered a 10% discount because it had a scratch on it.

Really nice to buy a quality product from an independent company too.

10 August 2016
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Reply from Quella Bicycle

Hi Jack,

Thank you for your positive review.

Best wishes,
Mark

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