Buy a Bike Reviews 

575
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Looking at 117 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally friendly, knowledgeable, and patient during the entire purchase process without any pressure. Reviewers also observe the smooth delivery and efficient handover service, showing that bikes are well-prepared, beautifully packaged, and ready to ride immediately. People love the wide selection of available products and the thorough guidance provided by the team. Some people were dissatisfied with unexpected fees or communication issues regarding specific bike repairs and maintenance services. A few consumers mentioned frustration over handling charges, unexpected drop-off fees, and interactions with staff when trying to resolve issues.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had been looking for a new carbon road bike for a few months, until I spotted a 2025 Bianchi from Buy-a-Bike at a great price, and the right size! Staff were particularly helpful on the phone, an... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a Cube E bike from Buy a bike. Great customer service . No pressure, knowledgeable staff, test ride to make sure you are happy with what you are buying . Smooth handover on collection an... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service, ordered my new bike which wasn't a stock item. Arrived and assembled in store within two days. Set the bike up ready for riding on collection. Staff are very friendly, helpful and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic maintenance service from the guys at Buy a Bike. Recently serviced the shock and forks on my Downhill bike plus fitted new bottom bracket, trued the wheels and rotor. Very knowledgeable team... See more

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  1. #9 of 95 best companies in Bicycle Shop
  2. #5 of 32 best companies in Bicycle repair shop

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Lancashire Authorised Bike Dealer for Cube, Giant, Merida, Cannondale, Trek, GT, Bianchi and Riese & Muller. Bikes for all ages and disciplines.


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4.9

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Arrogant and unhelpful

Initial interaction with the shop all seemed great, until collection where they refused to release the bike to my wife citing legal requirements (who, incidentally, had both her own and my driving licence, proof of address and the order email as stated on their collection page, plus was with me and recognised when the order was placed a few days prior). As we live 40 mins away, a refund was issued however the utterly bonkers part of that is they were happy to refund the deposit I paid to my wife's card?! Complete contradiction. Arrogant and unhelpful, we certainly won't be going back nor recommending to others. It's a shame as being the first bike for my son, that's decades of potential business lost, although doubt they care. Look elsewhere would be my advice. Thankfully, I've managed to order the exact same bike, more local for same day collection.

EDIT: following a reply from the shop below, I thought it would be remiss of me not to point out that the whole response is contradictory. If they recognised my wife enough to refund the deposit to a different card, surely any application of FCA rules would fall under "common sense" and applied to the handover (considering two forms of ID, proof of address and the order email). Or why not just simply give me a call from the details held on the finance agreement, as this seemed to be fine 3rd hand for the deposit. Real class shown in suggesting my wife was "agitated" too, true colours. All in all, a shambles.

26 April 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Hi Ben, to hand the bike over to your wife would have been a breach of FCA regulations so we’re really sorry to see you’ve felt the need to leave this 1 star review. It is a requirement that goods are collected by the person who has taken out the finance agreement so when your wife came to collect the bike we were placed in a difficult position. Our colleague followed FCA procedure and we are confident this was the correct choice as we’d hate to jeopardise our ability to offer finance products in the future. We understand this was an inconvenience as your wife mentioned collecting the bike was of a time sensitive issue. So as not to inconvenience you any further, when asked if the order could be cancelled and a deposit refunded our colleague (who recognised her and had taken the original deposit) processed this. Your deposit was not part of your finance agreement as it was paid directly to us in store. Your wife phoned to ask you which card it should be returned to and one was confirmed by you, we trusted that this was acceptable as we simply wanted to avoid any further distress or inconvenience. Regardless we wish you all the best with your purchase from elsewhere.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Massive store with masses of experience!

From telephone enquiry to viewing and then purchase they have been excellent. The guys at Buyabike have been great to deal with and really know their stuff.
This is a huge bike store to visit with a massive range to try. It was quite a drive away from me but was worth every mile.

10 March 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thank you Bruce, as a family business it’s nice to have our efforts appreciated!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant shop and Lewis was…

Absolutely brilliant shop and Lewis was so helpful and friendly whilst helping me pick my new bike, such a lovely family owned business and so nice, definitely recommended, very happy customer

18 April 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thank you Iain, it was a pleasure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buy a bike saves the day

So yesterday we’d promised our daughter that we’d put the bikes in the van (hadn’t tried it with all 3 bikes) & go for a bike ride somewhere. After trying to get the bikes in in numerous ways with the wheels attached, we decided to take the front wheels off. 2 of the bikes, no problem at all, came to remove the front wheel off mine which had quite a different quick release mechanism on than the other 2 & ended up unscrewing it too far resulting in parts pinging off! Operator error! Wasn’t looking good for our bike ride & we had one upset child. So chucked the bike in the van & 10mins later landed at Buy a bike. Lewis came out, quickly identified the issue & wheeled the bike straight in. Couldn’t have been more than 10mins later & the bike was sorted. A bit of training was given by Lewis on how to remove the front wheel & we were off ready for our bike ride with one very happy little girl.

Thanks to Lewis & the team, not just for the help we got when purchasing our bikes but the after care service we have received has been exceptional. We wouldn’t look at going anywhere else for bikes.

14 April 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thank you Stuart, that’s really kind of you. Glad we could help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We went there expecting to pay a hefty…

We went there expecting to pay a hefty fee to get my son's bike repaired but what we got instead was a helpful service and a low cost solution.
Without judgment they diagnosed the problem with my son's bike very quickly (a missing part costing £14), noticed another problem with the bike, pointed out the cause and gave us the solution for free. It actually cost them one rubber band and a demo of what to do with it. Problem fixed and new knowledge obtained. Win. Thanks BaB.

5 April 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Glad we could assist!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend- won’t be going anywhere else!

Thankyou so much to the guys that helped me and my daughter on Saturday - couldn’t recommend enough!

We went to Buy a Bike after purchasing a child’s bike seat from Halfords and then had to go back as it was wrong and we were left stood waiting for 15 minutes and no one came to help…

However, at buy a bike it was a different story…quick to greet us and see how they could help… the guys were brilliant and showed me their Hammax system that they had in stock and what parts I would need and basically a quick run down of how to install it! They did offer to fit the part but my little girl couldn’t wait to get out on the bike so we took it home…

Thanks so much. You guys made a little girl very happy that she could go on a bike ride at weekend in the sun after being promised for a whole week!!

5 April 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thanks Abbie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A pleasant buying experience

Good advice on selecting a suitable model without undue sales pressure, clear instructions and advice on use, a pleasant buying experience, thanks Lewis and staff @ Buy a Bike

27 March 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thank you so much.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from buyabike

I recently purchased a Focus Sam² eBike from Buyabike and the experience was excellent. Ian and the staff were friendly, well-informed, and took the time to guide me through the bikes features and its setup.

Highly recommend Buyabike if you’re in the market for a quality bike and great service.

22 March 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Thank you for the lovely review Martin.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great staff and workshop…

Great shop and more importantly great workshop and staff. Had a problem with my ebike battery and they tested it for me while I waited as I had travelled from out of time, will definitely use again

18 March 2025
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Reply from Buy a Bike

Happy to help Chris, thanks for the review.

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