Sportsmans Warehouse

[TiBones]

Popped into SW yesterday afternoon and jokingly grumbled at the floor manager that they were moving things around AGAIN and that I could never find the damn Falk Socks. He explained the moving was due to them opening up an area and would be starting a separate shop, selling only bikes. They have Trek and Merida, as well as their old faithful Mongeeseesssesgoosesssees and the avalanche stuff. The Trek Rumblefish looked a helluva nice entry DS 29er

[fandacious]

so thats 3 upmarket bike shops @ the mall now...

 

somethings got to give ...

[mikeMT]

well still only mass produced bikes either way

[fandacious]

well still only mass produced bikes either way

 

as opposed to?

[mikeMT]

as opposed to?

 

Anything of real quality or just different than the masses.............Niner, hell maybe throw in a Cube

[fandacious]

Anything of real quality or just different than the masses.............Niner, hell maybe throw in a Cube

 

i'm pretty sure those are also mass produced. most likely in the same factory as the other bikes. they just get a different spray job and stickers

[Stretch]

last time i went to sportsmans warehouse the oke tried to convince me that the cycling pants were unisex......wonder how many chaps are now riding around in girls cycling pants?.......i dont shop there anymore

[Eugene]

I wanted to by a cassette tool and decided to use one on my many SW vouchers that is always given to me for birthdays. The bike mechanic told me that they don't sell cassette tools. He then tells me that he doesn't have one either. I ask him how does he remove the cassette on bikes that he fixes. He held up a hammer and a screwdriver. "One hit, is all it takes" he said.

[ZakAttak]

Their service sucks and they over priced....... my opinion....

[Hairy]

I know of a SW that is more or less across the road from a rather good LBS and they end up sending most of their bikes that they want serviced to the LBS ... how is that for a laugh!

[Bateleur1]

Walked in a SW a few months ago. Was looking at prices for darts and dart boards. I also looked at the cycling kit. They were insanely expensive compared to any of the LBS in my area.

 

Shops like SW is proof that people in South Africa don't know how to shop for the best price.

[Mackie]

I wanted to by a cassette tool and decided to use one on my many SW vouchers that is always given to me for birthdays. The bike mechanic told me that they don't sell cassette tools. He then tells me that he doesn't have one either. I ask him how does he remove the cassette on bikes that he fixes. He held up a hammer and a screwdriver. "One hit, is all it takes" he said.

many mechanics at top LBS's are just as bad.

[Li Mu Bai]

I wanted to by a cassette tool and decided to use one on my many SW vouchers that is always given to me for birthdays. The bike mechanic told me that they don't sell cassette tools. He then tells me that he doesn't have one either. I ask him how does he remove the cassette on bikes that he fixes. He held up a hammer and a screwdriver. "One hit, is all it takes" he said.

 

SW is like buying a bike/gear from Game or Makro. dont expect too much...

[petatodd]

Bikes are a growth market and SW see the chance to rip off some uninformed newbies.

[covie]

SW is a retail shop, it will always be overpriced, you will never be able to build a reltionship and start getting that deserved automatic discount on purchases, their servicing will and does suck, etc etc.

 

They are basically designed to con first time buyers into buying stuff, as people then wizen up they start buying from speciality stores. The only thing i would buy at sportsmans, is a spare tube in about 3 years when the one I am carrying with me has no more shelf life left.

[scotty]

People often comment how expensive Cyclelab is, compare the prices at SW to them and you will be surprised.