Varsity Oxford Courier Single-Speed Bicycle
Varsity Oxford Courier Single-Speed Bicycle
Specification:
Frame: Cro-mo 4130 Track Geometry
Forks: Cro-mo 4130 Track Profile
Crank: Quella Premium Vintage CNC Aluminium 44T
Pedals: Wellgo Platform
Gear ratio: 44T/16T
Hubs: Joytech Flip/Flop
Rims: Quella 40mm Deep-V Double Wall CNC Braking Surface
Tyres: Kenda West 25c
Brakes: Radius Dual Pivot Calliper
Handlebars: Quella Premium Bullhorn with 31.8 Bore
Stem: Quella Premium 90mm reach
Saddle: Quella Premium Varsity Body Geo Comfort Saddle
Seat Post: Micro Adjust 27.2
Headset: Quella CNC Sealed Bearing
Stand Over Height: 28.5″ 51cm, 30″ (54cm), 33″ (58cm), 34″ (61cm)
Weight: 10 kgs (51cm), 10 kgs (54cm), 11.3 kgs (58cm), 11.3 kgs (61cm)
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I received the wrong bike and I'm still waiting for the one I ordered at first.
I did my best to stay available to chat with the technical center (the person I'm talking to is really nice and efficient by the way) but I would have appreciated if someone offer me a gift, a voucher or something in exchange of the inconvenience and the time loss.
This feedback is from a European order in which two labels where mixed during the shipping service, a pretty rare occurance, but it happened. Upon opening their delivery the customer identified that the bicycle was not the one they had ordered and reported this to our customer service team. Following their contact we acted swiftly to rectify this situation and were able to track the actual bike that should have been delivered in transit within 24 hours. Within 48 hours we organised the collection and re-direction of both bike boxes, quite a feat and comendable of our team member Jess, particularly as the parcels were being re-routed between two countries France and Germany! We pride ourselves on our customer service, more often than not one of the best measures for service is how a team/company manages a situation when things go wrong and Jess's handling of this situation was first class. I appreciate the customer had an additonal delay to their delivery, understandably frustrated and seeking compensation. If they keep their eyes on their mail there maybe a little surprise! It's how we do it! If you ever have any concerns or issues with a bike or delivery give our team a buzz directly on 0333 400 2400 we're happy to talk and help!
Bike is comfy, lightweight, and fun to ride. Also has holes drilled for a pannier rack which I am very happy about. Geometry is very nice (I ride a 58cm, and I'm 6'4", and it's surprisingly comfortable). The stock cranks suck, though. They feel cheap, dethread incredibly easily, and are very expensive to replace. Kinda pretty, but you're much better off spending £20/30 on some replacement ones from a different manufacturer and £6-10 for a crank puller to avoid the hassle. V easy to swap out and totally worthwhile. Bar tape is also not a particularly pleasant - worth changing out! Brake levers are just fine - not super comfy especially w bullhorns, but I ride fixed anyway so not the end of the world. The spray booth job was pretty good on the whole - but some bigger drips of paint around the fork end made assembly a little tricky (nothing too bad tho!).
On the whole, like the bike, worth the money, also worth making a few cheap modifications to really make it worthwhile.
We appreciate the frustration here however unusual regarding our cranksets as can be seen thorugh our reviews. These are NOT cheap and individually CNC'd from a very well established manufacturer. From experience of selling thousands of bicycles, on the odd instance where threading a crankset does occur it is more ususally down to human error and even the best of us have had this happen at somepoint in our time. In fact we are usually commended on the individual design of our cranksets in comparison to the more general style available on the open market. If you're unfamiliar with building bikes everyday we usually do say take your time (as we mention on our literature) or visit a local bike mechanic to whom you can fallback on if an issue occurs or give us a buzz on 03334002400, we're always on hand to help!
Perfect for city cycling, fantastic quality and looks very stylish love everything about it.
You won't be disappointed with this bike!
Beauty
Unpacking it and putting it together has been like a seven-year-old's Xmas morning.
Looks amazing.
The next job will be copper slipping everywhere before the test ride. Well done Quella and China.