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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 351 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently mention that bicycles arrive exceptionally fast, securely packaged, and wonderfully prepared for immediate road use. Consumers also appreciate the very competitive pricing alongside the remarkably helpful guidance offered by the team during purchases. Buyers often highlight smooth online transactions and praise the overall dedication shown to ensure everything is correct. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional shipping delays, unexpected extra fees, or orders arriving with missing parts. A few other people also noted receiving incorrect items or facing frustrating communication hurdles when trying to resolve problems.

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Delivery service

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Service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class service, Got a Giant explore e1 delivered to Northern Ireland, Super fast delivery time and very well packaged, had a few questions about the bike and the team could not have been more... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from Mike initially on the phone then , seamless online service .Bike arrived well packed and secure , delivered in the allocated time slot by the courier . Built bike lat night , can... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a 2025 Haibike ALLMTN 6 Men’s Alloy eMTB in Blue from RM Cycles. I was quite nervous as I’ve never spent that much money online before, but after speaking with the staff I was completely re... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant to be honest, made the purchase run very smoothly. If I had to pick … albeit the smallish of issues the delivery came sooner than was suggested so a bit of last minute planning was requir... See more

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Company details

  1. Bicycle Store
  2. Bicycle Repair Shop
  3. Used Bicycle Shop

About RM Cycles

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Welcome to RM Cycles

Your Local Bike Shop Online

The independent, family-run cycle shop in Tenterden, Kent

Thanks for visiting RM Cycles! We’re a proudly family-owned and run independent bike shop, established in 2008 and based just outside Tenterden, Kent — one of England’s most charming market towns.

Cycling is in our DNA. Every member of our team is a cyclist or triathlete, so we truly understand the joy, challenges, and precision that come with finding the perfect bike. Whether you’re chasing podiums, exploring trails, or rediscovering the fun of two wheels, we’re here to help.

Our Philosophy

Come for the Price – Stay for the service

At RM Cycles, buying a bike isn’t a one-time transaction — it’s the start of a long-term relationship. From your first visit to every service that follows, we’re committed to giving you the smoothest, most reliable experience possible.

We want you to have total peace of mind knowing that your local bike shop understands your needs, knows your bike inside out, and genuinely cares about keeping you riding your best.

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Shop with Confidence

Although we’re a traditional bricks-and-mortar store, most of our customers now find us online — and we aim to make that experience just as personal. Buying a new bike can be exciting but also daunting, which is why we encourage you to call or message us before purchasing. We’ll help you find exactly the right model, size, and setup for your goals and budget; Just as you would if you vistied your local bike shop!

We’re proud to stock some of the world’s most respected cycling brands, including Giant, Liv, Pinarello, Colnago, Santa Cruz, Trek, Cannondale and Frog Bikes. While we’re known for high-end road and mountain bikes, we welcome riders of all abilities and budgets — because everyone deserves expert advice and exceptional service. We want our customers to enjoy riding as much as we do!

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Independent. Passionate. Trusted.

Unlike many UK bike retailers, RM Cycles is completely independent. That means our advice is always focused on what’s right for you — not on brand quotas or sales targets.

You can meet our owner and see a tour of the store here.

Workshop & Servicing

Our fully equipped workshop offers everything from quick tune-ups to full custom builds. Whether you’re maintaining your favourite bike or creating your dream ride, our experienced mechanics will ensure it performs beautifully.

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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff were amazing when talking over…

Staff were amazing when talking over the phone. Went the extra mile to make sure I had my items as soon as possible. Great service, nice people.

September 4, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Jamie, thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we do enjoy talking our customers and helping ensure they get exactly what they want and need

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great sale priced item

Great sale priced item. Good communication and delivery.

September 1, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Philip, we're happy to be able to do those bars at that price, hope they're now fitted and you're enjoying your ride!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a bike advertised online

Ordered a bike advertised online, it was an older model but available for purchase brand new. Confirmation email recieved and dispatched next day. After 5 days I still haven't received any emails on delivery from shop or courier, phone shop, took my details and said apologies for delay, will be despatched today and you will recieve tomorrow 3 days later still no delivery, sent an email to ask what's going on, recieved a phone call to inform me this bike was sold a long time ago, but keeps popping up on our website. I did recieve full refund swiftly but, simply not good enough service all round, the staff member that took my first call a d said dispatched today has cost this 1 star rating

August 30, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Barry, thanks for taking the time t post a review. Sometimes we just hae to put our hands up and aplogise. We have had a problem with this one speific listing on this bike, which was eventually tracked down to a bug in third party bike office system. That doesn't help you in this instance. The person that told you when it was being dispatched would have been looking at the same system. It's very rare this happens, but as I said that doesn't help you now. Many apologies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently bought a new MTB from RM

I recently bought a new MTB from RM. Delivery was as quick and as well as being pretty much ready to ride (including tubeless setup for the wheels) the bike was really well packaged. Couldn’t ask for more really. I nw just have to get used to this new fanged wheel size…;)

August 30, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Colin, thanks for taking the time to post a review . Lovely bike, hope you're making the most of it!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parcel hasn’t even turned up yet and…

Parcel hasn’t even turned up yet and been atleast a week and the delivery company hasn’t even got it so be careful

August 28, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Joey, many apologies for the delay in you receiving your item. Your pedals were dispatched on the same day you ordered them, via royal mail. There was an entire post bag that Royal Mail took several days to scan into thier system. Hence the delay, I have refunded your postage as a good will gesture

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The price and the service to get the…

The price and the service to get the bike was excellent but the shop never told me that I had to put the bike up I had to pay for a man in a van to collect it and take to Halfords where they charged me £100 to assemble the bike.
Customers need to know so to plan and know that the bike is not road worthy

August 21, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi David, thanks for taking the time to post a review. Every mountain bike we send we have to take the handlebars and and front wheel off in order for it to meet courier shipping dimensions rule. We do state this on the vast majority of bikes we sell. However some of the bikes we sell are direct from the supplier and our website information is populated by thier automated processes over which we have no control. This is the case with your bike, so aplogies that this came as a surprise. We would much prefered that you had contacted us at the time about your difficulty in re-assembling the bars and wheel as I'm sure we could have arrnaged something more convenient that the action you had to take. Please do feel free to contact us to see if there is anything we might do to make you a 5 star happy customer

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Another fabulous bike from RM Cycles

Another fabulous bike from RM Cycles. This is the third bike I’ve bought from RM in the last year and all have been brilliant. All three were received the next working day and very well packed.

If buying second hand, they identify every minute flaw in the photos. The latest bike I bought is like new.

If you find their bikes on third party website, do check out their website before purchasing. You may find it saves you a considerable amount of money :-)

September 1, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Jane, thank you so much for the review, it's genuinely heart warming when customers keep returning. And thanks very much fro the coded message about the well know online auction site!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

Fantastic service. definitely recommend. Any issues sorted with no hassle. I will be purchasing another bike from RM Cycles, thats for sure 👌

August 15, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Phil. thanks for the review, hope you're enjoying the trails on your new machine!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recently I have bought a number of…

Recently I have bought a number of items from RM cycles.
Every time the service was great ! Plus all items were delivered on time and packaging was good .
I will definitely continue to use them for all my cycling needs .

August 20, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Thanks for taking the time to post a review Martin, we like to say come from the price return for the service, so hopefully 'see' you again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aftersales service

I recently bought a bike with RM Cycles and after 2 months I did have an issue with one of the parts, however the aftersales service has been excellent and action taken really promptly. They even liaised with my local bike repairers, so there has been no stress in getting things sorted. I would highly recommend RM Cycles 👍 and will look to use them again for my next purchase.

August 27, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Claire, thanks so much for psoting a review. We like to call ouselves your local bike shop online. PArt of that is that if you have biguht something from us but are along way from us we like to use local bike shops to sort repairs and issues as much as we can, thereby supporting your local bike shop!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All great

All great, fast delivery good price and great customer service response.

August 20, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Lesley, that's a lovely bike you have there, they are very under-rated, especially at that price, hope you're getting the most out of it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great choice of tyre's

Great choice of tyre's, great price, Delivered on time ,
Will use again,

August 11, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Phillip, thanks for taking the time to post a review, we are very happy that we can supply those tyres at that price, we wish we could alwasy do that!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bike Fit. Highly reccommended

After being reccommended by a friend, I took my Ribble Allroad Al and myself to have a bike fit. I was introduced to Chris who took me upstairs to the bike fit room. While he was putting my bike into the set up frame, he asked me questions about what riding I did, what I was trying to acheive and other questions just to get an idea of what I wanted. Without going through the whole proceedure, Chris checked everything, dropped my saddle, adjusted my cleats, moved my hoods and gave my advice of other things I could try while out on my bike. Overall the adjustments were small but has made a massive difference to my ride position and comfort. The best £60 for an hour in have spent. I highly reccommend. Your back, shoulders, hips and knees will love you forever

August 20, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Thanks for taking the time to post such a thorough review. Chris really knows his stuff and being a very good cyclist himself really understands how and why a good posiiton is so important

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great service

July 21, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Gary, thanks for taking the time to leave a review, a short and sweet one, like one of our mechanics ( who shall remain nameless) talking of sweet. lovely bike, hoping you're out enjoying it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great price in the sale

Great price in the sale. Good communication, kept upto date with order. Delivered in a few days.

August 16, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Sybil, thanks for taking the time to post a review, when those tyres wear out , you know where to come!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased a bike on line

Purchased a bike on line. Delivered quickly and packed well. Unfortunately a charging lead for the power meter wasn’t in the packaging. However send a message to sales got a response quickly and lead on its way to me in the post same day.

August 21, 2026
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi Chris, thanks for taking the time to post a review, sorry about the omitted lead, out highly skilled packing hamsters do fall of the wheel occassionally, this particular hamster ( we keep records!) has been reminded of the need for thoroughness!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Im hoping i'm an exception here

Im hoping i'm an exception here, but i had a very bad experience Purchasing an Amflow PL from RM. Bike took 10 days to arrive with me, When it did it had a minor amount of damage to it, which could not have happened during shipping, and the bike was missing all the tools, manuals and extras it was supposed to come with along with a crucial speed sensor needed to use the bike properly. They also sent a checklist of things they'd supposedly 'checked on the bike, which included things like, 'Checking firmware was up to date'. It wasn't.
The extra bits were sent out quickly after i complained, but i cant understand how anyone filling out this checklist could have missed any of these bits in the first place. This was the most I'd ever spent on a bike and i was and still am very disappointed.

June 5, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RM Cycles

Hi George, thanks so much for psoting a review. Obviously we are not happy with the expereince you have had . I will be investigating and getting back to you once I have all the relevant information

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