Primera Sports Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really disappointing experience. I ordered a bike pump on 30th July, but nothing arrived. When I called a few weeks later, I was told it was out of stock but should be back in stock the followin... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What an absolute breath of fresh air - just moved to Dorset from Kent and wanted to buy a Trail bike for Moors Valley - Halfords were a waste of time but this morning we visited Primera Sports. Will... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered the Scott Contrail 200 kids' bike for my daughter and it arrived on day two, which was already impressive. What really won me over was how well-packaged and prepared everything was — an Alle... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class service from Vince and the team at the Poole branch from enquiry to collection. The bike fit was by Vince who’s knowledge and attention to detail was amazing, repeatedly making adjustments... See more

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Primera is a family run business who provide genuine friendly service at all times. We have been operating for over 31 years and just love the bike business. Our staff are very dedicated, hardworking and a lovely bunch of people. They provide the best service possible with some staff members with us for over 20 years. We are also passionate about supporting local charities, Dorset Mind, The Steve Bernard Foundation and MacMillan Cancer Care.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great store

Great store, friendly staff members all passionate about cycling and always happy to help.

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wheel Service

Needed a wheel service for a Zipp 303. COVID guideline expectations managed and Primera were able to turn the service around pretty quickly. Staff spoken to were knowledgeable and friendly.

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from the team at Primera

Great service from the team at Primera, the really know their stuff when it comes to bikes, road, gravel, mountain and electric they’ve got it all👍 So lucky to have them on my doorstep and highly recommend Primera to all... thanks

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best bike shop around

Great selection of bikes and equipment for all levels of rider. I needed some new handlebars fitted to my race bike and the shop had them ordered and fitted in no time. Highly recommend!

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 stars

Couldn’t be happier with my experience as a customer, the staff have always gone above and beyond to help. The ‘local bike shop’ feel is hard to come by nowadays but Primera Sports have this in plenty.

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from the guys

Great service from the guys, had a rear derailleur issue that needed to be fixed for a race the next day and was done within the hour top service and all were willing to help get it sorted. Thanks

June 3, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very knowledgable and passionate about cycling

I've bought a number of bikes off Primera over the years and they have always been first class. Knowledgable and keen to make sure you get the right bike for your needs. I bought another bike a few weeks back and they did everything they could to accommodate despite the challenges presented by the pandemic and the fact they were dealing with an unprecedented level of demand.

June 3, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent knowledge and superb service

I have been purchasing from Bill and all the team at Primera for over 25 years... As a keen cyclist of all disciplines I value the teams broad and extensive knowledge across all the brands, their expertise and honesty when servicing/repairs, and their high level of customer service. They know their stuff and fortunately don’t charge for their time! We need to support these local businesses, just as they support us and our community

June 2, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought an Obrea Gain electric road bike…

Bought an Obrea Gain electric road bike for my wife from here, even though it is geared and setup for adventure riding, my wife loves it on the road with the wide section tires she finds it really comfortable. Its been great for escaping down the narrow back lanes with the gravel and ruff surfaces. We have been doing 40 -50 miles hill rides and had no issues with the range. My wife loves it, another great bikes setup and supplied, thanks guys, probably be back again soon for something else. Cheers!

June 1, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great shop and very friendly…

Great shop and very friendly knowledgable staff. Been buying my bikes from here since they started, never had a issue. The workshop team are the only guy’s I would trust with my race bikes. If they haven’t got it they will always get it for me, suppliers and courier depending obviously. Never had any issue with anything I have bought here, never an issue with the bikes I have wheeled out from the shop. Proper bike shop for proper sports cyclists, other bike shops are available for the cheap junk and bad service but not this one

June 1, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service once again

Rode away on my 2nd bike now from Primera. Always excellent service from them with no rush even when extremely busy. First bike was about 2 years ago and it’s served me well. This time was an upgrade and it’s been a joy to purchase.

Thank you

May 31, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just visited the shop and VERY…

Just visited the shop and VERY disappointed, wouldn't even honour the advertised discount for NHS (apparently was only applicable at the BEGINNING of lockdown...).
Checked on their website and STILL advertising phantom NHS discount.
Seems its a sellers market at the moment so that would explain some of their nonchalance....
I have bought plenty of bikes and equipment in the past from them, but won't be doing so in the future.

Addendum following response from Primera Sports:
Thank you for responding to my review.
It was quite clear from what I observed in store, that you were operating as a business not a charity, so trying to present yourself as the latter cuts little weight.
My review is an honest account of my experience. To accuse someone of blackmail is a cheap shot, completely untrue and quite frankly libellous, so I suggest you withdraw that one sharpish.
As for coming into your store to ‘discuss things’ further I respectfully decline. At least until you apologise for your response, your misleading offers of discounts and generally wasting my time.
Kind Regards

May 27, 2020
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Reply from Primera Sports

Very sad to read your review at a time we have gone above and beyond helping key workers throughout the covid crisis. Being held to ransom for a discount or leaving a 1 star review is extremely unfair, but we accept the world we live in. We give our time up throughout the year raising money for local charities including the NHS, and we will continue to do so.. Trying to blackmail a business with the threat of a bad review will not deter us from working with the NHS or other charities. .

We are happy to discuss more in-store but please be fair when writing reviews and keep to the truth.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bianchi after sales service

Recently took my Bianchi in after experiencing front wheel “wobble “.
Billy and the team completed a full front end analysis and mechanical check and after adjusting the hub pre-load and identifying that the wheel magnet as I’d fitted might have been creating wheel imbalance did all this in the name of good customer relations - bike now riding beautifully at speed downhill, very happy, Primera are a 5* business, thanks guys!

May 26, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks for great service despite how busy you are during lockdown

I've bought two bikes from Primera over the years, and have always had good service, but I have to give them extra marks for my most recent purchase given the extra efforts that they're having to put in to be able to provide their customers with continued support during the lockdown period. I wanted to buy a bike for my wife and despite the one I wanted being out of stock (from all retailers, due to the demand on bikes at the moment) they helped me to find a suitable alternative, despite clearly being exceptionally busy. I was concerned about picking the bike up from the store given the current COVID situation, but they were very accommodating and everyone in store was respectful of people's personal space. Hats off to you all, many thanks, and see you soon for the bike's first service.

May 17, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Primera & staff truly deserve the five…

Primera & staff truly deserve the five star rating I have given them. Absolute top service when I bought my Turbo Levo from them last year which prompted me to by another Levo for my Wife which under the present situation for travel they duly delivered to us. Wife is truly delighted with her new bike Again Top service & Products from Primera.

May 13, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No customer service after the initial sale....

My husband bought a hybrid for my occasional use 18 months ago so the bike has done little mileage & not been ridden hard. During the lockdown, I was using it to attend hospital appointments, Unfortunately, the crank appeared loose so my husband rang Primera for advice but ended up having to take it to the shop for them to look at. They took it out to the back of the shop for a while and upon return stated that it was nothing major, a 5 minute job and would only cost about £20 to fix. He asked if they could go ahead and fix it as I needed it for exercise to be told that they could not fit it in until July and that it should not be ridden until fixed. We do not have the correct tools to do it ourselves so he asked if they could supply them (we would pay) to be told no.
When he was buying the bike, they couldn’t be nicer until he had parted with the money. When things go wrong their attitude is inflexible, unhelpful & not willing to assist in any way, complete lack of customer service.

May 13, 2020
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Reply from Primera Sports

Very sorry to read about your experience with us. Unfortunately our workshops are extremely busy and we are now booking work in for a few weeks time. With the current coronavirus situation people are getting out cycling more which has resulted in increased workloads which are out of our control. With mechanics already working overtime to get bikes which are already booked in returned, everyone is already under pressure, we are also having to work with new restrictions in place which has increased service time. It is upsetting when we have to tell people we are fully booked and when customers are upset we realise we have to accept comments.
Please accept our genuine apologies, we are doing our very best during these very unusual times.

I will take a look at the cctv footage from your husbands visit and look at how we can improve our service.

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