Wheelbase Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Looking at 156 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the exceptional product packaging, ensuring items arrive well-protected and often pre-built for easy assembly. Many highlight the fast dispatch and efficient delivery, with orders received promptly. Staff are highly commended for their helpfulness, excellent communication, and proactive approach, making the overall service experience smooth. However, some customers noted issues with delivery companies, experiencing delays or poor tracking. A few also reported products arriving with missing components or quality control problems like unbalanced wheels. Additionally, some reviewers found certain staff interactions unhelpful or judgmental.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased with Wheelbase.co.uk. Fast dispatch and bike exceptionally well prepared and secured. It was first time for me using this store and I'm very nicely surprised. Bike came super secured in t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I picked up a new Trek Checkpoint ALR4 from the Lakeland store recently and the whole experience was great. James helped finesse the final touches on the bike to fit and add a few accessories; he also... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer services (Arawn - Kendal Lake district). Very understanding and helpfull throughout the entire process of ordering the new bike via cyclesheme. The bike arrived very well packaged.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great deal with the current “trade in”offer. This resulted in a really good discount on a review winning, in demand bike. I’d also like to say that I’ve never seen a bike so carefully packaged... See more


Company details

  1. Bicycle Store
  2. Bicycle Repair Shop
  3. Bike Accessories Store
  4. Road Cycling

About Wheelbase

Written by the company

Welcome to the UK's largest Cycle Store. We stock one of the UK's biggest selections of bikes from 15 of the world’s best brands like Trek, Cannondale, Cube, Focus, Whyte, Yeti and Frog to name but a few. Plus, the very best in clothing and equipment to help you enjoy the ride.

Today we are Wheelbase.co.uk, Wheelbase Lake District, Wheelbase Darlington and Wheelbase Yorkshire. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and friendly store for everyone who loves cycling, whether that be road cycling, mountain biking, touring, commuting, family riding or e-Bikes.

We are a team united by a passion for bikes and we have a wide range of cycling experience amongst our sales staff, mechanics and mail order team.

Our passion for cycling is invested back into the sport through the sponsorship and support of our British Elite road race team Wheelbase CabTech Castelli.

Now in its 12th year, we hold our annual MTB demo weekend in April, attracting up to 250 riders to our Lake District store, often in spite of the wet Cumbrian weather. We have a great community of cyclists here in the Lake District and there are plenty of events going on throughout the year, including the 3 Valley Challenge in June, our Tour de Staveley in July and the Wheelbase Spring Classic in March. We offer backing to local organisations where possible and are great supporters of Kendal Cycle Club and Fix the Fells.

Visit us online at www.WHEELBASE.co.uk or in one of our three stores in the Lake District, North East and Yorkshire.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cracking bike shop - great staff.

Wheelbase is our local shop, but it's more than just a bike shop (they've got showers!?!) The staff love cycling and cyclists, they are incredibly helpful - and very patient.

We bought our gravel bikes from there and later our road bikes. Everyone was helpful, double-checked everything and made sure we were happy and understood the particulars of each bike.

The team own the shop and it shows.

July 11, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Took my bike to Wheelbase Darlington

Took my bike to Wheelbase Darlington, which I purchased it from originally. It had an error 504 on the display. Waited for 2 weeks to get it booked in, they phoned me to say they can't possibly find a fault with it without racking a massive bill up so it's in my interest that they just leave it. The replacement motor was just a year old with a receipt to prove it. I phoned back to make sure they understood it was covered by warranty but was assured it's in by interest because it could cost a fortune to work out what's wrong. Fast forward to today and I took it to a bike shop in Bishop Auckland and they have called to say it's fixed with a £20 charge, it just needed a fault code cleared. I don't think Wheelbase had even plugged it in.
My plan was to get it fixed and to sell it for a new Am.Flow, I won't be giving my local Wheelbase the business and that's for sure.

August 1, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Felt rushed when picking bike up and…

Felt rushed when picking bike up and the guy kinda put the bike down specifically the wheels when it started to make noise from front wheel

July 19, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hi Dave,
Thanks for making us aware of this. We can only apologise that your collection experience wasn’t as we would like. We do hope that you enjoy your new bike and please let us know if we can assist further.
All the best,
Team Wheelbase

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Product was fine

Product was fine. But got 4 emails asking me to review my experience. Too many emails.

July 17, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hi Danny,
Glad you’re happy with the product. Yes, sorry about this we are aware of the issue and are working to rectify it. Apologies for the inconvenience!
There is nothing more valuable than customer experiences
All the best,
Team Wheelbase

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Order went smoothly with Wheelbase but…

Order went smoothly with Wheelbase but let down on the delivery date which I waited in two days after tracking my bike purchase. It eventually arrived three days late.

July 16, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hi Stephen
We are so sorry that your bike was delayed with our courier! We will note this with DX, although we use a 24hr delivery service sometimes delays occur
We can only apologise, and hope you enjoy the bike
All the best
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enormous thanks to Tom in the workshop…

Enormous thanks to Tom in the workshop at Darlington. Super helpful with sourcing me a set of replacement bolts for my son’s ebike in time for Ard Rock this weekend. Extremely helpful. Got the job done. I’ve little relationship with the store as we live in Sheffield but he went above and beyond to help get me out of a fix. Proper customer service. I wouldn’t hesitate using the shop or workshop again in the future. Highly recommend and thanks again.

July 22, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hey Sue
We hope you all had a blast at Ard Rock! Us guys who headed down to support Burgtec certainly did :)
Thanks for choosing us, we'll keep an eager eye out to see if your son takes after Steve Peat, being a Sheffield boy
Peace and Wheelies
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Probably the best online retailer for price and service. Highest recommendation.

July 13, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Scott
Thanks for taking the time to write probably one of the best reviews out there!
Peace and Wheelies
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt work by the guys at Wheelbase

Prompt work by the guys at Wheelbase, a great bike for my grandson and excellent delivery service keep up the good work

July 14, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Andy
We hope for many happy weekends or riding for you and your Grandson
Thanks for the kind word
All the best
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and products

Have used wheelbase twice in the last week or so, brilliant prices and incredibly fast delivery. Spot on

July 10, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Twice in one week!
Allan, sounds like you can't get enough of us, and we at Wheelbase can't get enough of you!
Thanks for the 5*'s

Excited for another purchase from Allan soon

All the best
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect communication

Perfect communication, quick delivery and goods in perfect condition once received. What more do you want?

July 9, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Tim, thanks for taking the time to write a nice review! What more could we want?
Enjoy the trails
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service!

We phoned Wheelbase about reserving a particular bike they had in stock. They were happy to reserve the bike for us whilst I waited for my Cycle2work letter, paid a refundable deposit. Sent them the LOC 2 weeks later when I got it, they redeemed it immediately and refunded my deposit at the same time. I could have got the bike delivered 48 hour’s later however I requested some accessories were fitted, which they ordered and fitted and delivery ended up being 2 days after that. Matt could not have been more helpful. I would not hesitate to purchase from Wheelbase again, even though I live in Glasgow.

July 10, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hi Sally
Thanks for this lovely review!
We hope you enjoy your bike and the wonderful riding around Glasgow.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help with any after sales support
All the best
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

Amazing customer service, product was good and the delivery was swift.

July 8, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Hi Yassar,
Thanks for taking the time to write us a bang on review, wishing you a stellar season of riding fast
All the best
Matt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great buying experience …

The whole buying experience was very simple. The price was very competitive and delivery very fast.
A great company to deal with!

July 6, 2026
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Reply from Wheelbase

Eric, what more could a company want from a review!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write some kind words, it means alot
Thanks
Wheelbase team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and good communication

Got hit by a pick up truck whilst out riding, so took bike in to get a damage appraisal. They booked me in and I was able to leave the bike with them, which was great. They rang me after the appraisal and discussed the issues. They didn’t try to exaggerate the damage or upsell extra work, they seemed to be very honest about it. They didn’t try the agreed work and I was able to pick the bike up the next day. Great communication and level of service, hassle free.

July 11, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Wheelbase

Andrew, we hope you are recovering and got those feet up, you do have to take it easy out there
I'm glad we could get the bike back on the road for you
The Workshop thanks you for the 5 * review and we all wish you the best
Matt

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