Superb!!
My bike is the OG 1 x 10sp and I opted for a few extras. The quality of the bike is brilliant, and the build is superb. It’s clear a lot of time and effort has gone into the materials and the build itself. Absolute value for money. I’ve ridden the bike as much as I can considering it’s October and I’m delighted, it’s 100% been worth the wait. I want to be clear that Ive read recent reviews about Mango and that I haven’t had any issues throughout my experience. In my opinion, with everything being absolutely upside down at present it’s totally unfair to leave reviews like some of one’s I’ve read. I waited 9 weeks for my bike, so what, I’ve waited 7 months to go out for a pint with my mates and at this rate I’ll probably have to wait another 7 months, like everyone else. Yeah it’s crap we have to wait longer for our products and that businesses can’t offer the standard of service that we have come to expect but it’s easy to pick on the little guy. If the little guys like Mango keep getting slated we won’t have the creativity, individuality, personal touch and ability to customise our products in the way that only businesses like Mango can offer. So if you’re considering leaving a “one star f*#k you review” just think, if we continue to hammer these businesses they will disappear then it won’t be long until we’re riding around on mass produced crap created by Amazon and our every move tracked by Google. Support the little guys. Thankyou to all at Mango!
Sending Mango Love
I had a bit of a think about whether to give the Mango bike team four stars or five. I went for five and here’s why: I waited three months for my bike, and to be honest I did get a little inpatient along the way. Over the three month period I sent three emails all of which were answered promptly with clear explanations of what was happening. Mango did tell me twice that they were waiting for parts and how COVID had been impacting on delivery. Other friends of mine who had ordered bikes from other companies also waited a while. I would say if you want a bike quickly, then now isn’t the time to get one, COVID has effected everything and it will be a while till companies are able to fully recover, also bikes are in demand. My bike arrived, when Mango said it would, very well packed and I did get a tool kit, the bike was very easy to put together, well with a little help from my partner and some guidance from the Mango videos. It’s a very high quality bike, for the price there really is nothing to complain about. I went for the cycle to work scheme, Mango bikes haven’t yet cashed in the voucher so I haven’t started paying yet. Personally I think I overreacted a bit with Mango bikes and reading some of the reviews I think other people have to. If you want a top quality bike that is very well made, to your very liking and are willing to wait a few months then I would definitely say Mango bikes is the way to go. If your a little bit angry, have a chip on your shoulder and the patients of a hungry dog, perhaps go to Halfords. Have your own Mango experience, not other people’s. The haters probably aren’t happy people.
Ok bike, disorganised business though.
Only bought because of good lead time - however this turned out to be misleading and took as long as other suppliers. Bike arrived without assembly instructions, think I've figured it out - the bike itself seems ok but nothing special.
Very quick delivery and amazing value for money
Very quick delivery, great product quality and amazing value for money. I can only recommend this website.
Good, but not great....
To begin this review I will mention I ordered my Bike on June 12th. I received the bike 28th Sept.... When I ordered the bike the website said the dispatch date would be the end of July. July came and went and no communication to say any different. It was not until I had got in touch that I finally received some communications to let me know they had been 'swamped' with orders. I appreciate that they had not anticipated the increase in orders since covid hit but given that I feel their response has been quite poor, I feel that they could have focused more on completing orders rather than misleading customers and continuing to receive orders that they would not be able to complete. Finally at the beginning of sept after lots of emails requesting an update I was finally given a more realistic dispatch date. It seems that Mango had started to receive their stock to make the bikes and where starting to get on track. Communication after this became a little more regular. The bike was dispatched on sept 25th (17 weeks after ordering). No tools where included in the box with the bike to attach wheel/pedals/seat/handlebars. I have tools so it was not an issue but Mango had said there would be so…… Apart from that the bike is great! Instructional video was very helpful, so far seems like a very sturdy build, very light, very fast So all in all I am happy despite the very lengthy waiting time. Also thought it might be worth mentioning that in one of the emails received from Mango they had mentioned some “extra freebies as a token of their appreciation for sticking with them”, which if that meant the small packet of Haribo sweets thrown in with all the accessories I had bought then…..thank you? Overall I have been quite disappointed with the overall experience, because although the bike is very good, the lack of communication, time taken, and now money I have spent on public transport when I could have been using the bike to get to and from work/etc has not been the best. Having said that, the bike is excellent so take from that what you will. I'm sure that once they get orders under control Mango will be the cool bike company they aspire to be, but for the time being, they leave a little to be desired.
KEEP WELL AWAY!!
Ordering was great & my bike arrived when it was due. 10 months after I received the bike it developed a bottom bracket problem. This was reported via e-mail, for which I received a reply, and not just the automated one. However since that e-mail after sales service has been non-existent. I've since sorted the problem out myself & removed all the Mango branding decals - I don't want to promote them. KEEP WELL WAY!!
Honestly dont know where to start
Honestly dont know where to start, i dont usually leave reviews but i felt i had to. Lets begin with the time it took to get my bike, it took almost 3 months to get my bike, now i understand its COVID so was expecting that but the customer service was terrible, if you cant meet demand just dont put them on sale? would you rather meet demand and have good customer service which is what builds your reputation or have 100s of dissatisfied customers leaving you bad reviews? forgetting that, i am wiling to forgive but that is not the reason for the rubbish review (would give it negative stars) for £450 i would expect a semi decent bike, however this is the heaviest bike i have EVER used, does not feel good at all, i have people on single speeds absolutely out pacing me without even trying (I have used many bikes in the past so its not me), its just a heavy lump of steel which you can get the parts for next to nothing online. Gears dont really work properly, makes chain noise. honestly about to just chuck this away with this hassle as no one will buy this off me. DO NOT BUY, spend your money elsewhere, this is coming from a guy who is easy to please and never leave reviews and not being picky, this is a dreadful bike and it annoys me that i cant do anything about this but suck it up and buy a better bike
Don't be fooled by the hype...these bikes are poor
Customer service was poor....but the bike is absolutely terrible. It's hard to know where to start really, but I suppose the frameset should be the place. This is just a cheap steel item (you can pick them up on eBay for about £60 with free delivery). The wheels are about the best thing on the bike, but are still heavy and outdated in design (you can also pick these up on eBay for about £70). Everything else is just really cheap and nasty, and will probably fall to bits in less than a year. The worst (and funniest) component is the chainset. The chainring is so misshapen that the chain goes from extremely tight to really slack during a full revolution. Laughable really!!! I could list each component and tell you how poor they are, but I don't want to bore you. Who on earth are Chasewood (Google it and you still won't know). How they can charge £350 for this bike is criminal really. Only buy from Mango if you really like their awful colour schemes and don't mind riding truly awful bikes. For £350 you can buy something much better....
Ordered bike mid July still nothing (mid sep now).
Stupidly ruining their reputation when all we need is some emails with some updates? Ordered bike mid July. They are not contactable. Sent emails and tried to phone. They are putting fingers in their ears. All that is needed is some emails or updates on their site explaining delays etc...
Ordered 2 bikes from mango a moosher…
Ordered 2 bikes from mango a moosher for my wife and a single speed for me. Ordered on the 8th of June and I realised when ordering that with covid going on that things may take a while longer. Didn't have much contact to begin with from mango even when I was live chatting them almost daily for updates on the bike builds. Had a email confirmation that the moosher was built and ready for despatch so I agreed for it to be sent and il wait a while longer for my single speed. The moosher arrived and I have to admit it is a great great bike really easy to put together and my wife has been out on bike rides with my daughter everyday since receiving it. I had a email stating that the black wheels for my bike won't arrive till October and a offer to change colour of them so I agreed to change to red and also was told I can change all other things to match if I wanted to eg. Saddle, handlebars, chain, tyre's. Been told my despatch date is a week Friday now so fingers crossed its accurate. The contact I've had since my wife's bike was despatched has been second to none and I am impressed by them. Overall I know its been a long wait and I'm still awaiting one bike to come but from recieveing my wife's bike and seeing the quality of it I think it's well worth the wait.