Archive for the ‘About Capital Cycles’ Category

Celebrating our 45,000th website visitor

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Since May 2008 when we came into the world,  an astonishing 45,000 people have visited our website. This has led to us selling our stunning and unique range of Dutch Bicycles (from £189.95) to over 1300 fantastic customers so far – with more being sold every day.

Buying from a trusted, established, reliable and caring shop is essential. It is in the core of our ethic that we live according to these basic rules and as a result our customers are always overwhelmingly happy and ready to recommend us to their friends and family.

To see our range of bikes, click here.

If you want to ask us anything at all, click here.

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Got a dog? They LOVE wicker bike baskets…

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

This picture was sent to us recently by one of our customers who bought a Modern Dutch Style ladies bicycle, with a rear wicker basket – for her dog. Pretty cool we think:

pretty cool

Celebrating our 70th consecutive POSITIVE piece of Ebay feedback

Friday, May 8th, 2009

It’s nice to know things like this when you’re buying online.

Follow this link and you will see that of the many bicycles we have sold on Ebay, 100% of our feedback has been extremely good – http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=greataffordablebikes&ftab=AllFeedback 

 Furthermore, we also have our own inhouse customer review page – click here

We take enormous pride in making sure that we are not your typical online shop. You can even read more about the person who is the face behind the business – here.

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Capital Cycles founder speaks in front of Institute of Directors

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Last night, Freddie Bourne (founder and MD of Capital Cycles) had the honour of speaking to 100 people at the Institute of Directors, some of whom being the most important people in today’s financial world.

While the other two speakers spoke about money and credit, Freddie talked about the value and importance of company ethics and value, and in doing so it cemented for him what Capital Cycles is about – providing a strong, honest, genuine and affordable service directly to the public. From listening to the other 2 speakers around him, he also affirmed the crucial importance of customer service. Well, if you take a moment to read some of our customer reviews, you will see that caring for our customers is something we have always taken seriously and will indeed continue to do so, no matter how large we become.

We are a small business, but a proud one. We care utterly about QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY and CUSTOMER CARE.

Capital Cycle featured in SKY MAGAZINE with Sarah Cawood!

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

If you are one of the 8 million people across the UK who receives Sky Magazine, then you will have seen the giant 8 page article about celebrities and the way their bicycles keep them fit and healthy.

Sky Mag teamed up with Mayor Boris Johnson, James Cracknell and 10 other well know faces to help show easy and enjoyable it is to keep fit by cycling.
Well, we are thrilled to let you know that in the article, the green bicycle with wicker basket which television presenter Sarah Cawood is seen on with her dog, is one of our very own Capital Modern Dutch Style hybrid cycles - £179.95 delivered!

If you want to order one of these stunning and affordable bikes, you can do so simply here through the website. Delivery is free to all UK mainland addresses and it is delivered on a next working day service.
However, don’t take too long – sales have been strong this month and they will soon be sold out until our next delivery in June.

**Click here to order the very bike!**

Capital Cycles on page ONE of Google for 'Hybrid bike'

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Our unique and affordable Modern Dutch Style Hybrid bicycles (£179.95 delivered), are now starting to get noticed! Now, when you type hybrid bike into Google, we even appear on page 1!!

We have not paid to be there, but instead we have worked our way there and it has been the extraordinary traffic coming through our website that has earned us this coveted spot.

Our bikes represent everything that so many people want – desirable, attractive, reliable and affordable.

Capital Cycles to donate £1 from every bicycle sold to Charity

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

When you buy one of our bicycles, you are also doing your bit for Diabetes UK. The £1 donated from your order may not seem much, but it makes a great andpotentially life-saving difference.

2.5 million people suffer from diabetes across the UK. My girlfriend is a type 1, insulin dependent diabetic. She was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 13 and in fact when admitted into hopsital was told that she only had one week to live.
Today, thanks to the advances in treatment and the support given by Diabetes UK, she leads a strong and active lifestyle. She even cycles 14.5 miles a day to and from work on a Capital Modern Dutch Ladies bike.

Your small donation may not be much by itself, but when added together this small sum becomes a large one and then thanks to you – people will benfit.

So, buy one of our Modern Dutch style bicycles and do not just yourself a great favour, but help someone else who needs your help as well.

Thank you.

800 bicycles sold so far

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

This is a greater achievement then we ever predicted – since launching Capital Cycles in May last year (2008), we have sold over 800 bicycles throughout the UK.
Over the past 10 months, we have worked constantly on developing and improving our bicycles and our service and as a result, what we have now is simply brilliant – we have developed the UK’s first truly reliable and comprehensive affordable bicycle brand. Our hybrid bikes are based around combining superior components with classic aesthetics and as a result are completely unique.

 

 

Celebrating our 60th consecutive positive piece of Ebay feedback

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Being a purely online business, we care enormously about what our customers have to say. Comments about our bikes and our service are extremely important for us and for potential customers, and i am pleased to report that what our customers have written on Ebay has been no exception:

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=greataffordablebikes&ftab=AllFeedback

Our affordable Modern Dutch Hybrid bicycles (£159.95 delivered) are completely unique and they have been a smash hit. So have a look now and see whether you fancy improving your lifestyle, reducing costs and doing it in an affordable way.

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Capital Cycles to speak at the Institute of Directors

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

It seems that anyone who owns a young, small business and is surviving this recession, must believe that they are doing something right. Well, the feeling is even better when the outside world agrees.

I have been asked to make a speech at the Institute of Directors this May, explaining what i do and how i have got here. Capital Cycles is approaching its 1 year anniversary and in that time I have sold 800 bicycles, made a lot of customers very happy and SO FAR i have been able to manage the impact of our dessimated currency and the unwillingness of people to part with it.

But when i think about it, so I should. Buried into the very ethos of my little business is the absolute determination to make cycling affordable. I sell beautifully made, attractive bikes for a very low profit and the way I see it, with the financial and health benefits of the product in question and the keen pricing I stand by, I hope to survive this mess.

I do have one worry though – I don’t like speaking and the Director General of the Institute of Directors is going to be there!