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2021 Here We Go…………..

2021 Here We Go…………..

24th Feb 2021

2021 is looking like it’s going to be as much of a melter for the bike industry as 2020.The demand for bikes is still high.As governments realise investing in infrastructure for cycling is well worth the return, commuters look for alternatives to cars, buses and trains and we all just want to get out and do a bit of fun exercise, bikes are a wonderful bit of kit.(Even with our massive bias thrown …
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Bike Builder(s) Required

Bike Builder(s) Required

8th Sep 2020

You know those TV ads for The Royal Navy?“If you can fix a bike, you can fix a car. And if you can fix a car you can fix a lorry. And if you can fix a lorry you can fix some giant, terrifying helicopter?” It loses something in translation.Well, we’re not here to ask you to join The Navy. But if you can fix bikes, we’ve got a job with your name on it. So you can get as much satisfaction as the lad …
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The Bare Naked..............Truth

The Bare Naked..............Truth

Posted by Andyh on 2nd Jul 2020

Here is the bare-naked truth.Mango Bikes is growing quickly. A little bit quicker than I’d like, but so quickly in fact that some people have started trash talking and taking things too far. Yes, our service has suffered because of the demand increases. But we’ve recruited more staff and are assembling and shipping more bikes every day than ever before. Yes, we could have reacted quicke …
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The Gooder, The Less Badder & The Getting There

The Gooder, The Less Badder & The Getting There

Posted by Andyh on 26th May 2020

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers provide a pretty good introduction to this update………….. “I’m learning to fly but I ain’t got wings Coming down is the hardest thing”ORDERS ARE SAFE, PAYMENTS SECURE AND BIKES WILL BE BUILT.ALL BIKE ORDERS FROM APRIL ARE ALMOST COMPLETE PLEASE BEAR WITH US; OUR SYSTEMS AND SERVICE LEVELS STRUGGLED TO COPE BUT WE’RE GETTING BETTER The rest of this message is …
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