Terms & Conditions
Privacy, security and confidentiality are important to 1st Gear Cycles. The following terms and conditions endeavour to make our web site a safe place to trade. You should understand that by using this web site you agree to the following terms and conditions.
General
Your contract is with 1st Gear Cycles 112 High Street Alton Hants GU34 1EN
You agree that e-mail will be used as the standard means of communication. If your order is accepted, we will send you an e-mail confirming this. This confirmation e-mail will contain all relevant statutory information concerning your contract.
1st Gear Cycles do not store any credit card information, nor will we pass any of your personal information, including credit or debit card information to any third party.
1st Gear Cycles use CyberSource (www.cybersource.com) for online credit and debit clearing, in conjunction with Barclays Bank.
You undertake that all details which you provide to us for the purpose of ordering goods are correct, that the credit or debit card you are using is your own and that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost of the order.
Your statutory rights are not affected but otherwise all purchases are non-exchangeable, non-refundable and non-transferable.
All prices on this site include United Kingdom VAT at the prevailing rate.
Delivery
1st Gear Cycles aims to dispatch all orders within 14 working days of confirmation that your order has been accepted.
A statutory cooling off period of 7 days applies to all orders in accordance with The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000.
All orders will be charged £3.99 or £8.50 to cover packing and carriage.
Returns
To return an item, email us on enquiries@1stgearcycles.com to initiate the process.
Variations
We may amend these terms and conditions from time to time, and post the new version on the website. When we do so, we will mention the fact on our home page www.1stgearcycles.com. All purchases from the date of posting onwards will be governed by that new version.
Liability
• 1st Gear Cycles attempts to ensure that the information available on the website at any one time is true and accurate but cannot guarantee that it will be error-free. 1st Gear Cycles does not make any warranty that the website is free from infection by viruses, trojans, worms or anything else that may have destructive properties.
• 1st Gear Cycles does not accept liability for any errors and omissions and reserves the right to change information, specifications and descriptions of listed goods, products and services.
• 1st Gear Cycles will do its best to correct errors and omissions as quickly as practicable after being notified of them.
• 1st Gear Cycles makes no representations about the fitness for a particular purpose of any of the products or services available on this website.
• 1st Gear Cycles does not accept liability for any indirect or consequential loss arising out of the use of the website or for any products or services purchased from the website.
• 1st Gear Cycles will only be liable for direct loss (save in the case of death or personal injury in respect of which there is no limit) up to a maximum total of the price of the product or service purchased in respect of any claim.
• This Liability section applies only to the extent permitted by law.
Additional
These terms and conditions contain the entire agreement between you and 1st Gear Cycles relating to your purchase. You are responsible for reading all information in these terms and conditions fully. If any of these terms are held to be invalid or unenforceable, those terms will be struck out and the other terms remain.
All material and software Copyright 1st Gear Cycles 2008. All rights reserved. It is strictly prohibited to copy, republish or redistribute any of the material and software contained in the 1st Gear Cycles' site.
Law
Every purchase you make shall be deemed performed in England. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

