I went to fordham sports to get my bat knocked in (no time with uni etc). The charged me £10 for a knock-in of the edges but were asking for £40, yes 40, for a full bat knock-in.
ColtsCricketCompany opened up right next to them recently and I went to them straight after. As soon as I got into a conversation with the owner, I could tell he knew what he was talking about. Initially he said he would do the middle of the front face for £18 but when he started hitting it with a mallet, the supposedly knocked in edges were pressed in even further. So much for £10 then. In the end, he offered to oil it in (properly because my oiling was awful lmao), sand it, apply a grip, scuff sheet and toe guard for just £20. I insisted he take more but he was nice and went on about how its just a passion and a side thing (hes a vet surgeon).
He also had SF, SS and his own brand gear. I tried on some top of the range SF keeping gloves and they blew me away. Really, really nice. Im going sell my SG gloves to make way for those now! Bats were ofc indian imported but they were very good quality. Most of the ones I picked up had big middles and good ping. Edges were medium-thick but I didnt find any with thin edges. At £190 for a TOTR bat, its not that bad.
Service and quality wise I much prefer them to 2 other local retailers and the huge Fordham sports. I will defo go there again.
PS I know this thread is old but thought it would be better to post in this than create a new one.
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