Sports Shops in Glasgow

Newest Review: ... one being the Gordon Street store (just opposite the Borders book store), with a smaller one near the bottom of Sauchiehall Street, and a small store in the Buchanan Galleries entirely devoted to Nike. One of the best things about Greaves is that they sell genuine sports shoes as opposed to casual trainers. As an athlete, I appreciate the range of quality running shoes they sell. They are one of the few stores to sell spikes (spiked running shoes, in case you are wondering!). I don’t know of any other sports shop in Glasgow that still sells spikes, so if you can’t find what you want in Glasgow, your only other option is t... more

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Sports Shops in Glasgow: Greaves Sports - for the true sportsperson (537 words)
by - written on 27/03/01 (Very useful, 6526 readings)
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Increasingly it is becoming hard to find decent sports shops on the high street. Stores like JD Sports and Sports Connection tend to appeal more to those who like to wear the gear, but wouldn’t have the faintest idea what sport is all about. If any of these shops do cater for genuine sporting people, then it is almost always football alone that is accounted for. Greaves Sports is a real sports shop, one that sells the sort of products that any serious sports person would require. It is extremely difficult nowadays to find anywhere that sells proper athletics clothing, rather than the Kappa casual wear favoured by so many of Glasgow’s younger ... Read the complete review

Sports Warehouse & Mountain Experience (220 words)
by - written on 24/12/00 (Very useful, 560 readings)
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[Update: April 2001 - Sports Warehouse has now closed] Located in New City Road, behind Chinatown and under the M8 at Charing Cross, Sports Warehouse. Strengths are team sports, indoor sports activities, and outdoors (although for outdoor equipment, I'd strongly recommend Mountain Experience half-a-mile away). They no longer have a bike shop. Occasionally they have 20% or 30% off everything periods, at which my girlfriend and I have picked up some good bargains. However, the regular service and prices are good too. For example, I was looking for a badminton racquet for a Xmas present. JD Sports had racquets in the £10-£20 bracket and the ... Read the complete review

Sports Shops in Glasgow: A Real Sports Shop- Greaves Sports. (327 words)
by - written on 19/12/00 (Useful, 6016 readings)
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There are so many pretend sports shops around now. You know the sort of place? They aren't really sports shops at all. They sell fashion and the occasional football. They are staffed by spotty teenagers who look at you as if you were from Mars when asked for anything other than a replica football shirt. God forbid that anyone is interested in any other sport. In a city such as Glasgow, where football is a religion and teenagers are incorrectly dressed if they aren't wearing £100 trainers and tracksuit bottoms, finding a real sports shop is difficult. I have managed it though. Greaves Sports have two branches: Gordon Street and ... Read the complete review

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