Does Cycle Gear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cycle Gear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cycle Gear. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cycle Gear?

61% of Cycle Gear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cycle Gear 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cycle Gear?

Sales Associate (74) , Store Manager (30) , Key Holder (16) , Merchandiser (16) , Assistant Manager (15) , Assistant Store Manager (8) , Sales Associate/Key Holder (8) , Keyholder (7) , Manager (7) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (6) , Retail Sales Associate (4) , Sales (4) , Team Leader (4) , Gear Expert (3) , Receiving Specialist (3)

What are the pros of working at Cycle Gear according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with." ((in 12 reviews)); "Commission could be higher but still good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a team" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits for full timers." ((in 8 reviews)); "Talk about riding with riders, flexible scheduling (for people in high school/ college)" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cycle Gear according to real employee reviews?

"low pay unless a store manager" ((in 41 reviews)); "Upper Management is bad at keeping morale high, bottom line is more important than employee satisfaction or good work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Some employees can be aggressive and take the sale for the extra money" ((in 8 reviews)); "the district manager thought ill of my intentions and wouldn't allow the promotion." ((in 7 reviews)); "I've worked under a few different managers and CEOs, the ones that were very corporate minded made the job dull and wasted time on meaningless tasks." ((in 6 reviews))

Cycle Gear Reviews

3.3

61% would recommend to a friend

(295 total reviews)

Zach Parham

46% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Cycle Gear has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 295 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cycle Gear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

295 reviews

4.0

5 June 2026

Great culture and understanding management, but outdated systems

Key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people, culture, understanding management

Cons

Operating systems are out of date Commission structure can be tiring

Cycle Gear Response

2w

It’s great to hear that you’re enjoying our culture and finding support with our Greensboro team, as we always aim to keep that passion for the ride alive in our stores. We appreciate your candor regarding where we can improve our store experience and will keep your perspective in mind as we evaluate how to best support the team moving forward.

1.0

25 May 2026

Discounts can't outweigh a self-centered manager

Key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Discounts. That is about it

Cons

Self centered manager that barely showed up, and when he showed up maybe once a week on time the rest was always around 2-3pm. His first introduction to us was that we were all "replaceable" He left once on a busy Saturday to go dirtbiking with his friends, came back right at close in slides and shorts to close and left Multiple times of taking days off on vacation back out days. He now manages the newest "flagship store"... Good luck! Also the commission is an absolute joke, smaller stores make $500 plus commission every two weeks with some topping over $1000 dollars. Meanwhile the "flagship store" you make .004 percent.... That's $12 dollars every $3000 dollars you sell in your ZONE. Absolute joke of a company and a joke of a store.

Cycle Gear Response

3w

We appreciate you highlighting the team member discounts, but we are genuinely concerned to hear about your experience with leadership and the commission structure at your location. While this reflects an individual perspective, we take feedback regarding store management and team morale seriously as we always aim to foster an environment where every team member feels valued. Please be assured that your comments will be shared internally to help us maintain a supportive and balanced experience across all of our stores.

2.0

11 May 2026

Great discount but poor management and high turnover

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Big discount and get too hang out with other gearheads

Cons

Management is inconsitent, high tunrover due to lack of follow thru, they talk about rah rah rah! we want your good ideas, but then they ignore or worse, crap on you when you make a suggestion instead of thinking about it they say the schedule is flex but then tell you there are 50 other people who want your job if you don't or can't work on a weekend

Cycle Gear Response

3w

We love that you enjoyed our employee discount and hanging out with fellow riders, but we take your feedback regarding management consistency and how weekend schedule expectations are communicated seriously. Your years working with us are valuable, and these notes will be shared with our internal teams to help ensure we maintain a clear and respectful environment for our store team in Edina and beyond.

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