A mate (who has not returned since the hack) got the following done:-
New rear pads supplied and fitted
2 spokes in rear wheel, wheel trued.
New gear cable supplied and fitted, gears indexed (beautifully)
Front brake adjusted.
Dropped off Friday afternoon, picked up Saturday.
All for a credit crunch busting £21.
Biking Factory Shop, Prestwich. A traditional old bike shop with non of your new fangled nonsense and a mechanic who has been wearing the same overalls since the days when he serviced Wellington bombers.
I had similar this weekend - Really have to big up The Cyclery in Uppermill. More gunk in rear tyre, new rear gear cable + set up, new granny ring, tubes of lube & degreaser - £26
frame faced, BB and crankset fitted, gears set: £25 at Langsetts in Sheffield.
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£25! they wanted that off me just to do the faceing last (and it was the last time) time i was in Langsetts ! Told them to stuff it, hoped on the train to Derby, got it done at samways for £10, had dinner at my parents and went home! Total coast £15.36
has been wearing the same overalls since the days when he serviced Wellington bombers.
Haha, that's the sort of mechanic you want! Far more useful than the grunting stoner teenagers more often found in the back of bike shops these days.