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Not sure if there is a post on this already but how about using this one to give a shout out to your local bike shop
marshalls cycles welwyn garden city 🙂
redkite cycles, Shirley, Solihull.
great little shop, they don't sell bikes I like just the staff are really helpfula nd dead friendly. Always willing to help.
What's a local bike shop.?
Very lucky in Edinburgh with a range of decent LBS
The one I use the most is The Bike Chain on Rodney street. helpful / knowledgeable, good customer service, decent prices
East Street Cycles in Farnham. Very friendly, helpful, always enthusiastic and happy to talk bikes!
Ellis Briggs in Shipley at the moment.
Oh, and a shout out to Chester Cycles in Chester le Street, (used to be Cestria Cycles).
PedalPushers in Grantham.
Not an MTB shop, mostly TT bikes, but Neil is the only mechanic I trust with my bike! Has built 2 very good wheels for me.
melksham cycle centre.have recommended them more than once here.the managar has let me buy bikes from him interest free,let me take the bike,even though he knows i am unemployed.i cannot think of many shops doing that.also really great guys 😀
Dales cycles in Glasgow
Merlin cycles
Its true
I've had great service locally from
Two wheels
Race Co cycles
Leisure lakes (Wolvo)
Brotherton Cycles
& On Your Bike (Brum)
all fufilled a need I had at the time, but were spoiled for choice my way and haven't even tried Fred William, who a friend throughly recommends.
Freewheel in Nottingham have always done me proud, especially for servicing - not cheap, but good.
For purchasing, Evans in Nottingham have a huge amount in stock and will pricematch on the spot. Surprisingly good advice and guidance given the rep as well.
Two Wheels in Stourbridge
Race Co in Stourbridge
Both have been very good to me in the past and I would reccommend both to anyone in the area.
Brixton Cycles.
In err, Brixton.
lovely bunch of lads and ladeeys and the odd celebrity customer.
Specialists right through the field - Mountain, commuter,fixie, road, BMX, Skate and even wierd oldies.
A great antidote to the corporate Evans' and Cycle Surgeries out there.
Alf Jones - Wrexham - Great guys and customer service and a shiny new shop.
Garage Bikes in Morley, Leeds.
More a workshop than a shop shop (although spares are available!)
Finally found someone I trust to repair my bike!
Bicycle Smithy in Hazel Grove, on the A6 as you leave Manchester heading for the Peak District. Jon's a top lad and has seen me right on many occasions
I agree with TJ (which is weird) but The Bike Chain are the mutts nuts...
Bike Scene Guisbrough, usefull for those odds and ends that aren't worth waiting for/saving 50p on from CRC.
Pricing on other stuff is OK too, although no lightweight 2.35 innertubes seems a huge oversight! I'm running stretched out 2.0-2.2's as anything bigger was for DH. Bit odd as I know spesh brand some in that size/weight and thts the brand they stock.
Rayments in Brighton and Quest Adventure in Worthing. Both cracking shops.
Switchback Cycles, Knaphill (near Woking)- small shop but very helpful and keen on prices
excellent mechanic and good pricing at hot pursuits in totnes.
Streetlife Cycles, Norwich.
Great blokes, good deals for regulars, very accommodating and helpful, and they like to ride. I do sometimes wonder whether they might have signed something once that compels them to conform to the stereotype of disorganised, cluttered and slightly unreliable. I guess that's often part of the charm.
Hexham Bike shop, in, err, Hexham
Just been up there showing off the belt-drive to John Swan the younger and Tom the mechanic.
I use a few around the place:
Echelon in Pershore
Worcester Cycle Center in errrr Worcester
Brothertons Cycles Old Hill Birmingham
Sideways Cycles Alsager
All the above I'd happily recommend to anyone that is looking for great service.
awesome to see bike shops getting bigged up. 🙂 🙂
high5
Um would have recomended my local untill last week, over heard whilst paying for new bike " Hope he does not ****ing going to hang round all day" I will not be returning and yes I know I am a c**k but you make sure when someone is handing money over they don't hear it!
Not my LBS (quite far!), but they were very nice when mrs xiphon got her pashley.
Apple Bikes - if you're reading this, we walked in and bought the red pashley britannia less than 10mins later!
6-8 Orchard Road,
St. Annes-on-Sea,
Lancashire. FY8 1RY
01253 725349
Rick Green Cycles, Handforth (South Manchester) - roadie shop. Family run. Fantastic workshop skills. (Old LBS, I've now moved)
Harry Hall, Manchester - old reputation (of rudeness) went away. Always used them as were near old work. Finally became friendly..!
Sideways Cycles, Alsager - family run. Ace niche stuff. Friendly. Great service. Not local to me, but an ace business.
Paul Hewitt, Leyland - legendary wheels. Now close to me.
Merlin Cycles - now v nearby. Have used mailorder for years.
Harry Middleton, Ormskirk - another I don't yet know, but rep is good and they have a sizeable (road) club riding from the shop.
Evolution in Eastbourne
Castle Bikes in Caerphilly, not only a great shop but a friendly club as well.
http://www.stonehengecycles.com/
Great stock, great service and superb spanner men. Yes, even the ginger one!
Paul at Bike Shop Scotland in Dunfermline has been my LBS for a few years now. Brilliant service, friendly and always helpful.
Another vote for LeisureLakes in
Wolverhampton. Top bunch of blokes.
Cycleworks in Guildford every time for me.
J E James in Rotherham, used them for years and always had great service
Fred Williams in Wolverhampton
Two Wheels in Amblecote
18 Bikes (my not so local LBS)
Dave's Cycles in Aldridge.
Geographically local - 18 Bikes in Hope
'Virtually' local - The Bike Chain in Edinburgh
Devreux Cycles, Ashton on Mersey (Manchester) - top service from a top bloke (Ian)
Eddie McGraths, Urmston (Manchester) - as above!
BIKE (Bristol)
Spokes Cycles - Perth Road Dundee.
Good bunch of lads, seem to know their stuff and always very helpful