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Just wondering where your lbs is situated, near me most in the main shopping areas in town with a couple in quieter suburbs and a few in lock up/workshop type units on industrial estates, which if you didn't know they were there you wouldn't find them.
so where's your lbs situated?
In the village i live in 🙂
Unfortunately mine is gone..... 🙁
Next door to a cafe for mums with toddlers. Me - dog 😉
I live in Leeds city centre and my closest is Halfords.
Next is Hydepark cycles, Never been in....sad really, I must go next time I'm passing.
Next is Stif in Headingley which is nice as it's well stocked although sometimes pricey.
Most of my trade goes to Psycholosport in Harrogate, Pete's a top bloke, with good mechanical skills and is an avid biker/singlespeeder.
My lbs is Sowerby Bros in Mirfield, i get some bits there but as above, I try to use Pete at [url= http://www.psychlosport.co.uk/ ]Psychlosport[/url] in Harrogate, I know Pete thru motorbiking and is a sound fella
*high fives biscuitandpotato*
closest lbs is Mosquito Bikes which sells muchos blingos bikes - IF, Moots, Ibis, Litespeed, etc
other three closest lbses are Cyclesurgeries
so where's your lbs situated?
Next door to Machine Mart.
Just out from the main part of Bangor High street, and nearer to work than the other, boring shops!
Harry Halls central Manchester. Do small repairs for beers.
About 100 feet from my front door 😆
I have 2 LBS's Merlin cycles and Chain Reaction Cycles.
Nowhere near my house but the best ones IME and I've learned how to do stuff myself.
brakes: if Mosquito is your lbs, surely TwoWheelsGood must be one of the next 3 closest?
Within a 5 minute drive I have one excellent bike shop - Freeborn - and then another not so excellent - nameless. Within a 15 minute drive I also have Head for the Hills, Dorking, Nirvana Cycles in Westcott and Beyond Mtb Bikes in Storrington.
No wonder I'm penniless!
Nearest to me is Terry Wrights Cycles which is about a mile down the road - good mix of 'bread and butter' bikes but nothing too exotic.
Good servicing and always willing to help out.
sowerby brothers is nearest to home, and i can see leeds halfords right now
I don't really use LBS's, which is just as well as Nottingham isn't exactly good for them.
I pass a Leisure Lakes on the way to work, there is an Evans in town and Freewheel in Hockley should start wearing ski masks and carry bags with 'Swag' written on them to complete the being robbed experience.
The only one that I'll give the time of day is Sherwood Pines Cycles. A nice bunch of blokes, a good selection of kit and considering their location, pretty good prices.
Cyclopedia in Cardiff is in on one of the suburban shopping streets out of the city centre, and it's one of the best shops I've used for knowing their stuff and having a great range of essential bits and pieces. However obscure your request they've got it covered, and they almost always have at least one model of whatever you need. Big up to Ian and Stuart.
Sunset Cycles on the other hand, just down the road, has a massive range of bikes in the showroom but virtually nothing else. No useful spares when you need them.
Two minutes walk from work so I can always pop in for lunch (when they are not closed) to share some cakes 😉
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my LBS is around 8 miles away from my house, there are one's closer however none anywhere in the same league for building wheels etc (badassbikes in Dundry, Bristol)
[b]sootyandjim - Member[/b]
I don't really use LBS's, which is just as well as Nottingham isn't exactly good for them.
[url= http://www.tswcycles.co.uk/ ]TSW Cycles?[/url]
My Lbs, there brilliant!
Back on Track Bikes in malvern is about 400 yrds away 🙂
[url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?X=416824&Y=383543&A=Y&Z=110&lm=1 ]Here is mine - 18bikes in hope[/url]
I have a good choice - from Halfords on an industrial estae to shops in the city centre
Evans Manchester for repairs that I cant do. I must say there is a lad in there called David who puts spannermonkeys in some fancy LBS's to shame skillwise.
He doesnt huff and puff and say it may take an hour or two to basically milk me of as much money as possible...or not have a clue and 'guess' like some have. Within 10mins its always a simple 'done'.
biketreks, ambleside
wheelbase, staveley
one of the other joys of living in the lakes
Disagree re freewheel. Simon and Will for example are top blokes. Always friendly and happy to help.
vdubbwe67 - They may be the nicest guys in the world but that isn't the reason I choose not to use Freewheel.
Phil Corley Cycles is nearest. Not a bad bunch really 🙂
Ealing Cycles, just off the broadway, and its crap and run by idiots
next closest is an Evans, run by kids seemingly, but at least they stock usefull stuff.
We don't really have an LBS. In fact Southampton, unless someone can point me to one, doesn't really have a 'decent' bike shop.
"I must say there is a lad in there called David who puts spannermonkeys in some fancy LBS's to shame skillwise. "
I second that, offers plenty of good advice.
Vote [i]'FOR'[/I] Freewheel in Hockley.
if Mosquito is your lbs, surely TwoWheelsGood must be one of the next 3 closest?
not heard of it until now, although I think I've popped into the one in Crouch End
don't venture to Stoke Newington very much, but I'll check it out
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Halesowen Cycles is the closest and i wouldn't trust them to put a saddle on the right way round. Next closest is Brotherton Cycles in Old Hill which are fairly mixed.
The ones i actually use are Two Wheels and Race Co. Both have there positives and negatives but both have reveived large amounts of cash off me in the last few years.
Brooks cycles in either Newtown or at welshpol - same distance to both
I do n't like Freewheel in Hockley..one guy in particular seems to assume all females are numptys who do n't know what they're talking about. Divvent like that so much. I find Bunneys Bikes near the station nicer folks to do business with.
Skyline at Glyncorrwg. Top blokes, top service.
Ride-on in Rawtenstall, or Merlin in Chorley for me..
but if I go and see my mum, its my really good mates at York Cycleworks..
Mine has just relocated into a very large building right in the middle of town. Its got a far bigger range of gear,a bar and a bmx track out the back next to which you can relax with a beer or coffee.
About 25 miles up the road if I want feel something, so use CRC a lot. Wouldn't buy from Biketreks if it was the last shop
My LBS is Sheffield Jejames 400m from my front door. (my nearest LBS workshop however is the kitchen).
Lunge, I think Halesowen Cycles just closed down...
...and if you didn't trust [i]them[/i] to put your saddle on, be very very careful with Race co.
KMB has 3 locations in town, the furthest of wich i can walk in 10+ mins....
my LOCAL bike shops are sh..., "we can order it", yeah so can I, and get it quicker/cheaper, but I want it NOW! and am prepared to pay abit more for that service/
Deep breath...
Been to Steels in Newcastle today( 1/2 hour drive) great service, great sale-anyone want a £5k tarmac SL2 for £2.5k?
Mike Cooksons....11 miles but I'd rather do the journey than visit the local place (sorry Chris Paulson)
Cyclesense in sunny Tadcaster? 8ml from me or halfway between Leeds/York.
Some scum did them over last weekend and did away with about 8 grand of bikes, got them back in second hand condition the next day after the police actually did their job!
Great guys and good prices/service, Are u Local???
Nearest (5 mins walk) bikelab, next (10 mins walk) ride cycleworks, next (15 mins) primera.
Spoilt for choice down here.
my MOST local bike shop is All Terrain in Saltaire.
The one I use the most is Chevin Cycles in Otley
Mountain Trax in Wokingham, 10 mins away by car
RideOn,Rawtenstall or Merlin at Buckshaw Village.I live roughly halfway between the two.
Sometimes use Leisurely Lakes in Bury too.
the nearest one is about 400 metres away but I prefer the one about two and a half hours drive away, it gets used more often.
Swinnertons stoke, full of gear, kit to try etc...cheaper than CRC....Sweet.
Mine is Steeles in South Gosforth which I pass to and from work on the bike. But I choose The Bike Place. Far better and friendlier. Even if it does mean cycling past Steeles and my house to get there.
[url= http://www.thebikechain.co.uk/ ]the bike chain[/url] in edinburgh. they're the other side of town, and i pass 3 or more other bike shops to get there, depending which way i go, but i wouldn't use anyone else locally.
mine is pitsford cycles, out by pitsford reservoir nr northampton.
nice blokes, do the little quick fiddly jobs i dont have the tools for (headset/bb removal etc), for a pack of biscuits or a donation into the charity pot.
sold me a set of brand spanking white 08 fox F100 RLC's for £350 the other day, well chuffed!
Gary Foord's http://www.mammothlifestyle.co.uk less than a mile from my front door, also get in the car to Swinnertons and Rourkes in Stoke 8)
Swinnerton Cycles Forest Centre, Birches Valley, Cannock Chase.
Good people, great advice, and they don't rip you off or treat you like a numpty when you're still a newbie to this game.
Keen riders, but even keener to see you al enjoying riding too.
Very good stock of fiddly little components too.
http://www.bikechase.co.uk/
I agree about Swinnertons on the Chase. Given their position, they could be a lot more expensive. I have used them a few times and always been impressed.
Whats a LBS.?
We've got halfords. The kid who worked there a few years ago was helpful and a ****in good rider. This kid on there now is shocking.
We have a shop a mile or two away that doesn't even stock nine speed chains.! Manly cater for child's bikes a super market specials.
All the others are a 20-30 mile round trip. Thats why I have to DIY.
My lbs is [url= http://www.certini.co.uk/ ]Certini[/url] with a fantastic range of bikes, spare parts, clothing, great service & the best LBS around IMHO. Been using them for years and spent a flaming fortune with them on bikes & kit and they even call me by my first name at long last :o)
Hob Nob - MemberWe don't really have an LBS. In fact Southampton, unless someone can point me to one, doesn't really have a 'decent' bike shop.
you need to get yourself down to the hub in shirley high street mate
http://www.thehubcycleworks.co.uk/ (although this appears to be down)
We have 3 excellent bike shops nearby; Bothy Bikes, Fat Tread Bikes and Mikes Bikes. All great LBS's and all run and staffed by riders.
Both off one of the main roads that goes through the town where I live.
Shrewsbury has two top lbs's, Dave Mellor Cycles and Stan Jones Cycles. One's a Trek dealer, the other's Giant and Spesh. Both owners come out on the Wednesday night club rides and both will usually price-match tinterweb. For stuff you really need to try before you buy, they're essential imo. Now that's a plug for you 🙂
Evans, which varies between 'surprisingly helpful' and 'walk out of door head shakingly bad' depending on which youth is minding the shop.....
I-Cycles in Innerleithen - Great service, down to earth pricing.
Alpine Bikes: Okay service, though stuff in stock is always an issue.
The Hub at GT: Not cheap, not great for a speedy fix or repair, but quality of actual work is second to none, if you get the right mechanic.
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