What bike shops would you go out of your way to visit?

[Radar]

Yin to the 'shops to avoid' yang thread...

Here's mine:

Northwest Mountain Bikes in Stockport - excellent wheels
Sett Valley Cycles - Sam is a good spannerman, and will go out of his way to 'sort' stuff for you, road orientated
Bicycle Doctor - Rusholme, fantastic curry nearby and an all round top shop
Will's Wheels - Stockport, roadie shop but good deals and wheels

 

[old school pete]

good bike shop

Here's mine;

CYCLOPEDIA-Cardiff, South Wales:really helpful, and really good knowledge both retro and current! can't fault them.

 

[jonnyboy666]

my former shop GA cycles,

gary can be grumpy if you don't know him though!

matt and steve are top guys and deal with the guts of the day to day stuff

if you're known they'll always be an offer of a cup of tea! just make sure the's a spoon to stir it with, matt is a former car mechanic so spanners get used! ( "behave! little bit of dirt an oil won't 'urt ya!")

mostly mid to high end and has a lot of links with the local road/tt racers so there's always someone coming in talking results etc and gary races himself so has a very keen interest.

as for mechanical ability, i have worked in 5 shops over the years and have learned so much from gary especially when it comes to problem bikes and modification. it's the shop that other shops send the customers to if they can't sort the problem out.

prices are retail or less. never inflated. and there is a loyalty discount scheme.

 

[beepbeep]

Raging Isle, North Shore, Hawaii....

DEFINATELY worth a visit!

 

[reanimation]

Yin to the 'shops to avoid' yang thread...

Here's mine:

Northwest Mountain Bikes in Stockport - excellent wheels

Bicycle Doctor - Rusholme, fantastic curry nearby and an all round top shop
Will's Wheels - Stockport, roadie shop but good deals and wheels

All local then to me! NWMTB well worth the venture and ive just moved a bit closer to it

theres a repair guy near the aquatic centre, reallly like him he's cool, theres a shed near the gym!

As mentined in other threads,
Merlin, Leyland worth a visit
Stif, Leeds also
Winstanleys in Wigan too maybe, even get a free toy shop!

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

Evans - Gatwick & Waterloo

Southdowns Cycles - Angmering

Ewood Bikes - Blackburn

Ghyllside Cycles & Bike Treks - Ambleside

Drexell Hill Cycles - Drexell Hill Philadelphia

Dr Bike - Queenstown

 

[Bike Hoarder]

If i had to visit a shop these days, it'd be Ralph Colman Cycles in Taunton. Nice bunch of guys, always spare you the time for a natter.

BITD, it would have been Dave Swan Cycles in Gloucester (Barton Street). That was my skive off school and hang out place.

 

[icantthinkofausername]

Bike Treks in Ambleside

 

[South Bound]

Enjoyed the service from AW Cycles in Caversham, Reading...

 

[jonnyboy666]

i've met some of the guys from biketreks in morzine, good guys, and i've heard good things about the AW guys aswel.