Which shop's best for cycle repairs?

[metalman 21]

Which of the city's cycle shops (preferably close to Hillsborough) is best for repairs? My wife's Raleigh bike needs a new gear change housing on the handlebars. Are Butterworths on Catchbar Lane, or Langsett cycles any good?

 

The last thread that came up when I put the title in was in 2009 so I guess it might be worth asking again by now.

[Boothybabe 10]

They are both ok but then most cycle shops do a good job, it'll cost you though.

Somebody on here does cycle repairs and is supposedly pretty good but I cannot remember them.

 

Have a look at this thread, it might help.

Edited July 15, 2013 by Boothybabe

[ReginaldD 10]

I tried Butterworth's once, they did do a good job but it was quite expensive though probably worth it as at the time I had quite an expensive road bike. But if you have a fairly standard bike going to such a specialist as Butterworth's might not be necessary. Decathlon do repairs and I can imagine they're competitively priced try them if cost is important to you, or just go to Butterworth if your looking for convenience.

[escort1 10]

Also Wilsons on City Rd

[pedalnpaint 10]

Halfords will see to you; the biking snobs will say that's the last place to go, but Halfords are good for bikes....inexpensive too.

[Mr Bloom 10]

I can't fault Butterworths on Abbeydale Road. Very reasonable cost, very helpful. Sorry, it's not your end of town though.

[myusernameha 10]

I will second Halfords

[jemson 10]

Butterworths.

[suziw 10]

http://bikerehab.co.uk/ did a really good job for me and had a much smaller waiting time than any of the bike shops that I tried around Abbeydale road

[Lollypops 10]

I'd also recommend Bike Rehab. I've used them a couple of times in the last few months and been happy with them. I know they are busy and I think they prefer you to book in but when I've just dropped by they've managed to fit me in.

[Squiggs 11]

I will second Halfords

 

They can't even manage to set up a brand new bike correctly

 

Why would anyone go to a car accessory shop to have their bike broken by a lad who'd rather be selling the Ripspeed stuff to make 1.2 Novas look even worse than they are, shoved in bikehut for the day because "it's only a bike it's not rocket science any fool can do it"

 

 

• Brand new Virtuoso...collected, rode off from in the car park, still on Guernsey Road pulled the chain out from between smallest sprocket and dropout, and put it back on, making note not to use smallest sprocket.
  
• Got to Bedale Road 0.5 miles away, dropped from big ring to small and came to a halt. Picked chain off bottom bracket and put it back on.
  
• Decided not to take it back, as having a Cytech certificate, why would I let someone lesser qualified bugger about with it? Got it home, got out the tools, noticed the rear rack that I'd bought and they'd fitted as part of the build up had loose mounting bolts, one was out by about 3 threads, not even nipped up.
  
• Set the whole bike up again including a new gear cable where they'd managed to fray it before the pinch bolt, and lowered the front mech into the proper position and angle, which then made setting the wayward shifting a doddle. The frayed cable suggested they'd pratted with it for ages and got it "best they could" without noticing the real problem which was the original factory setup. Which I am led to believe was an issue on that model of Virtuoso.
  

 

Look on the cycling forums and you'll find that's fairly typical. Good bikes at a good price, but rubbish in the workshop.

 

I know the Queens Road branch has one lad who knows his stuff, ex JE James and Orbit/Freewheel. But it's luck of the draw if you get a good tech or a numpty, IMO

 

Go to a car shop for car bits, and a bike shop for bikes. Either of the 2 you mention will be more than capable of doing the job without buggering it all up.

[hughes12 10]

don't take it to Halfords took my bike in for my brakes to be fix and I waited a week and dint hear anything from them so went in today to be told that they haven't look at it yet