mamba80
Reged: 09/08/2007
Posts: 403
Loc: Cornwall
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Following on from BOSH, how about anyone who can tell us about some great bike shops?
Certini in Cornwall, nothing is too much for them, always had great service over several years! 
Merlin Cycles for cheap stuff (MTB/ROAD)that ALWAYS arrives on time - just for those mail order bargains! 
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bigoldsideofham
Reged: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2288
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Instant dispatch from chainreaction and wiggle plus free postage and good prices.
LBS Hargroves Southampton - Byron and Paul there always very helpful.
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thatwomanagain
Reged: 30/07/2006
Posts: 2335
Loc: Hugh Porter country...
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Stan Jones in Shrewsbury!!  Just a small shop but with stuff piled up on the floor and dangling from the ceiling it's got everything you could possibly wish for!! Even the occasional wimmin's stuff! 
And really friendly service too, especially for folks like me who don't know what they're talking about and so when you say you need a wotsit for a thingammijig they'll say " aha - what you mean is an oojimaflip" and hey presto they're always right!! 
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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Probikekit..free postage, cheap and super fast
Prendas..not always cheap but always next day delivery
Ribble..good prices,huge range, not so slick on delivery but not bad
Chainreaction..cheap and quick delivery
Parker International..average on everything
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buzz
Reged: 27/01/2007
Posts: 1194
Loc: Wicklow, Ireland
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Best local bike shop - Spokes. St Andrews, Kirkcaldy and Dundee. Run by cyclists, brilliant for quality service, advice and a great wheel builder. Good selection of brands, and willing to listen to haggling!
Best online - totalcycling.com. Rapid service and first class communication.
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themadchemist
Reged: 22/04/2007
Posts: 388
Loc: South Cheshire
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Ribble (Preston...) the shop though..not had anything from the mailorder dept which is at a different place,so can't comment on them.
I like the fact that they do the on-line prices in the shop and they're always friendly and you don't feel that after you've parted with your cash they'd like to see the back of you.. i have had this at other cycle shops.
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MagnersCattlegridCon
Reged: 25/04/2008
Posts: 648
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Gear bikes glasgow, excellent fast servicing, not much in the way of products but good mechanics.
Edinburgh bike coop (edinburgh) a shop to walk round leaving a trail of drool... and they discovered the appearance of an extra link stopping my cassette locking.
chainreactions - good, cheap and fast.
prendas - some nice (and unusual) stuff, not always best price but good delivery and customer service.
evans (online)- usually decent price online, expensive delivery, impossible to get a hold of "customer support".
(shop) staff don't always know what they are talking about, more expensive instore and not always very cheap, good selection though.
Edit: oh, and the bike shop in portree on skye that unbuckled my wheel FOC. can't remember the name but it was in the main carpark, up a non-cleat-friendly steep slope.
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Edited by CattlegridConspiracy (29/10/2008 20:53)
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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Quote:
oh, and the bike shop in portree on skye that unbuckled my wheel FOC. can't remember the name but it was in the main carpark, up a non-cleat-friendly steep slope.
Island cycles???
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onlyme
Reged: 19/02/2008
Posts: 269
Loc: Potteries
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Brian Rourkes ( don't know if it's Burslem or Cobridge ) not really brought much from there but the best staff I've ever come across in any shop wether just a chat or advise and as for Brian Rourke a true gentleman so helpful and so giving with his time.
Everyone should go at least once.
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colnagodram
Reged: 06/04/2008
Posts: 769
Loc: Langholm, Dumfriesshire. 10 mi...
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Prendas,good and fast,tho' not always the cheapest.
Ribble ,fairly good service and prices.
Parker, as above only a tad slower. 
Pro bike kit, prices and delivery good. 
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eric09
Reged: 14/11/2007
Posts: 675
Loc: Doc Fuentes' lab
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GBCycles- Good value, quick delivery
Chain Reaction- Same, good phone service
LBS- Wheels, same but people can be seen!
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simon9000
Reged: 07/01/2007
Posts: 234
Loc: Lincolnshire
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My LBS! Noel Craft Cycles in Boston. Managed and run by Scott, who is full of help and advice. Nothing is too much trouble and will tinker with my bike for free! Great range of bikes, equipment and clothing. I often just pop in for a 'quick' chat and emerge 1-2 hours later after buying something!!
The only thing I don't like about Scott is that he thrashes me on the hills!!! 
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hubbub
Reged: 22/10/2007
Posts: 813
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Spa Cycles in Harrogate, Bike Plus in Croydon, or for a local 1 man shop/framebuilder Edison in Clowne, N. Derbys.
Recommendations from me don't come cheap, when crossed I don't take prisoners!
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tvrbird
Reged: 21/06/2008
Posts: 1135
Loc: slumped over the keyboard
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My heart belongs to Beeline Cycles in Oxford. They have helped me out on countless occasions, and they don't laugh at me [to my face, anyway] when I ask stupid questions. And they fix/lend/recommend/'find spare' stuff...and gossip. In fact it's more like a social club than a shop. You don't get that online.
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What doesn't kill us makes us stronger - Friedrich Nietzsche (German Hill Climb Champion and sub-19 man)
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johnstrac
Reged: 05/11/2006
Posts: 761
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Etteridge Cycles in Grimsby, top service every time.
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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And they fix/lend/recommend/'find spare' stuff...and gossip. In fact it's more like a social club than a shop. You don't get that online.
AH you do in the tech section of the forum!!! Sevice with a smile everytime..Hubbub-smokin joe-Fergie cycle shop..that's a money maker if there ever was!!! 
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bigoldsideofham
Reged: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2288
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To add to my glowing praise of Hargroves, ive been too busy today and will be tommorrow and saturday to go get my new cnnector. One of the shop lads dropped it through my letter box on his cycle home tonight (i live 10 miles from store). I wasnt in so they said pay when your next in. Top top top top top top top top shop!
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davejukes
Reged: 08/10/2008
Posts: 25
Loc: West Kirby, Wirral, UK
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ordered windproof tights and overshoes on Wednesday afternoon for PBK, they arrived this morning (Friday) having only paid for the standard delivery... Very good service.
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