Cycling Shop Reviews
Cyclesurgery (SpitalFields)
Brody House,
Strype St. (Off Middlesex St.),
London E1 7LQ
Tel:(020) 7375 3088
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by Marc
Excellent range of products, friendly knowledgeable staff who are very willing to help. Good balance between leisure/commuters and full on MTB. All the staff are enthuiastic MTBers riding at Leith hill and other local areas. If there is something you need they will do their best to find it for you?
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Evans Cycles (Waterloo)
111-115, Waterloo Rd
London SE1 8UL
Tel: 020 7928 2208
77-81, The Cut
London SE1 8LL
Tel: 020 7928 4785 |
By Marc
Large range of bikes, not always very organised, staff are not overly knowledgeable but do try and be helpful. Good for getting stuff that you want to look and and try on but already know about.
By Christophe
Good range, convenient locations and opening hours. let down by using brainless monkey as salesperson. OK to use if you know what you need, and don't require h help of a mechanic.
By Nicky
Evans-The Cut, Waterloo - Big, busy and open late (check website for times). I've bought odds and sods from them and used them for minor servicing and wheel builds with no complaints. The staff are helpful and seem to know what they're talking about. They've got a huge range of components and clothing, even holding a decent range of women's specific stuff for those of us in skirts that dare ride bikes. |
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Yellow Jersey (Camden)
44, Chalk Farm Rd
Camden
London NW1 8AJ
Tel: 020 7485 1000 |
By Marc
Very good on BMX not so good on MTB, don't stock a large amount of MTB stuff, but do offer the best BMX parts in town.
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Daycocks Cycles (Leytonstone)
717, High Rd Leytonstone
London E11 4RD
Tel: 020 8558 3860 |
By Marc
Very ordinary LBS, catering for the low end of the market these days, however the staff are fairly helpful and friendly, usefull for the odd emergency part?
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On Your Bike (London Bridge)
52-54, Tooley St
London SE1 2SZ
Tel: 020 7378 6669 |
By Marc
Never found them very good, not very helpful or knowledgeable and don't carry much variation stock. Mainly seems to be aimed at commuters, even though they used to be the uk importer for cove?
By Peter
Position themselves as upper market end specialists both trail and tarmac but they're only servicing commuters like everywhere else. Staff are nice enough to talk to but it isn't backed up by service. The workshop guys think they're kings but they're really clowns - negligent ones at that. Pace dealers along with Marin and other stuff. You're better leaving your bike out in the rain than taking it there. |
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Action Bikes (Blackfriars/Holborn Viaduct)
3, St. Bride St
London EC4A 4AS
Tel: 020 7583 7373
Action Bikes (Victoria)
Dacre House 19, Dacre St
London SW1H 0DJ
Tel: 020 7799 2233 |
By Marc
Very similar to OYB, emergency spares only?
By Christophe
Poor range, bad service and expensive prices.
By Nicky
Action Bikes, Victoria - Less useful than your average Halfords interms of stock and staff awareness of the products they sell. Enough said. |
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Condor Cycles (Clerkenwell)
51, Grays Inn Rd
London WC1X 8PP
Tel: 020 7269 6820 |
By Marc
Roadie and Courier shop, that do MTB, they stock most Shimano products and are good for clothes helmets and footwear, helpful staff
By Christophe
Good range on accessories and clothing. Very good range on road bikes and stuff. The only shop where all the staff seems to know what they are talking about. Recommended. Down point: opening hours far from being convenient. |
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Top Banana (Woodford)
7b Johnston Road
Woodford Green
Essex IG8 0XA
Tel: 020 8505 3375 |
Small shop, high end bikes limited parts and snobbish/unfriendly staff. Maybe I was just there on a bad day but it was enough for me not to bother going back. That said they do a lot around the area with organised rides and currently seem to want to be meeja whores with recent articles in mbuk and mbr?
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Cycle Care (High Wycombe)
225, Desborough Rd
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP11 2QW
Tel: 01494 447908 |
By Nicky
Cycle Care is a small outfit located on the outskirts of Wycombe. Stockists of Marin, Pace and Orange. I think it's fair to say that with the demise of Mountain High in Rickmansworth that they're the only decent bike shop in the area. The staff are helpful and if you're using them for servicing the workshop is competent. Their only downsides are that like many smaller outfits they don't/can't carry a huge range of stock and the workshop does get very busy so you usually need to book well in advance.
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Cyclopedia (Watford)
70-78, Merton Rd
Watford
Hertfordshire WD18 0WY
Tel: 01923 221901 |
By Anne
Cyclopedia, Watford - Reasonable size shop with quite a wide range of products and bikes. Never had a problem with their servicing and the attitude of most of the staff is very helpful and friendly.
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