Bike shops to visit in London ideas needed Sorted now

[vickster]

I can't believe no-one's mentioned the daddy of them all.... Brixton Cycles

Cos he'd have to traipse to Brixton?
(as the OP, We are visiting the following places Monument of the London fire ,Camden , Euston area and Edgware Rd so it will need to be en route ish so we accidentally find it )

Plenty of other bike shops around London, but not central, Pearsons for example

 

[User169]

Condor (a must, also London Bicycle Workshop more mainstream Genesis, Ridgeback, Ridley but just round the corner from Condor)
Swift if happen to be near Liverpool St
Mosquito for posh stuff in Islington
Velorution

Mosquito went bust last year and was acquired by Velorution.

 

[vickster]

Mosquito went bust last year and was acquired by Velorution.

Fair enough

 

[vickster]

Balls Pond Road is about the same distance from the centre of town...

No idea where that is (looks on map, sheesh...arse end of )
At least Brixton is on the tube but still at least an hour's round trip from the centre

 

[Reynard]

Balls Pond Road is about the same distance from the centre of town...

It's a five minute walk (tops) from two bus routes that will take you directly to Euston - 73 & 476. And that's only a 15 min bus ride outside of peak hours.

And if the OP is planning on visiting places in Highbury, then there're two direct bus routes from there - 30 & 277

I'm very familiar with that part of London.

 

[RedRider]

If you fancy wandering down south London then sea bass cycles is probably your thing. They've two shops... Peckham (their workshop) and Camberwell, and they stock plenty of quality used steel and parts (but probably beyond the point you'd want to pay) . They do frame repairs, have a jig with an intention to build on, have long hair, could be described as hipsters but know their bikes, particularly Charlie and sam. (Don't know about the others.)
You'll probably see some fine examples of paintwork done by Coles Coatings as well.

Obvs brixton cycles if not already mentioned.

 

[subaqua]

Cloud 9 on Store street WC1E 7DB back of the British museum ......

 

[Paulus]

Everyone goes on about them and likes them but hardly anyone has got one of their bikes.

I have an Italia with full Campag running gear.

 

[vickster]

So where did you go @biggs682 ?

 

[biggs682]

So where did you go @biggs682 ?

@vickster after your recommendation there was only one place to go , i even waited to see it you would turn up

I was well taken by the bikes especially the modern Paris Galibier although not in blue

Even my daughter thought some of them were nice , until she saw the price tags

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

@vickster after your recommendation there was only one place to go , i even waited to see it you would turn up

I was well taken by the bikes especially the modern Paris Galibier although not in blue


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Even my daughter thought some of them were nice , until she saw the price tags

Well, they do make some obscenely nice bikes (and then price them equally obscenely)!

 

[vickster]

@vickster after your recommendation there was only one place to go , i even waited to see it you would turn up

I was well taken by the bikes especially the modern Paris Galibier although not in blue


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Even my daughter thought some of them were nice , until she saw the price tags

No, some of us have to work on Tuesdays

 

[biggs682]

No, some of us have to work on Tuesdays

oh well never mind

 

[Reynard]

Even my daughter thought some of them were nice , until she saw the price tags

It's at that point that I tend to sidle very carefully out of the shop...

 

[biggs682]

It's at that point that I tend to sidle very carefully out of the shop...

I could have stayed a lot longer but wanted to catch a pre 5 pm train home.