Twilkes
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I went into Bike For Good in Glasgow to pick up an old seat post for a fiver, and in the 10 minutes I was there there must have been over a dozen people or couples through the door looking for parts, repairs or possibly even a refurbished bike, not including the half dozen people already fixing their bikes on a hired workstand and tools, more than I've ever seen in any normal bike shop. I was surprised to see they offer servicing similar to commercial shops, i.e. a £25 service, £50 etc and also sell some brand new parts and accessories.
It's great that this place exists but can't be doing local bike shops much good, not that I've ever had a flawless experience with any of them to say the least. It's not for profit which is great as it is providing a public service of encouraging cycling, but it's competing with bike shops with the help of charitable status so I'd imagine some of them are a bit miffed!
Are there similar organisations in other parts of the UK? Do you use them over an LBS?
It's great that this place exists but can't be doing local bike shops much good, not that I've ever had a flawless experience with any of them to say the least. It's not for profit which is great as it is providing a public service of encouraging cycling, but it's competing with bike shops with the help of charitable status so I'd imagine some of them are a bit miffed!
Are there similar organisations in other parts of the UK? Do you use them over an LBS?
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