What's your favourite bike shop?

[gbb]

Robertsons? On the corner near the ET offices? Closed a year or so back, sadly he passed away. Lovely fella he was, always had time for a chat.

And thats the kind of LBS i like, old school....not like the shiny bloody supermarkets theyve become.
I only went in there once, looks like you could root around for days trying to find something...perfect.

 

[gbb]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

Added Bristows in Peterborough...​

 

[smokeysmoo]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

added Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
Green machine, Rivington, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

added Green machine, Rivington, Bolton - after a load of hassle with my gears they sorted them for me and found the problem and only charged me a few quid!

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

We need a secondary list by town/city

 

[srw]

Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes

I think the poster was comparing it unfavourably with the local Halfords...

My favourite bike shop is the one which is open, convenient for wherever I happen to be, and has what I want in stock.

Recently:
Liphook cycles
the bike shop in Corbridge
(Bike shops in Perth and Kelso also provided good service to members of the party)
On your bike, Tooley street London
Evans, Cullum Street, London
the bike shop on the Stoke Road, Guildford
Evans, Guildford (cut down a seatpost bolt for free)

 

[MossCommuter]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Eddie McGrath's, Urmston
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
Green machine, Rivington, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

 

[Hacienda71]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Eddie McGrath's, Urmston
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
Green machine, Rivington, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Rick Greens - Handforth
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

 

[2Loose]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Eddie McGrath's, Urmston
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
Green machine, Rivington, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
The Bike Shop Nottingham, Arnold
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

 

[Berties]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Bristows Cycles, Peterborough.
Brixton Cycles, London
Chain Reaction Cycles, The Internet
Climb on Bikes - Hereford
Corridori in Epsom
Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Drakes Cycles, Harehills, Leeds
Eddie McGrath's, Urmston
Edinburgh Bike Coop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds +1
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds +1
Freeborn, Horsham
Geoff Smith Cycles, Bolton
Green machine, Rivington, Bolton
JD Cycles, Ilkley
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Really Useful Bikes - Yate
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Start Cycles, Newcastle upon Tyne
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
The Bike Shop Nottingham, Arnold
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds

Stonehenge cycles Salisbury,family values run with great friendly service

 

[Simba]

No ones mentioned Halfords...

Wonder why

Evans Cycles - Deansgate, Manchester. Always had good service from them.

 

[mickle]

I love it when a plan comes together!

 

[mickle]

Should we break them down into Scotland, England, Wales, Norrniern, - and possibly even SE/SW/midlands/NE/NW England ?

 

[martint235]

700 - Windsor
AE Butterworth, Sheffield
Billy Bilsland Cycles - Glasgow
Bike Shed - Barnstaple
Brixton Cycles, London
Corridori in Epsom

Cycle Heaven, York
Cycle surgery, Birmingham
Cyclelife - Dunstable
Cycles UK - Orpington
Dave Hinde - Northwich
Ellis-Briggs, Shipley
Evans, Birmingham
Evans, Leeds
Freeborn, Horsham
Julies Cycles, Leicester
Owens Cycles - Four Marks
Pedals - Biggleswade
Phil Corley's - Milton Keynes
Planet Velo - Dunfermline
Priory Marina Cycles - Bedford
Roberts Cycles, Croydon
Robertsons'* Cycles - Peterborough (I don't know if this is still there, but used to love going in and talking to Mr Robertson![Upson?])
Ronde, Edinburgh
SE20 Cycles - Penge
Shorter Rochford - Finchley/Potters Bar
Spa Cycles Harrogate
Strawberry Cycles - Peterlee, Durham
also, not really a shop, but Velocampus Leeds deserves a mention.
VektaVelosport - Stoke On Trent (Matts real nice/knowledgeable guy)
Welling Cycles in erm Welling
Wheelbase - Stavely, Cumbria
Woodrup Cycles, Kirkstall, Leeds​

 

[Hacienda71]

My choice was wiped by overlapping posts.