http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh Bike Shops en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:37:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382662 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:05:02 +0000 gembo 382662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TimTams seem ubiquitous these days. But are they the real Tim Tams or just Penguins in disguise? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382656 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:17:55 +0000 bill 382656@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>Substance* Cycles</strong> has opened at 6a Montague Terrace. </p> <p>Opening evening tonight (6th of Jan 2026) 7-9pm with snacks and drinks etc TimTams will be provided I am told. And all welcome to pop by. </p> <p>*I kept forgetting the name of the shop but MacKenzie told me (and his wife) to think of "illegal substances". And yes, that worked. Now I remember the name. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382612 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:17:41 +0000 gembo 382612@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@frenchy, think there was a view. On here about them being expensive? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382611 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:03:44 +0000 Frenchy 382611@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Noticed Fettle at Fountainbridge recently. <a href="https://www.fettle.cc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fettle.cc/</a></p> <p>Looks to be far bigger than any other bike repair place I've seen (I think the building was a car repair place originally?). Appears to be a chain, with about 20 locations across the UK (half in London). Anyone know anything more about them? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382610 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:10:49 +0000 chdot 382610@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“And - rumour, rumour, might be considering another Edinburgh branch.“</p> <p>May still be true, but the one they were looking at didn’t work out. </p> <p>One Edinburgh shop likely to have new owners by end of month. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-382021 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:05:32 +0000 gembo 382021@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was in one Bike Shop this morning talking Towpath Talks and Wolves with Mackenzie and then on way home cutting through the incongruously named Kingfisher estate the Soul Cycle van was parked and a gravel bike was being tested. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381940 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:57:52 +0000 chdot 381940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sometimes I think there should be a comprehensive directory. </p> <p>Then again… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381939 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:55:22 +0000 chdot 381939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“They are a sister shop to Projekt Ride.“</p> <p>Yes</p> <p>There’s also the Queensferry branch. </p> <p>And - rumour, rumour, might be considering another Edinburgh branch. </p> <p>Meanwhile </p> <p>“</p> <p>WE ARE MOVING TO 6A MONTAGU TERRACE </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://substancecycles.co.uk" rel="nofollow">https://substancecycles.co.uk</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381938 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:44:39 +0000 bill 381938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot Substance Cycles will be reopening nearby in January I was told. They are a sister shop to Projekt Ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381937 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:43:22 +0000 bill 381937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went to the Evans Cycles reopening on Friday. Free drinks, pizza, Endura merino buffs and also a raffle wjtb good prizes such as turbo trainers, bike stands, handlebars, saddles etc. Also 20% off on everything that night. </p> <p>A fun night and good chats. Quite a lot of bike mechanics from other shops came along so good to see them all supporting each other. </p> <p>The shop looks good. Better than Biketrax. The top floor is more MTB stuff. Downstairs clothing, parts and various bikes.</p> <p>I was glad to learn that they retained all the staff during the limbo months. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381924 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:15:01 +0000 Tulyar 381924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Boots has lost several of make-up brand islands looking rather bare </p> <p>A note for EdFoC perhaps to have a link to download Tools for Life handbook?</p> <p>Lacking laptop &amp;c really frustrating </p> <p>H </p> <p>@arellcat has my QSL details </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381917 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:46:19 +0000 gembo 381917@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wearing liner socks then thicker socks has died out as has wrapping the laces round the top of the boots. Boots are tiny now of course. I am size 8 show but size nine in Meindl boots </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381914 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:51:01 +0000 LaidBack 381914@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - mine were Merrell ones with laces at 20% off. May need to buy longer ones. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381906 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:34:50 +0000 gembo 381906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@laidback - all boots even the Meindl ones i bought for full whack in October? I did get a free pair of laces though </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381905 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:07:09 +0000 LaidBack 381905@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edinburgh Bike Coop closing its Leeds store.</p> <p>Like all retail the bike trade is very hard at moment.</p> <p>Was looking for boots in Rose St on Monday and many places had no-one buying. Tisos did as 20% off boots at moment. They sponsor some local events so happy to buy. Amazon don't.<br /> Likewise LB has bought childseats from EBC as they have supported events here. (Not sure about Leeds). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381740 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:47:39 +0000 chdot 381740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54884093035_6d3d6d94e7_c.jpg"></p> <p>(Shut because it’s Monday)</p> <p>Planning to move along the road - Inverleith Row - soon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=5#post-381720 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:19:39 +0000 bakky 381720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a chip on my shoulder about Evans ever since they were the only bike shop that wouldn't take a stack of EdFoC programmes off my hands for public to pick up, because of central office rules. Took a handful for the staff / staffroom but it gave me really bad 'corporation plays at local bike shop' vibes. Obviously not the fault of local folks but whatever private equity vampires run head office these days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381703 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:29:48 +0000 Arellcat 381703@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm assumed it was to have more space. Lochrin was quite a pokey (but excitingly pokey) place for a shop where you're continually moving quite big items of stock in and out. I can't imagine the rent at the basin being less than Lochrin Place - even Akva disappeared.</p> <p>After Robin Williamson retired though the shop IMO lost its slightly old fashioned charm, and anyway the newer team was more into gravel biking and slammed handlebars, so the Brompton franchise went, along with the Carradice-and-socks vibe. I tried to like Biketrax after that but I simply wasn't in their target demographic, and I think I only visited the canalside shop a couple of times. To be honest I felt as out of place as I do at EBC these days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381702 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:48:55 +0000 wingpig 381702@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Were BikeTrax compelled to move out of Lochrin Buildings due to rising rents/evil landlords/needing more space or did they just fancy the look of the canalside location? It was always a slightly weird but generally helpful place before but just became unusably terrifying post-move. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381701 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:16:11 +0000 LaidBack 381701@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>With what they had before really. As Bike Trax discovered being a bike shop with indirect access is a barrier. Insurers insisted stock was moved downstairs due to location too. Evans will install more security I'm sure. Basement was used but wasn't public before but maybe opened up now. Upstairs had cafe with @Bill's Towpath Talks which was a great idea.<br /> Evans is generally a bike warehouse sort of vibe. Their service / click and collect team was helpful I found before on the few occasions I needed something not available elsewhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381700 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:34:57 +0000 chdot 381700@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Compared with? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381698 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:01:40 +0000 LaidBack 381698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/54877102661/in/datetaken/" title="Former BikeTrax now Evans"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54877102661_9bf8929206.jpg" alt="Former BikeTrax now Evans" /></a></p> <p>Looks tiny to me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381691 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:13:21 +0000 gembo 381691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Biketrax is now Evans </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381425 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:43:30 +0000 CycleAlex 381425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It looks like Biketrax will be reopening as another bike shop: "Fit out of existing Bike Shop to new Bike Shop"</p> <p><a href="https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=summary&amp;keyVal=T3E90YEWIA400" rel="nofollow">https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=summary&amp;keyVal=T3E90YEWIA400</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-381287 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:18:13 +0000 chdot 381287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>York Cycleworks started as a Coop with advice/encouragement from EBC. </p> <p>“</p> <p>“We’re a shop that offers servicing; we’ve got the best workshop and mechanics round here. We offer what the internet can’t, but it’s not enough. We’re still bonkers busy with repairs but it just doesn’t bring us enough money.</p> <p>"We just wanted to look after our patch. But times have changed and other’s want a slice of our pie. We’ve packed it in now so we don’t cause any ripples rather than try and soldier on.”</p> <p>The undercutting of online retailers, coupled with the industry over-production during the pandemic, have been sources of difficulty for several retailers, and York Cycleworks is no exception.</p> <p>“We need to be selling carbon road bikes from £3000 upwards to make a profit, that’s just where the margin is. There’s no margin in a £650 bike. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/york-cycleworks-closing-316001" rel="nofollow">https://road.cc/content/news/york-cycleworks-closing-316001</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-379756 Sat, 24 May 2025 10:11:30 +0000 chdot 379756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A bike shop ‘we’ have (probably not) known </p> <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54533178591_5218a30912_b.jpg"></p> <p>Seen on Gumtree </p> <p>(Closed early 60’s) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-378559 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:43:19 +0000 tk 378559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I’ve just heard that biketrax customers still haven’t had bikes returned. The administrators say they’ve not officially taken control yet and the owners have deleted comments on their instagram saying they’re trying to figure out how to return the bikes. Must be a horrible situation for anyone involved. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-378491 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:19:26 +0000 acsimpson 378491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm assuming administrators are involved. They will be wary of stock being given away and so wanting to check the books before starting to return property, especially if there might be work done that can be charged for. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-378489 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:38:39 +0000 gembo 378489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@neddie depends - maybe rent unpaid? So building owner iffy? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20164&page=4#post-378488 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:18:32 +0000 neddie 378488@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"working on solutions?"</p> <p>What, like, turn up with a key at a designated time?</p> <p>How hard can it be? </p>