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Ever wonder where your nearest bike shop is? Rather oddly for a bike forum we don't have a list of all the bike shops in Edinburgh. So you might be interested in the new map on the EdFoC website showing all of Edinburgh's current bike shops and their current Covid-19 open status.
If there are any errors or omissions please feel free to let me know.
Gamma is open during Covid
Bike works isn't answering their phone.
Bicycle Works Facebook page update from earlier today:
For clarification, our opening hours at present are as follows:
Mon, Wed, Fri, 10am to 6pm.
We will keep you updated if and when this changes, and we thank you for your patience.
@unhurt aha. thanks. we must have checked before that went up.
Eastside Bikes is still open AFAIK.
Did tweet the Bike Works 3 day status and Cycle Service closed till 4th (at least) on Saturday.
Good though to have a page though @kim
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We are delighted to say we will be open again on Friday 3rd April.
Our Opening hours are: Friday and Saturday 10am -4.30pm for bike sales and some repairs
We will be changing how we do things to make sure our team and our communities stay safe AND so you can still cycle home an affordable quality refurbished bike.
Please read all the information below to understand how we operate at the moment.
If you’d like to buy a bike we’d like to make sure it is as safe and still an enjoyable experience as possible!
Coming to the shop
Firstly, if you are feeling under the weather please stay at home.
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@stiltskin thanks, have up dated the info on Gamma
Thanks Kim, that's very useful. Key workers are turning to bikes as transport and they need to be able to get them repaired. Will publicise.
Re Bike Smith - I did get my cycle adjusted there a week ago.
Soul Cycles say they don't feature on the map and they are open.
Soul Cycles on the map for me.
Cycle Service said they're reopening today too.
@Frenchy - yes expected they may go back to opening but Cycle Service just posted this on FB.
At the time of writing our friends @thebicycleworks @pedalsedinburgh @soulcyclesedinburgh and @eastsidebikes are still open (albeit some with reduced hours) and we would recommend them for repairs in our absence, please check their pages for further details.
If you have a repair in with us at the moment we will be in touch shortly.
Thank you to all our customers for their ongoing support and understanding, stay safe everyone.
B G Cycles in Portobello was open on Monday, having been closed earlier. Big signs in windows "OPEN FOR BUSINESS" and door open.
Bike Smith in Haymarket tells me the reason he's slow in fixing my bike is because he keeps getting calls and people dropping into the shop checking that he's open.
@rosie bike smith could record his hours on ansaphone? Not answer phone and Get t-shirts saying YES WE ARE OPEN HOW D”YOU THINK YOU GOT IN THE DOOR?
@gembo - he could. I don't think he's used to such a rush.
I picked up my cycle at about 8pm. He said he was working until 11.
Bike shops have been pressed - I imagine people are hauling cycles out of their garages and finding they aren't in the best working order.
There are a lot of non functioning shops in Roseburn Terrace. Perhaps one could be commandeered and turned into a pop-up bike shop?
It's too dangerous to go along Roseburn Terrace just now - with hardly any cars and loads of bikes the pollution has increased massively.
My Gear cable snapped this evening. Does any one know what bike shops are open to have a new one fitted?
Harts Haberdashery.
BG in Porty.
Bicycle Works.
Electric Cycle Company Granton. All seem to be really busy, so best book / phone ahead.
The Bike Station is opening up for donations again if anyone has a near- or fully-functioning bike they'd like to see assimilated into the Hero Bike scheme or any of their other projects;
Eastside Bikes open too, but busy. From their web site:
"We are still very busy and are currently booking in about 10 days ahead. We can do punctures on the spot but the majority of other repairs will need booked into our system."
Any one know of a bike shop that isn't mortal busy? Want a new headset fitted and old cranks and bottom bracket removed.
Also interested to know- My commute/winter bike has a gear/indexing issue that’s beyond my Ken/ toolkit (possible bent hanger) to fix. It’s the sort of job that would be a 5 min job for someone with the appropriate tools/knowledge but my LBS currently has a 5-6 week backlog and that’s with them working flat out
Try Blackhall Cycles in north Edinburgh. I'm working in partnership with them to assist with walk-in and/or emergency repairs where the cyclist needs too get back on the road quick. No long queues and I can usually deal with repairs on the spot or, at the worst, later the same day.
Fitting a headset, old cranks, removing a bottom bracket & sorting out gear indexing are all easily doable.
B G Cycles, Portobello work on a first come first serve basis and was next day return in June
Fantastic-BG Cycles isn’t far from me so will try there first
@themightysimmonite cool, only ten minutes from me. I'll pop down on wednesday.
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