CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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CCE is 15years old!
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Got a nice Harry Hall 531 fixie in at the mo for £95...
Decent looking machine, that one. It was still hanging up on Monday when I popped in, pondering the merits of a winter bike with as little as possible to go wrong.
Mind you, that aluminium/carbon Pro-flex frame caught my eye too!
Thanks to crowriver for info on bike shops i've missed on the wee bike repair shop map I put up on innertube map website.
I am going to do an updated version soon - are there any others I've missed? I read about one on Newhaven Main Street, but cycled along the other day and couldn't find it?
Thanks.
Bain's Bicycles is on the corner of Newhaven Main St and Auchinleck Court. I went right past it last time, too!
Thanks. Will look out for it next time!
This one is about a year old and I don't suppose it does a wide range of repairs, but it is a shop that sells bikes - in Edinburgh.
I still don't believe Bain's Bikes is a going concern. Tell the truth, it's just a running gag you like to pull on us N00bs.
Neil Bain built me a rear wheel about 2 months ago - he was still a going concern then I can assure you.
(He only opens in the evenings Tues to Sat i believe.)
Can't find the thread where we praised/slagged off bike shops, but for the record, just had a very positive encounter at EBC. Had not been in for ages and ages, but spear on trailer wheel bent and needed new one for urgent trip tomorrow. Staff member I had not dealt with before handled it all very nicely, apologized for having to sell entire set instead of one part I need, and installed it. Also pumped tire up, I believe. Couldn't have asked for better.
Edinburgh Bike Shops thread. :-)
Newly painted -
There are always a collection of interesting bikes outside the shop (lowrider with ridiculously OTT radial-spoked wheels the other day) which hints at the 'alternative' nature of the owners/friends/workers.
Not sure about the bikes that are sold. Had a look in the window this morning (past the notice saying they weren't opening till 8pm today... opening at 8pm???) and there was a Dawes hybrid, pretty basic job, maybe 3 or 4 years old, Shimano Acera, that had a £170 sticker on it. Seemed a bit high to me. The racks beyond it had a couple of bouncey BSOs - though I think I spotted a nice Raleigh in there as well.
Always seems to have people about though, and students walking by always seem to stop and have a look, so hopefully it's doing well.
@anth
As a matter of interest.
Presume you know how long a steady walk takes to your office.
How much time do you add/allow for stopping to look at things, or general meandering?
A steady walk takes about an hour. This morning with a little stopping and meandering it was an hour and 15 minutes (but I had a meeting at 8.30 to get in for otherwise I would have meandered more). I'd normally allow about half an hour - you never know what you're going to see!
My impression is that Soul pay the rent with students buying MTBs and hybrids but their passion is in oddities and old beauties. Naturally, I'm in there once a week.
Saw that Raleigh up close and it is indeed an elegant device. If I hadn't just bought my roadster, I'd have bagged it for suresy.
I know it's bloody hard to get them to take money for minor servicing; girlfriend practically had to reverse mug them.
'reverse mug' - that's a great expression :)
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