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As part of our A better way to work project, and in conjunction with Essential Edinburgh, Dr Bike will be at St Andrews Square, servicing bikes for free.
He'll be there:
Wednesday 28th April
Wednesday 12th May
Wednesday 26th May
Each time he'll be there between 12pm and 3pm.
Hope to see you all there!
Wendy @ the Bike Station
Remember - free Dr Bike tomorrow!
St Andrew Square - 12pm - 3pm!
Just to remind you - the next one is this Wednesday.
Wendy@theBikeStation
Don't forget to get mark to flag it up on the Bike Station news feed.
Will do! Am sending him a stern e-mail right now - I thought he'd already done it!!
Ah yes Dr Bike! He came to my wife's work maybe 2 years ago and got her all worried telling her that her rims were badly worn and she shouldn't cycle her bike another meter. The bike was a 2 year old ridgeback with nothing wrong with the rims and has done at least 10 miles a day for the last 2 years with no problems whatsoever. Does he have shares in mavic or something?...;-)
I don't know about the mysterious east but when I've done Dr Bike clinics in the wild west we never say things are OK. We don't fix things but we will tell them when things need to be looked at.
I always found it a fairly negative thing.
I got nabbed to mend a kids bike this afternoon. The neighbours must have spotted how I travel.
wee folding bike/Recombodna - Dr bike doesn't fix bikes, but services bikes, much like an MOT. He also replaces cables and brake blocks, adjusts gears, oils parts, etc, and does tell people if their bike is ok.
He also offers advice on more major problems, but it is simply advice, and up to the bike owner whether to act on the advice given.
We've found it to be very positive, with positive feedback from users, as it encourages people to cycle and keep cycling.
...a 2 year old ridgeback with nothing wrong with the rims and has done at least 10 miles a day for the last 2 years with no problems whatsoever...
Perhaps Dr Bike found that the rim wear indicators were either absent (e.g., Sun rims) or about to appear (e.g., Mavic rims). Those on my main commuting bike's wheels have done 3000 Scottish miles and are beginning to disappear.
I've had good experiences with Dr Bike in the brake cable replacing, pumping up tyres department, but had thought they would be less likely to recommend expensive repairs than shops (with an obvious profit motive), but like recombodna found the exact opposite.
After being told bike was 'unrideable' I took it into bike shop to have them say 'sure we can replace that for you' but there's no urgency.
He could also have been talking from somewhere other than his mouth.
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