As referred to on another post, there's a new shop that's been open for almost a week.
https://www.facebook.com/CriteriumCycles
http://www.fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2013/03/women-will-love-this-new-bike-shop.html
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New Midlothian shop
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Posted 12 years ago #
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We are delighted to announce the opening of Criterium Cycles. We are located at Dobbies Garden World, Lasswade (just off the Edinburgh Bypass road) as part of the brand new retail village there. We are a Trek Main dealer and stock a full range of Trek, Bontrager, Endura, Sram, Shimano and Hydrapak plus lots more. We have Bike Fit Services, Project One and a fabulous service centre & workshop with Cytech Level 3 mechanics who can deal with any issue, irrespective of the brand of bike.
We are very keen on promoting women's cycling as well as mens - indeed a third of our stock of bikes are Trek's Women Specific Designs. And our commitment to making sure you buy the product that is right for you extends to saddles, shoes, clothing and indeed every aspect of bike ownership irrespective of whether you are male or female, expert or novice, in fact whatever your level of experience. We cover road, off road, commuting in fact everything you could possibly need.
Do come down and visit us. We are certain you will love the shop and you will get a very warm welcome indeed. One of the big advantages of Dobbies (apart from the cholesterol laden and magnificent cakes in the cafe) is that there are acres of free parking so no hassle from Traffic wardens etc.
We're open 09.00 - 20.00 Mon - Fri and 09.00 - 18.00 Sat and Sun. We have loads planned for the coming months to really get involved and play an active part in Edinburgh's bike scene so come and tell us what you think - we're looking forward to meeting everyone!
Paul and Richard
Posted 12 years ago # -
Of course to many Edinburgh cyclists this shop is 'the wrong side of the Sherrifhall Roundabout'.
If only it was possible to have a cycle route avoiding this - perhaps alongside the new Borders Railway, underneath the bypass...
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7778&page=2#post-103417
Posted 12 years ago # -
However, definitely the correct side of the bypass for Midlothian cyclists. What other bikeshops are out there beyond the bypass?
Posted 12 years ago # -
You can get there pretty easily via Gilmerton. I wouldn't recommend it for non-gritty cyclists as you do need to negotiate two roundabouts with bypass ramps but it's hardly Sherrifhall.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Cyclists can cycle on the A772 Gillmerton Road and avoid the SH roundabout? or am I thinking of a different Garden Centre?
Posted 12 years ago # -
That's the one, Dave. It's a huge site now, you really don't get a feel for that when you only amble around the shop and the pot plants and bird tables outside.
The cafe at Dobbies is good, and the Melville Inn next door is very good.
Posted 12 years ago # -
with Cytech Level 3 mechanics who can deal with any issue, irrespective of the brand of bike.
Anyone with a Rohloff hub care to test that claim :)
Posted 12 years ago # -
"However, definitely the correct side of the bypass for Midlothian cyclists. What other bikeshops are out there beyond the bypass?"
There's a good wee shop in Newtongrange
Posted 12 years ago # -
At last, a bike shop with parking :-)
I'll certainly be giving them a go.
Posted 12 years ago # -
newtongrange quite close to dobbies?
Anything between newtongrange and law cycles in north Berwick?
Posted 12 years ago # -
Newtongrange is about 2 miles from Dobbies.
I think Haddington may have a shop.
BTW how does one say Dobbies?
Doe- bees
Or
Dob - bees
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I would go Dob bees as in the House Elf from Harry Potter. Recent lord of the rings fest in my wider family has finally revealed to them how much JK lifted verbatim fro JR
Posted 12 years ago # -
@kaputnik, Rohloff definitely not on the course, nor indeed it seems are any hub gears:
Posted 12 years ago # -
BTW how does one say Dobbies?
That is the eternal question. The OED pronunciation is dɒbɪ (dob-ee), and holds for the household sprite, the loom attachment, a wooden horse (particularly the steam roundabout kind) and the archaic silly old man. Interestingly, Carter's steam fair says the horse roundabout is pronounced dəʊbiz (doe-bees). It seems that the noun has the hard o sound while the name has the soft o, but it's probably lost in the mists of time for our garden centre hero.
Anyone know more about The Dobies/Dobbies which was more or less equivalent to Regent Road Park?
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I would go Dob bees as in the House Elf from Harry Potter. Recent lord of the rings fest in my wider family has finally revealed to them how much JK lifted verbatim fro JR
I don't think it any coincidence that her elf has the same name as a garden centre that was probably been well known to her at the time of writing.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Y'know, I've never had a problem riding through Sheriffhall... I used to do it every day when I was a much less experienced cyclist when I first moved Edinburgh/Midlothian. Rode through again for the first time in ages a few weeks back and it's much the same. Middle of lane, lights to lights.
Posted 12 years ago # -
On the rohloff or other hub gears. Not many mechanics have the experience. Mr G at EBC does but in fact there is an edict possibly from shimano that they should only ever be regreased not actually fixed.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Not many mechanics have the experience.
Certainly true. The point is supposedly that they shouldn't need fixing.....sometimes the internals are swapped out for new, I suppose.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Thanks for everyone's comments on the Rohloff hub gears. If given regular maintenance in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines then they shouldn't need opening up for more extensive maintenance. We understand that neither Rohloff nor Shimano for Nexus / Alfine will support shops carrying out more extensive repairs. Indeed, to do so could well void the manufacturer warranty. We would recommend that if there is a fault with a Rohloff or Shimano hub gear then it is sent back to the manufacturer. We would be very happy to provide general servicing advice and also help with fault diagnosis before making the decision to return to the manufacturer.
Posted 12 years ago # -
@CriteriumCycles - no shame there!
Check out the animation at the start to gain an insight into the complexity involved...
Robert
Posted 12 years ago # -
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Encouraging your LBS to fix your hub will encourage the bicycle industry to support parts and service."
http://www.rideyourbike.com/internalgears.shtml
Not local!
Posted 12 years ago # -
Visited the shop today whilst in the area . Great to see such a well stocked shop in a location where you can easily get to.
Staff very friendly and great to see the shop busy
Posted 12 years ago # -
I also poked my nose in today - it's the nearest bike shop to me now. It is stuffed fulled with new bikes - I think mainly Trek and the accessories are Bontrager. I thought about buying some long fingered gloves but they weren't quite right for me.
A couple of photos:
Posted 12 years ago # -
I took my wounded wheel (ex crash) in today. They quickly tuned the wheel for £10 but said that it was not possible to balance the tension properly across the spokes because of the damage to the rim. Thus the advice is to replace the wheel. I then took the rest of the bike in, which they checked foc. The fork was checked carefully for damage - taking off the frame. He found that even a well balanced wheel was of centre so advised replacing the fork to be on the safe side.
I know the mechanic from his previous job and his way of working gave me confidence.
Posted 11 years ago # -
So in summary, seems a useful place for repairs. The shop itself seems largely limited to Trek items. Of course Trek is a good make but it would be good to have a choice.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Anyone know if there is cycle parking outside Criterium Cycles? Might be passing that way later on today. I only know of the parking at the front of Dobbies, next to the main entrance, and it's a bit tightly spaced for the torpedo.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Not sure about Criterium, but there're some more bike racks in the car park of the restaurant across the road from Dobbie's (Elginhaugh). Whilst these are also probably quite tight for a torpedo, they aren't as heavily used.
Posted 8 years ago # -
You can always push it through Dobbies as if you were getting it serviced there ;-)
Posted 8 years ago #
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