The Cycle Service

A great wee cycle shop for repairs, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and they will squeeze you in if you drop in with an unexpected bicycle emergency :)
Highly recommended

Having seen The Cycle Service mentioned on the CCE forum I looked up their Facebook after failing to book my partners road bike in elsewhere for a service. By chance, it was their opening day but Hannah and Chris promised they could sort out a service when I phoned them at 8am that morning.
The Dolce had given us trouble for years — it’s initial setup and two subsequent services had never managed to get the rear brake working correctly as the geometry of the cable stops on the small frame forced the rear calliper to one side. All the cables at the front were too long and rubbed on the wheels and the shifting was sluggish. After a few thousand miles of commuting it was in need of a new cassette and chain too — Chris wins points here for being very clear about how much life was left in what we had on the bike but we were keen to replace it as we will be doom a sportive this summer. They also win on communication — they wanted to put a better quality cassette on but phoned first to confirm and check our preferred ratio. They had also highlighted the rear brake may be tricky and suggested a short length of Nokon outer to provide more flex between the cable stop and brake. Chris spent quite a while trying alternatives before phoning me to check it was ok to fit this and got an excellent price on it with a price match at his supplier. It’s the first time the rear brake has been able to properly stop the bike as now the calliper a can be spaced correctly. The servicing they did was top notch as was all the cable replacement and new grip tape. All the components they fitted were brand names, good quality grades and priced very reasonably. They’ve also invited us back to check the cables for free in a few weeks if they stretch further on the bike.
Whilst I do a lot of bike maintenance at home I couldn’t beat the service and prices offered here and it’s saved me at least a day of effort. I’ll certainly be taking our other bikes back to them in the future. I couldn’t recommend them more highly!