Wife came home today and pointed me in the direction of a place in Merstham called Bikes Revived.
I'd seen some bikes for sale in the local Mall, and it seems that it's all part of a charity thing aimed at getting people onto bikes. OK so far, and there are a few of these places popping up here and there. But what caught my eye were the open afternoons in shop where for a small fee you could take your own bike into their workshop, use their tools and fix your bike under the watchful eye of a Cytech trained mechanic. Now that is interesting and got me thinking of all the times I've taken my bike in for repair for want of specialised tools that I don't own. It still hurts having a wheel built for £130, when I supplied the hub.... And I've fitted headsets to motorcycles before, but failed on my mountain bikes simply due to lacking a decent press. Anyway, most jobs on a bike are relatively easy to do once shown, and that's where having a Cytech trained bod handy really moves this thing on for me. Once the place is up and running, count me in!
I'd seen some bikes for sale in the local Mall, and it seems that it's all part of a charity thing aimed at getting people onto bikes. OK so far, and there are a few of these places popping up here and there. But what caught my eye were the open afternoons in shop where for a small fee you could take your own bike into their workshop, use their tools and fix your bike under the watchful eye of a Cytech trained mechanic. Now that is interesting and got me thinking of all the times I've taken my bike in for repair for want of specialised tools that I don't own. It still hurts having a wheel built for £130, when I supplied the hub.... And I've fitted headsets to motorcycles before, but failed on my mountain bikes simply due to lacking a decent press. Anyway, most jobs on a bike are relatively easy to do once shown, and that's where having a Cytech trained bod handy really moves this thing on for me. Once the place is up and running, count me in!
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