Manual & Electric Bikes, Service & Repairs
Sealed bottom bracket refurbishment You know the feeling – the crank starts to feel a bit wobbly or there’s nasty grinding / creaking noises from down there. Yes, your BB is telling you it needs attention. Supposedly, you ‘can’t service’ … Read More
Pedal Repair This little pedal repair job came in today. The customer had noticed that the spring pressure had gone on one pedal and the cleat would not stay clipped in. They were decent pedals that were otherwise in perfect … Read More
Exciting changes at Chris’s Cycles We are currently going through some changes and a bit of a refurb in the barn display area so that we can get things better organised. Once the mezzanine floor is in and finished the … Read More
Puch recycling to single speed This little Puch recycling to single speed project came about when I was approached by a customer, who has a Giant carbon framed road bike, that he is now using for commuting in the south … Read More
Finger on the Pulse part 2 By April this year (2017) he had managed to clock up around 2000 miles on the bike but had unfortunately had suffered a couple of broken spokes in the rear wheel. I called VOLT … Read More
Finger on the Pulse part 1 In late 2016 we sold a VOLT Pulse X to a customer who likes to go out cycling every day, but wasn’t fit enough to do so on a standard bicycle. He already owned … Read More
Tandem tribulations part 3 Tandem Tribulations Part 3 Next up was the gearing – as I mentioned, the old arrangement was downtube shifters with a sachs rear mech and freewheel (6 speed) but as the new shifter / brake levers … Read More
Tandem Tribulations Part 2 Once the bike was in the workshop, the stripdown commenced, so within a couple of hours it was just piles of bits spread around in various places. Needless to say, the cables were all corroded after … Read More
Tandem Tribulations Part 1 Just occasionally, you get a repair to do that baffles, challenges and infuriates you in equal measures, and this was definitely one of those occasions. Fortunately I enjoy a challenge, because the end result is … Read More
Cycling Proficiency? Yes, it’s that time of year again when your children will be doing cycling proficiency at school. Is their bike legal and safe / roadworthy? Do you need to get them a bike if the one they have … Read More
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