Kiwi looking for Bike Shops/ Bike markets in London

haplessbiker
haplessbiker Posts: 3
edited September 2008 in Road beginners
Hi,
I'll be in London in a couple of weeks - apart from Evans and Condor, are there other recommended road-oriented shops which are worth a visit?

Also, I thought I'd read somewhere about a ?weekend? street market which often has a lot of bike gear? Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance

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  • synchronicity
    synchronicity Posts: 1,415
    Someone will be along to help you shortly.
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  • adrianfitch
    adrianfitch Posts: 18
    The only London market I know is around Brick Lane where stolen bike are routinely sold for next to nothing on Sunday mornings. Not somewhere I tend to shop.
  • Noclue
    Noclue Posts: 503
    I'm sure i've heard of a market in the vauxhall area where stolen bikes also end up, usually in pieces apparently but i've never been, and there must literaly be hundreds of bike shops in London, what area it's a big place?
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  • haplessbiker
    haplessbiker Posts: 3
    Sorry, my bad, I'll be right in the city, near Trafalgar Square but I'm happy to hit the trains/ tube to get out of town if that's where I need to go.

    While I'd be looking for some retro components, I'm not interested in propping up the stolen-bike market, in advertently or otherwise.

    Thanks
  • polemann
    polemann Posts: 49
    There's a road bike shop between Embankment and Charing Cross station under the underpass.... Being a fellow Kiwi I only know this cause I walked past it last month when I was visiting London.

    Can't say how good it is though
  • the_jackalcp
    the_jackalcp Posts: 276
    If you are after road orientated bike shops then I personally would not bother with Evans. They are generally have a bit of everything and specialise in nothing. If you fancy some high end stuff then Sigma sport in Kingston would be a good bet (they are on the web). The shop is not huge but is packed with swanky kit. Also consider Prologue (Sheen) and Geoffrey Butler cycles (Croyden). De Ver cycles in Streatham may be good, never been personally but hear it's decent.

    You may also be around for Cycle show 2008 at Earls court.
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  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    If you're into hipster fixster there's always http://bricklanebikes.co.uk/
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  • Russell Smith
    Russell Smith Posts: 229
    Hapless , Suggest Action Bikes a 2 minute walk from Trafalgar Square, underneath the Railway Bridge at the embankment they have some good deals on Lemond Etape and Trek Models at the moment, and no i dont work there, just near.

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  • toli
    toli Posts: 8
    Cyclesurgery in e.g. Holborn (they have several shops in London) might be worth a visit.
    The shop in Holborn is just next to the tube station.

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