Edinburgh Bike Co-op 2nd Edinburgh Shop

bill_gates
bill_gates Posts: 469
edited March 2013 in Road general
One of my favourite Edinburgh bike-shops, The Bike Chain in Rodney Street appears to be either sold or amalgamated into the Edinbugh Bike Co-Op. I've not passed it recently but I went for a browse on the old website tonight and get a press-release page...

http://www.thebikechain.co.uk

"I like riding in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar."

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  • zoltansocrates
    zoltansocrates Posts: 118
    saw it too, bill
    bit gutted really, it should still be city cycles!!! remember that?
    still edinburgh are pretty good, id have thought that shop a bit small for them though
  • bill_gates
    bill_gates Posts: 469
    I'm too new to the city to remember it as City Cycles.

    I know that there was a shop unit next door that The Bike Chain were not using, maybe they will open that up now for more space.

    "I like riding in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar."
  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    zoltansocrates wrote:
    saw it too, bill
    bit gutted really, it should still be city cycles!!! remember that?
    still edinburgh are pretty good, id have thought that shop a bit small for them though
    A least it is still a bike shop. Better that than another bike shop disappearing.

    Edinburgh Bike CoOp are really good IMHO!
    2017 - Caadx
    2016 - Cervelo R3
    2013 - R872
    2010 - Spesh Tarmac
  • zoltansocrates
    zoltansocrates Posts: 118
    but you still had to go and buy a ribble and kill the high street!!!! only joking fd, hope the new stealth machine is as good as they say, looks a smasher - what wheels u choose?
    aye edinburgh bike coop are top quality, my fav are velo ecosse but i feel rotten for them as i got a bike from btwin, the claud is getting on a bit so shes been consigned to the turbo, less can go wrong and shes running old 7sp cassette so you can imagine the spares nightmare if i take a tumble
    never thought id buy from a big chain, first time for everything though - and the service was extremely good and very friendly - orange and black bike shop take note, a halfa-rello in your range wont save you - so big thumbs up to the frenchies for vfm
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Used to use bike chain for the odd fix on my old mtb ... Now use Ronde in Stockbridge for work on my road bike, no reason to fault the service thus far ...
  • zoltansocrates
    zoltansocrates Posts: 118
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Used to use bike chain for the odd fix on my old mtb ... Now use Ronde in Stockbridge for work on my road bike, no reason to fault the service thus far ...
    :shock:
    where is ronde in relation to apline? ive never noticed and Im always in stockbridge, must be blind
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Just the other side of the Scotmid ... It has a double frontage for the shop/cafe ...

    They've currently got one of Froome's TdF bikes in the shop if you need an excuse to go for a nosey ...
  • zoltansocrates
    zoltansocrates Posts: 118
    oh i like a good nosey, the guys at alpine, now trek, glasgow had fabian cancellaras bike in a few months back, i got to sit on it which was nice, some bespoke paintwork though! ill be down over the weekend to check it

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