DIY Bike Shop London (near Old Street)
TheBigBean
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I seem to remember there being some bike shop that allows you to do the work yourself. Maybe I imagined it, does anyone know of one, preferably near Old Street / LMNH? I basically just need to use a stand as I'm sick of trying to balance my bike on things to tweak the gears.
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Turn it upside down?0
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coriordan wrote:Turn it upside down?
Doesn't work with gears!0 -
tomlockbart wrote:
Thanks. It looks quite interesting - very tempted by the wheel building course.
Not great value for what I want at £12 / hour for a stand, but I can see how it would be very useful if you didn't have the tools.0 -
£30 gets you a workstand from Lidl (similar ones at similar prices on eBay). Fettle at your leisure.Location: ciderspace0
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DrLex wrote:£30 gets you a workstand from Lidl (similar ones at similar prices on eBay). Fettle at your leisure.
Unfortunately, it doesn't get me the space to keep it in which seems to be about £1000 /sq. ft at the moment.0 -
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Don't Mum Look No Hands let you use their workshop?0
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The Evans nr waterloo let you use the shop floor if it's pissing with rain and you need to fix a puncture. Nice people.
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Thanks everyone for your help.
I think after a bit of investigation that London Bike Kitchen is probably the best set up for this. I phoned Look Mum No Hands and they said if I e-mailed they might be able to let me use their workshop, but they weren't sure. So maybe that is useful info for someone. I think both of these would be most useful if you need specialist tools - rather than simply a stand like me.
Therefore, I ended up using a combination of a broom, kitchen working surface and the back of a chair to get the job done.
I'd be interested to know if anyone has done the wheel building course at London Bike Kitchen. It is the one thing that I consistently managed to fail when trying.0