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18 Dec 2009 | One Comment | Views: 227
Exploding balls

The other day while cycling home from work. I heard and felt the loud noise of what seemed to be a screwdriver being put to a bench grinder coming from my rear hub.

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Local Bike Shops »

1 Oct 2009 | One Comment | Views: 526

Description: Brixton Cycles – Powering the individual for 25 Years and still we roll
Shop visited: Continuously.
One of the most famous bicycle shops in London, people from all over would come from all over. Even I travel 6 and a bit miles to go there even when I got easy 8-10 bicycle shops closer too me.
We have had only good service from Brixton Cycles when we ordered our Surly Long Hall Truckers.
They are run as a workers Co-Op so it can only be good service, what other bicycle shop …

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Local Bike Shops »

15 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | Views: 366
A review of Local Bicycle Shop – Ciklo Planet, Split, Croatia

Description: Bicycle Sales in Split, Croatia.
Shop visited: September 2009.

I emailed Ciklo Planet a few month ago and asked if it would be ok for us to come and pick up some empty bicycle boxes after our cycling tour in Croatia for our flight home.
Yes no problem, was the answer and the same when I send them a reminder a week before we would arrive in Split.
I called them up the day before to remind them and to ask for directions, since I didn’t, nor did the …

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Local Bike Shops »

22 Jul 2009 | One Comment | Views: 154
A review of Sport Loisirs Diffusion, 65400 Argeles-Gazost, France

Description: Bicycle Sales France. Charly opens his shop doors on the roundabout in the middle of Argelès-Gazost. He is proud to offer his clients, who are enthusiastic about all types of biking, only the best.
Shop visited: Summer 2009

As seen on the blog: A good start …
My thread on my left crank arm broke, and Rob at Les Sorbiers took me down to Sport Loisirs Diffusion to see what they could do.
They did have a left crank arm in the right lenght but not the right fitting to the …

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1 Jul 2009 | One Comment | Views: 103

… our LBS fella had the odd size seat post in his back pack when he swung by on his way home, ain’t he a good man :)

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Local Bike Shops »

1 Jul 2009 | One Comment | Views: 145

Description: Bicycle Sales in West London. We have 30 years experience in bicycle repairs and sales. Our customers come from all over West London – Fulham, Chelsea, Putney and Battersea – for our speedy repairs and our great range of new and used bikes.
Shop visited: Continuously

As seen on the blog: seat post
This is my local bike shop, very good service very friendly staff. Cory is the man, who will take are of you.
The bike shop is split into two, the shop on 361 New King’s Road, Fulham, London, …

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Local Bike Shops »

4 Jun 2009 | No Comment | Views: 646
A review of Local Bicycle Shop, WeBike, 2720 Vanløse, Denmark

Description: Bicycle Sales in Copenhagen, Denmark. Specialise in road and mountain bikes. They even got their own team so do look out for them.
Shop visited: August 2007 and June 2009

As seen on the blog: Living in a box
A lovely shop if you are looking for a new road or MTB bike, some very nice gear in there. A massive lower floor with plenty of bike p0rn and a upper floor full with cycling clothing and chaning rooms.
The shop is kinda hidden, my host in CPH had lived on the …

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Cycle Touring, blog »

4 Jun 2009 | One Comment | Views: 143

Our last day of our holiday started nice and slow, with a good breakfast and tea and some basic chilling out.
We went over to the local bike shop, Webike, to pick up some empty bike boxes to pack our bikes in.

Last minute snack before we had go to the airport. Dead easy on the Metro in CPH only 25min door to door.

Georg Jensen’s bling bike on display in CPH airport.
At the airport I had my last hotdog of the tour and we failed to find a Danish for Peli, but …

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Local Bike Shops »

21 May 2009 | No Comment | Views: 154
A review of Stratton Cycles, Wandsworth, London, SW18 2QB

Description: Bicycle Sales in South West London. Experience in bicycle repairs and sales. Our customers come from all over South West London,for our speedy repairs and our great range of new and used bikes.
Shop visited: Once in spring 2009
I only popped in to pick something up for a friend of mine. But while I waited I saw some really good service. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
There was 3 people in front of me and the service they and I received made it sure that I …

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