Local bike shops open during Covid-19 lockdown

N19lurker · May 2020

Any folk have any idea which bike shops are still open at moment? Saw on Finsbury Park cycles Facebook page that they are open only by appointment. I normally use Clever Mikes but they are closed at moment.

grenners · May 2020

Micycle on Ferme Park Road is open

Peter Crumb · May 2020

Clever Mike's are by appointment. I've tried most shops and they've been the best by far.
On the subject of bikes, anyone got experience of using a local business to purchase a bike?

therattle · May 2020

I bought mine from micycle and am very happy with it and the service I have received from them, I am not a serious cyclist though.

LukeG · May 2020

Dude at Micycle said they didn't sell bikes...

cmo · May 2020

two wheels good in stoke newington is great, also sell bikes. Open 9-2.

therattle · May 2020

Maybe they aren't selling bikes right now but my wife and I both bought our bikes from micycle. (I bought mine first and she got envious and copied me)

LukeG · May 2020

Yeh, sorry wasn't intended as a dig, just asked him as we were looking ourselves - went to fin park cycles in the end, but the quality of the 400£ bike we got is questionable. If you're ok going a bit further, east central cycles in clerkenwell know what they're doing and sell very good quality bikes.

thompson · May 2020

The French sports chain Decathlon has UK shops; you can buy online and they will deliver. In our experience (including for bikes), they are great value, but you don't get the chance to go for a test ride.

N19lurker · May 2020

In the end today I discovered Bikeztube, 118 Junction Road, halfway between Archway and Tufnell Park. V friendly and helpful, and had the parts I was looking for. Not entirely sure of their opening hours but they are open as normal at moment, albeit with only one customer at a time allowed in shop.

joust · May 2020

Huge queue outside micycle yesterday

marko · May 2020

Likewise with Finsbury Cycles yesterday. People ahead buying bikes, so a long wait - I aborted. They weren't open last Sunday when I tried to visit despite what the website says.

N19lurker · May 2020

Saw that Clever Mike's are open again.

HolbornFox · May 2020

I went to Bike House in Kentish Town the other day, he wanted £85 for a pannier rack and the bags then start at £55.

I said that I thought the masks were for covid not playing at being Dick Turpin and got one from Decathlon instead.

On the flip side, Clever Mike continues to offer a great service and always responds to emails etc.

flembo · May 2020

For Finsbury Park Cycles you have to ring to make an appointment. Then you can be in the fast queue to the left of the shop. They were very good looking over my bicycle. I like them but yes, bicycles are selling fast.

krappyrubsnif · May 2020

Any recommendations for top of the range bike locks and how to get your bike security marked? Asking for a relative who has just acquired a £1K+ carbon racer which will last about 5 minutes fixed to a lamp post here.

joust · May 2020

Yeah. Don't leave that locked up outside ever

LukeG · May 2020

Haha, never! Always indoors on the wall or maybe at the best in a bike lockup - but even they are dangerous

LukeG · May 2020

I've got mine on the balcony, complete ball ache but better than shelling out - I heard we were getting some bike vouchers at some point

Peter Crumb · June 2020

Doesn't matter how good your lock is. If someone wants it they will have it. Never leave it outside or failing that, out of your sight.

joust · June 2020

For a normal about town/pub bike you just need to make it harder steal than the bike next to it.

I use a good Kryptonite lock on the frame and back wheel. And a thick chain on the front wheel.

But overall I think my bikes best defense is that the paint work is knackered and the handlebars are really poorly taped. It's a good bike. But looks as rough as arseholes

Once on upper street I saw a bike that just had a length of tv coaxial cable plugged into itself as a lock. And I still don't know how to feel about it.

cmo · June 2020

the smaller the lock the better - bike thieves work in pairs, lifting the bikes and turning them 180, using the frame to pop the lock off. Smaller the lock, the less they can use the frame as a lever against it.

LukeG · June 2020

I've got sent a video with someone using an axle grinder to get a bike free in Dalston - needless to say the passers by weren't of much help

Peter Crumb · June 2020

As ive said on here before mine was stolen from within a bike locker with two decent locks on. Wasn't an amazing bike but much better than the rust buckets in the same locker. A

krappyrubsnif · June 2020

I once used a high grade saw (not an axle grinder) to spend an hour sawing through a lock on my bike in Canary Wharf. Needless to say nobody challenged me.

N19lurker · June 2020

Is anyone aware if there's any projects in area which collect 2nd hand kids' bikes? Got a bike that our little one has grown out of that's now surplus to requirements. I've heard of Peddle My Wheels though not aware of anyone else doing similar.

LukeG · June 2020

I'd recommend posting on https://www.harringayonline.com/ - on the free section - and donate it to a neighbour.

Ali · June 2020

Try this several of our kids bikes went here. https://thebikeproject.co.uk/

therattle · June 2020

micycle accepts kids' bikes, which they then give away to people who want them, and charge only for whatever work needs doing. I got my son's bike there; it needed new brake cables and pedals, which they did and I paid for (a reasonable sum, I thought), but the bike itself was free.

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