LBS recommendations near Dundee

[David Martin]

My boss is about to get a new bike for his son (12 yo). It will be intended
to pass on down the line through his other two sons in due course. He is
aware of the issues with getting good bikes that fit though somewhat out of
date wrt the latest and greatest.

So he asked me if I knew of a suitable place to get said bike.

I only know Nicholsons in Dundee but am sure there are other places that
would be suitable. There is supposed to be a good shop in Leuchars and
another in Perth.

Does anyone have any recommendations about shops that are good or shops to
avoid. (H*****s is already on the avoid list).

...d

[Peter Clinch]

David Martin wrote:

> I only know Nicholsons in Dundee but am sure there are other places that
> would be suitable. There is supposed to be a good shop in Leuchars and
> another in Perth.

There is indeed a pretty good looking one in Leuchars (not done business
there, but he does Dawes and seems to try and sell people sensible stuff
rather than fashionable-but-poop). Also a fair looking one in St. A's,
though again not done personal business there.
Richards in Perth I've only ever looked around (I was passing, needed
something obscure and popped in on the offchance) but again looks like
it's run by someone who knows what they're at. Stocks Bromptons, so
can't be bad!

Nicholsons are okay and I'm happy to get repairs and fiddles done there
as their mechanics seem on the ball and stuff like wheel truing and
cassette replacement I prefer to throw money at rather than bugger it up
myself. The range of bikes is from trash to lovely and completely daft
sports to very sensible utility, so as long as you go in with an idea
about what to spend for what sort of bike you're likely to get an option
on something reasonable. If you've got something particular in mind
they do seem happy to get it in for you: a pal bought his first Brompton
from them though they don't usually stock them, and my Muni came from
them. They do seem to suffer a bit from Saturday Staff Syndrome, but if
you chat to Margaret (the lady with black hair) you should come out with
the right stuff IME.

Further afield, EBC aren't /that/ far away (again, try and avoid peak
times if reasonably possible) and just around the corner from them are
Biketrax who more specialise in Sensible Bikes (I think it's a better
shop in many respects than EBC, but don't have as wide a stock range and
I'm normally after A Specific Thing, www.biketrax.com).

Kinetics is great, of course, but visits tend to get a tad expensive!
Would he want a KMX, do you think? (or rather, would Dad be willing to
buy one?) ;-)

Pete
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[Centurian_Ooo'yabass]

1. Leslie Bike Shop in Glenrothes .. Andy Hain's
2. Fife Cycles in Leuchars ( Fixed my Saracen Havoc, where Saracen could'nt
.... not purchased from LBS Internet mistake where / when all else failed )
3. Edinburgh Bikes .. excellent
4. Alpine Bike's Edinburgh .. huge choice through in Glasgow

Cent!!!



"David Martin" > wrote in message
...
> My boss is about to get a new bike for his son (12 yo). It will be
intended
> to pass on down the line through his other two sons in due course. He is
> aware of the issues with getting good bikes that fit though somewhat out
of
> date wrt the latest and greatest.
>
> So he asked me if I knew of a suitable place to get said bike.
>
> I only know Nicholsons in Dundee but am sure there are other places that
> would be suitable. There is supposed to be a good shop in Leuchars and
> another in Perth.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations about shops that are good or shops to
> avoid. (H*****s is already on the avoid list).
>
> ..d
>

[Richard Lucas]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:21:02 +0100, Peter Clinch
> wrote:

>There is indeed a pretty good looking one in Leuchars (not done business
>there, but he does Dawes and seems to try and sell people sensible stuff
>rather than fashionable-but-poop). Also a fair looking one in St. A's,
>though again not done personal business there.

I've used Spokes in St Andrews (on South Street) often for repairs and
buying bits and pieces. It's good shop, and I think you could expect
good advice from them. Others have mentioned the shops in Leslie and
Leuchars. Both are pretty good in my experience. Fife is well off
for good bike shops, Kirkcaldy, Inverkeithing and Leven all have good
ones as well.
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Best regards
Richard

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