The wave of new London bike shops

Cycled past the one in Barnsbury yesterday and it still is. They also have one in Crouch Hill so that will be 3 for them.

Squeaky Chains - I'm not sure if these guys have had a mention on here. Looking at their website, they certainly aren't new. However, I cycled past them yesterday tucked down a side street in Southwark and having looked them up, I thought I'd give them mention. Especially seeing as they are a social enterprise helping people out.

http://squeakychains.com/

Hey Guys,

We just opened a new Neil's Wheels shop in Kingston Upon Thames. Do a fair bit of fixie/single speed bits, Starting to get second hand stuff in, just sold an awesome 80's ciocc frameset. Full workshop and our buddies we share a warehouse with do frame fabrication and paint jobs.

Pop in if youre in town and sit on our chesterfield and have a cuppa.

http://www.facebook.com/neilswheelskingston

Never seems to be open.. which is a shame because its right on my doorstep.

New social enterprise bike shop in Chrisp Street, E14:

https://twitter.com/YourBikeCIC

They don't seem to have a web-site yet.

And another which Nic and I are involved with:

Cycletastic your local, not for profit bike project have rolled into a community shop! …we’ve taken all our tools and parts by trailer up to 12, Queens Parade, Willesden Lane, NW2 5HT in Willesden Green.

https://www.facebook.com/cycletastic
http://cycletastic.org.uk/

That looks great. In what way are you involved?

Just as helpers for mechanicals. People bring in their bikes and we fix them for free. It's usually punctures or re indexing.
Or we fix up donated ones to get them running again to be sold.

Once a guy came in with his forks flipped backwards and we were like, uh how!?!
Someone must have a sick sense of humor!

About The Bike
124B Dalston Lane
London E8 1NG

Dropped in here randomly waiting for forum trade. They were very nice. Recognised beardy Edgar from around and met owner. Ended up buying some bmx bars and shooting sht. Would visit again!

About the Bike are great guys. They've also just had loads of bike parking installed outside.

And another new shop, Pedal Pedlar on Ball's Pond Road, almost directly next to the King Henry's Walk junction. Thanks to @jonny for the mention in another thread. I hadn't seen it yet.

http://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/blog/17830456-officially-a-london-bike-shop

On the Hackney/Islington borough boundary, Islington side. Tour de Ville Mk II?

Some of these haven't been mentioned in this thread yet:

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/the-best-new-cycle-cafs-in-london-10211956.html

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, as you may have known, The London Cycle Workshop have been going strong for the last 5 years in Battersea, we have now open a new shop in Hammersmith for those who live North of the river.

It's on 373 Kings Street (the building with To Let sign on it) less than a mile from Hammersmith tube station, we hope to see you in our shop for the decades to come.

I look forward to meeting you people in Hammersmith, pop in to says hi as I'll be working at both Hammersmith and Battersea.

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weird saddle stem.

That's Ed for you, always on the latest trend like a shot. :)

Good news about the new shop.

That belong to our staff, pleasure keep your insolent comment to yourself.

rapidly winging its way to anti

(is the owner on here? if so readers wives thread...)

and ways not to lock your bike...

Have to say these guys are a great LBS, always been prompt and extremely helpful.

I expect that bike is utterly theft-proof.

It's a proper touring bike, including trailer, been all over Europe and America.

I were right about that saddle though.

Cool.

When's the opening party with free forumscum drinks that I don't attend?

Let me show you a thing, check the 3rd chainring, can anyone guess what size is it?

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