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@edscoble Crazy Horse is the other one I was thinking of but my experiences going way back to preinternet times was that if ever you ask for anything he doesn't have he dicks you about or suggests he will call you back and then never does.
I know I'm several pages out of date but I would like to stand up for Crazy Horse. That was my LBS for the last few years and I've found them to be really good - know their stuff, they've always had anything I've ever needed in stock or they were willing to order it for me, and they've done loads of fixes on several of my bikes gratis. They'd also send me an SMS whenever they were done with something because I asked them specifically "don't call me because I'm deaf" which doesn't really sound like much but you would not fucking believe how many people disregard that and call you anyway.
Crazy Horse <3
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my experiences going way back to preinternet times
I like to point this out as bicycle shop rarely have staff that stay for eons, usually a year or two, so your previous experiences may likely to be completely different to how it's run nowadays.
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@edscoble Crazy Horse is the other one I was thinking of but my experiences going way back to preinternet times was that if ever you ask for anything he doesn't have he dicks you about or suggests he will call you back and then never does. My mind went blank about the balham ones, have been using cavendish road religiously recently so turn off before the bk and miss them I guess. Colliers wood is past the area I was thinking, tooting broadway/high street isn't nice to cycle and while in clapham the lights will be full of cyclists each time by st georges it's the odd one now and then. Moose cycles I remember walking past on my way home from working at the watershed in wimbledon every thursday at like 3-4am for a year or more, they had go karts and motocross stuff in the window so I had always been thinking it was a motorbike/motocross place. Have to admit apart from bike plus past croydon(work in croydon so it's not far from work) and the odd click+collect in evans/halfords I just shop online and do stuff myself, can't get my head around paying someone to replace an innertube for me but then I don't get why ready made sandwiches exist either.