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http://www.edwardescycles.com/ - Give them a call and see if they have some, they did when I called a few months ago
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Me too re: Thatcher
I'm sure Edwardes and BC (when it opens) are both a good bet.
Seriously though, ANY lbs would get tape or glue or whatever you want in one or two days. Same diff as online and, as you say, would help support LBS - which I applaud.
I know you're in SE London: did you try A) Vaidas on Honor Oak Park, or the Catford shop (can't remember the name) just off Stansted Road near Catford Bridge st - not a bad shop at all.
Anyway pick your best shop to support, ask them to order.
I really really like Vaidas. A very unassuming shop but I believe he's a good wrench and is very reasonable.
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Whenever possible, I try to use brick and mortar shops rather than the internet to buy stuff. I'm a bit old fashioned, and think we will regret not supporting our shops, once they have all gone.
I'm with you, up to a point, but bike shops are just shops like any other: if they're shit or don't satisfy a need, then they'll go under.
And like it or not, tubs are a declining market: modern clinchers are at least their equal and as cycling has become more popular, it's a decreasing share of the market that C(an)BA.
LBS thrive on labour and how many people who C(an)BA to do tubs, don't glue them themselves? Considering the usual online/in-store price pressures, I'm not surprised you're struggling to find a local source.
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Whenever possible, I try to use brick and mortar shops rather than the internet to buy stuff. I'm a bit old fashioned, and think we will regret not supporting our shops, once they have all gone.
I need some tub tape, so have been trawling round some local shops without success:
Decathalon Surrey Docks - Not really a bike shop (but they used to stock it) - no joy
Cycle UK Greenwich - Worst bike shop on earth - no joy
Pedal-it Lee Green - Once the great Young's Cycles - no joy (although genuinely apologetic)
Evans Canary Wharf - Clueless. Didn't know the difference between rim tape and tub tape.
Bespoke Cycling Canary Wharf - Also seemed a bit clueless, which is a disgrace given the price of the bikes they are trying to flog.
Anyway, I've spent the best part of a rainy day trawling the area without success.
I blame Margaret Thatcher.