Ladies and Bike Shops

This is an awesome thread. I recently took my bike in for a last minute service (promising myself that this would be the last time) before setting off on the Dunwich Dynamo. The guy was so rude to me, told me off for the state of my bike (it really wasn't that bad) and charged me an absolute fortune. That is the last time, am on the hunt for a good cycle maintenance class south of the river, and girl friendly, novice friendly bike shops and workshops.

I went to London Cycle Workshop on St John's Hill, CJ, yesterday as it was en route to work and my wheel needed fixing. Really friendly mechanic, good service, picked the wheel up later the same afternoon - not gonna rival BC, natch, but much handier for on the hoof repairs for me