Top London Mechanics

Tea, cake and biscuits also.

I have to go with Nhatt I'm not worthy, I know a lot of good mechanics and good shops too...

I have better legs though...

http://www.shorter-rochford.co.uk/
In Finchley.
Specialise in road racing - not cheap, but then you get what you pay for!

I have better legs though...

Better than a T-Rex

Although they can be forgiven for not getting a cable through a SRAM shifter first time. Dumb luck, a rabbits foot and a special incantation are all required.

Hah been there. So much cursing!

Dov once serviced my cross bike after he had borrowed it. He did a truly amazing job.

Digger recently resolved an issue on my hack bike for me and that bike now ride better than it ever has before.

Dov once serviced my cross bike after he had borrowed it. He did a truly amazing job.

Nothing to do with me. It's just good timing, your Campag must have been 'wearing-in'

I was pleased with the service of my bike at Chamberlaines, Kentish Rown, and the old dude who works there was easy to chat to - which made me feel comfortable asking newbie questions - so they get a recommendation from me.

I was pleased with the service of my bike at Chamberlaines, Kentish Rown, and the old dude who works there was easy to chat to - which made me feel comfortable asking newbie questions - so they get a recommendation from me.

I personally preferred the bald French guy and that ginger girl there.

I personally preferred the bald French guy and that ginger girl there.

That ginger girl was hot.

That ginger girl was hot.

No such thing.

Bald French guy immediately tried to convince me that both rims were on their way out and needed to be replaced, I'm still riding on them a year later,

That doesn't mean they're not shot...

My exhaust is hanging by a rubber strap 2 months on, so I proved that exhaust mechanic wrong....??

That ginger girl was hot.

No such thing.

What about hillbilly dressed as the fifth element?

I came at the thought of it.

That ginger girl was hot.

She was a great mechanic. She really knew cassettes.

Yes! Someone else other than me gets Cake's joke...

I think it's very easy to name people we like as being good mechanics, although that isn't always the case.
I would count myself as a fairly normal mechanic, nothing special, but then I'm in the position to have worked with some truly great mechanics, most of which you won't know because they are busy actually doing the work on the bikes that the rest of us are talking about on here.

At Brixton Jim is very good, but Nigel is the best there.

At Look Mum Nik does good work (really, really well considering she's fairly new to it!) but I'm sure that she would agree with me that Alexis and Sam are great.

You would never hear Alex (who I work with at Fitzrovia Bicycles) mentioned, but he too is a great mechanic.

Everyone know's Condor does good work, but no one knows that it's Andrea that is doing it.

Ninon is also one of the greats, and it will be a major loss to west London's cyclists when she retires (retyres?) in the next few years. She also, isn't up at nearly midnight posting on the internet.

Please consider this carefully when you are thinking about listing someone as an excellent mechanic, although the ego stroke is nice, I know I'm not ready for the honor yet and that my name has come up because I am well liked.

hi Nat!
thanks for the words, I agree with your view. However, the work of a mechanic is just the end of a process that will include the customer, the salesmen that would deal with him, and all the "supply chain" that's around a repair.
In my case, I will take into account my assistant, which does a considerable help here. Hard to find someone that's tidy, precise, keen to learn, on time. This guy does it, I am lucky ;)

Ed in cycle surgery, high street kensington, is excellent.

Ha! Ed used to be one of my mechanics in evans. He is indeed a good mechanic and very good fella.

He's a winner and also quite willing to do most repairs for red bull and token cash

My vote for Digger.

My vote for Digger.

He's a winner and also quite willing to do most repairs for red bull and token sex act's.

Fixed that for you.