LBS vs Online stores

Very expensive imo.

If you're prepared to travel a little further from southfields then I'd recommend holdsworths or velosport in putney, cheaper and friendlier service in both in my experience.

Holdsworth is more like an old school LBS, and they've got me out of the cack a few times, and charged very little.

cheers will look into that, I was thinking about doing rapha hotn on the Roadie that needs a basic service (I can do everything apart from gears) but decided to do it on the rat with 32c tyres (as the roadie would take 28c max plus I'll have to buy new tyres)

I called up London Bike Workshop in clapham they said they don;t book appointments so if I can be there first thing in the morning they would be able to do this, since I am not in hurry I'll look into holdsworth and velosport. I have been to velosport couple of times, lots of pr0n bikes on display.

What is the experience with Putney cycles?