Bike shops SE london

Hi all

Anyone know any good LBS's in or around SE london - Forest Hill, Sydenham, New cross etc? I need to get a bike built up - cranks and bb and headset etc.

Any help much appreciated!

Thanks

Edwardes in Camberwell, not sure what they are like but people seem to rate them!

Perrys Cycles Woolwich is a good shop fair prices even sells his own bikes, proper family run joint with knowledgeable people.

this can be done by you at home if you get tools together from nice people on here. really, it's fairly straight forward.

The Bike Shop on Lee High Road in Lewisham always working on fancy bits of racing carbon when I've popped in for a tube, probably all owned by Blackheath residents. Also let me use them as pick up and drop off point for courier when my frame had to go back to Bob Jackson.
Stay well away from D2 Leisure on Lewisham Way.

Edwardes in Camberwell, not sure what they are like but people seem to rate them!

I had a bad experience with them trying to charge me ridiculous amounts for a second hand rusty cottered chainset.

(and I did take this up with them before I posted on the forum - they didn't give a shit).

Edwardes in Camberwell, not sure what they are like but people seem to rate them!

I'm just of to go have a look in there now(at some track stuff). I've heard good things about the lads that work there.

I had a bad experience with them trying to charge me ridiculous amounts for a second hand rusty cottered chainset.

(and I did take this up with them before I posted on the forum - they didn't give a shit).

Ah. Well some good thing's.

... fancy bits of racing carbon when I've popped in for a tube, probably all owned by Blackheath residents...

Ha ha. Blackheath = Clapham Common of the east. BMW school run mums.

edwardes is good, went there 2 weeks ago, didnt have the cog i was after, offered to order it for me, but needed it for the track day the next day, so they rang round a few other shops and found me one.

would def go back

haha i live in blackheath!!!

i've never seen a carbon race bike here, hundreds of x5s

my next door neighbour drives his son 500meters down the road sits in traffic most of the way there, bloody hilarious!

Edwardes is a proper-job lbs, absolutely love it. Never been in there without getting some deal on something or other, free tubes, rounded down prices etc etc. Old-skool place, proper mechanics, geezers working the shop etc. Sorry to hear that some have had bad experiences but nowhere's 100%, and they have a kinda not suffering fools gladly kinda approach. Hearts of gold tho!

Plus Edwardes has probably one of the finest selection of Italo plastic bike pron in London. And Cinelli Vigorelli's just lying around the place.

Perrys Cycles Woolwich is a good shop fair prices even sells his own bikes, proper family run joint with knowledgeable people.

I've been going here for years - they are wicked. Really helpful without the snobbery you get at some places and good prices.

there's also a little place in deptford, just round the back of noodle king (in the wierd, nice little villagy bit). i forget its name but its got a black a pink sign and is next door to a florist (which has the same style sign). Never been there but i've heard its good.

do you mean witcomb by any chance? in tanner's lane?

+1 for Edwardes - also Brixton Cycles is ace.

There's a workshop in the wee industrial estate at Brockley Cross (The Cycle Team?), too.
I have been there for some minor assistance and they have been coolio.
They look after the Wiggums' bikes in there too.

I really want to have a go on one of those super expensive piggy-bikes...

Is witcomb any good? I always walk past and it's never open...

Does anyone know what happened to that Map of bike shops and other places of interest went?

It was on the old forum under "Places"

Cheers

I'm in Brixton and at a bit of a loose end these days (off work to write a dissertation) and should have most of the tools you need (headset press, BB tools, myriad of other bike specific stuff). I'd gladly help you out for a Guinness or two. PM me if you're interested.

I never see Brixton as SE London.

Catford has Comptons which are my LBS and are pretty good - they do have a habit of not having stick though.

never said it was, just offering, I'm not that far from Edwardes

I'm in Brixton and at a bit of a loose end these days (off work to write a dissertation) and should have most of the tools you need (headset press, BB tools, myriad of other bike specific stuff). I'd gladly help you out for a Guinness or two. PM me if you're interested.

Hi - thanks for the offer. I'm gonna go with the blokes in Camberwell - I remember them now. My cones came loose on my way to work and they fixed them for free. Evans wanted 45 quid!!!!

Thanks again anyway

Hi - thanks for the offer. I'm gonna go with the blokes in Camberwell - I remember them now. My cones came loose on my way to work and they fixed them for free. Evans wanted 45 quid!!!!

Thanks again anyway

no worries

nice guys!

£45 to tighten cones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! does that include a reach around?

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