Good repair shop in Melb.

Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?

I got this bike about a year ago, when I was here last and both the
brakes (V-brakes) and the derailleur were sloppily adjusted especially
the latter, which caused a cable slip. I adjusted that the best I
could and took it elsewhere when the six week service was due. They
made it even worse if anything, but I had to leave Melbourne again for
a year. I couldn't take that bike, so I left it over at my parents'
with express instructions that it be kept garaged.
Of course it ended up outside soon after I left and spent the better
part of a year there.

So now, the cables and brake noodles have surface corrosion and should
probably qualify for replacement, as does the washer where the
handlebars join the stem. The brakes have fallen even further out of
alignment and scrape the wheel (they never even had the proper 39mm
clearence from the noode to the oppiste arm) and all this on I bike
I've rode maybe four times.

Anyway, I don't trust my own skills do deal with all this, so I'm
going to just take it to a pro, but I don't know any here in Melb. and
my experiences so far haven't been good.

Cheers,

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 04:04:05 GMT, root@127.0.0.1 wrote:

>Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?

The folks at Brunswick Street Cycles in Fitzroy, just south of
Alexandria Parade, have given me excellent service every time I've
been there for the last two and a half years..


PC

Terry Hammond in Port Melbourne.

Several other well known shops had told me Ithat my Shimano Ultegra
brake/gear lever could not be serviced and would need to be replaced.

they fixed the sticking as partt of their standard service which is $80.,
Sure beats $350+ in parts and then labour on top.

<root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:3f8f66d6.6205837@news.ihug.com.au...
> Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?
>
> I got this bike about a year ago, when I was here last and both the
> brakes (V-brakes) and the derailleur were sloppily adjusted especially
> the latter, which caused a cable slip. I adjusted that the best I
> could and took it elsewhere when the six week service was due. They
> made it even worse if anything, but I had to leave Melbourne again for
> a year. I couldn't take that bike, so I left it over at my parents'
> with express instructions that it be kept garaged.
> Of course it ended up outside soon after I left and spent the better
> part of a year there.
>
> So now, the cables and brake noodles have surface corrosion and should
> probably qualify for replacement, as does the washer where the
> handlebars join the stem. The brakes have fallen even further out of
> alignment and scrape the wheel (they never even had the proper 39mm
> clearence from the noode to the oppiste arm) and all this on I bike
> I've rode maybe four times.
>
> Anyway, I don't trust my own skills do deal with all this, so I'm
> going to just take it to a pro, but I don't know any here in Melb. and
> my experiences so far haven't been good.
>
> Cheers,

Terry Hammond is useless!!!

I took my MTB there last week. I was told to bring it in Wednesday to be
serviced by Thursday. When I took the bike in, the owner was surly and tried
to get out of his original promise. He made excuses about how busy they were
and that I should call back.
I told him I had been promised this time frame and he took the bike
reluctantly.
Having called on Thur morn and been told the bike would be ready at midday,
I went down there to pick it up only to find his surly mug asking me to wait
longer because it wasn't finished.
When I took the bike home, I went to put my lights back in their mountings
but the rear mounting had been broken whilst at the shop. I took it back in
to the owner who I now affectionately term "chirpy" and he basically fobbed
me off telling me I may as well just tape it up!!!
There was no apology, no offer to make amends, no friendly service, no smile
and he even had the gaul to walk away from me mid-sentence and begin serving
another customer on the other side of the store.
Even when I rode from St Kilda with my mate's XTC2 over my shoulder after he
had busted the rim bunny-hopping a side-street, he still couldn't crack a
smile.
Terry Hammond may have the niche market in our area but I am not adverse to
travelling the extra km or two to find good service and pleasant service.
He's lost my business.
So what? Me and my mate are about to tour round Tassie. We need,
collectively, $3000 worth of gear.
Can anyone recommend somewhere I can drop this cash where I actually might
feel like they appreciate it?


--
Marc Bishop
marcbish@bigpond.com

"Gurrie" <lameus2@bigfoot.comHATESPAM> wrote in message
news:3f90cfb4_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Terry Hammond in Port Melbourne.
>
> Several other well known shops had told me Ithat my Shimano Ultegra
> brake/gear lever could not be serviced and would need to be replaced.
>
> they fixed the sticking as partt of their standard service which is $80.,
> Sure beats $350+ in parts and then labour on top.
>
> <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:3f8f66d6.6205837@news.ihug.com.au...
> > Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?
> >
> > I got this bike about a year ago, when I was here last and both the
> > brakes (V-brakes) and the derailleur were sloppily adjusted especially
> > the latter, which caused a cable slip. I adjusted that the best I
> > could and took it elsewhere when the six week service was due. They
> > made it even worse if anything, but I had to leave Melbourne again for
> > a year. I couldn't take that bike, so I left it over at my parents'
> > with express instructions that it be kept garaged.
> > Of course it ended up outside soon after I left and spent the better
> > part of a year there.
> >
> > So now, the cables and brake noodles have surface corrosion and should
> > probably qualify for replacement, as does the washer where the
> > handlebars join the stem. The brakes have fallen even further out of
> > alignment and scrape the wheel (they never even had the proper 39mm
> > clearence from the noode to the oppiste arm) and all this on I bike
> > I've rode maybe four times.
> >
> > Anyway, I don't trust my own skills do deal with all this, so I'm
> > going to just take it to a pro, but I don't know any here in Melb. and
> > my experiences so far haven't been good.
> >
> > Cheers,
>
>

Agreed, I went into Terry Hammond about a year ago, to look specifically at
a Wilier bike, and he wasn't interested in selling me the frame I was
interested in, rather in selling me one that he had prebuilt with Campag (I
wanted Shimano Ultegra)... Felt that I was imposing on his day, by asking
him questions about his stock....

Bugger that for a joke... The blokes at Fitzroy Cycles in Carnegie are
excellent, although I decided I couldn't afford the Wilier, and went for a
Giant from Freedom Machine once I was sure of my sizing, etc....


"Marc Bishop" <marcbishop@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3f921c00$0$28120$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Terry Hammond is useless!!!
>
> I took my MTB there last week. I was told to bring it in Wednesday to be
> serviced by Thursday. When I took the bike in, the owner was surly and
tried
> to get out of his original promise. He made excuses about how busy they
were
> and that I should call back.
> I told him I had been promised this time frame and he took the bike
> reluctantly.
> Having called on Thur morn and been told the bike would be ready at
midday,
> I went down there to pick it up only to find his surly mug asking me to
wait
> longer because it wasn't finished.
> When I took the bike home, I went to put my lights back in their mountings
> but the rear mounting had been broken whilst at the shop. I took it back
in
> to the owner who I now affectionately term "chirpy" and he basically
fobbed
> me off telling me I may as well just tape it up!!!
> There was no apology, no offer to make amends, no friendly service, no
smile
> and he even had the gaul to walk away from me mid-sentence and begin
serving
> another customer on the other side of the store.
> Even when I rode from St Kilda with my mate's XTC2 over my shoulder after
he
> had busted the rim bunny-hopping a side-street, he still couldn't crack a
> smile.
> Terry Hammond may have the niche market in our area but I am not adverse
to
> travelling the extra km or two to find good service and pleasant service.
> He's lost my business.
> So what? Me and my mate are about to tour round Tassie. We need,
> collectively, $3000 worth of gear.
> Can anyone recommend somewhere I can drop this cash where I actually might
> feel like they appreciate it?
>
>
> --
> Marc Bishop
> marcbish@bigpond.com
>
> "Gurrie" <lameus2@bigfoot.comHATESPAM> wrote in message
> news:3f90cfb4_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > Terry Hammond in Port Melbourne.
> >
> > Several other well known shops had told me Ithat my Shimano Ultegra
> > brake/gear lever could not be serviced and would need to be replaced.
> >
> > they fixed the sticking as partt of their standard service which is
$80.,
> > Sure beats $350+ in parts and then labour on top.
> >
> > <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:3f8f66d6.6205837@news.ihug.com.au...
> > > Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?
> > >
> > > I got this bike about a year ago, when I was here last and both the
> > > brakes (V-brakes) and the derailleur were sloppily adjusted especially
> > > the latter, which caused a cable slip. I adjusted that the best I
> > > could and took it elsewhere when the six week service was due. They
> > > made it even worse if anything, but I had to leave Melbourne again for
> > > a year. I couldn't take that bike, so I left it over at my parents'
> > > with express instructions that it be kept garaged.
> > > Of course it ended up outside soon after I left and spent the better
> > > part of a year there.
> > >
> > > So now, the cables and brake noodles have surface corrosion and should
> > > probably qualify for replacement, as does the washer where the
> > > handlebars join the stem. The brakes have fallen even further out of
> > > alignment and scrape the wheel (they never even had the proper 39mm
> > > clearence from the noode to the oppiste arm) and all this on I bike
> > > I've rode maybe four times.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I don't trust my own skills do deal with all this, so I'm
> > > going to just take it to a pro, but I don't know any here in Melb. and
> > > my experiences so far haven't been good.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> >
> >
>
>

"Andrew Morris" <use.the.newsgroup@to.reply> wrote in message news:<3f92a4da$0$28119$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>...
> Agreed, I went into Terry Hammond about a year ago, to look specifically at
> a Wilier bike, and he wasn't interested in selling me the frame I was
> interested in, rather in selling me one that he had prebuilt with Campag (I
> wanted Shimano Ultegra)... Felt that I was imposing on his day, by asking
> him questions about his stock....
>

ditto on Terry Hammond. This guy is ****, lives off his name and is soooo dodgy.

Avoid him


>[snip]

D

cfsmtb <spamspamspam@spambakedbeansandspam.com.tas> wrote in message
news:3f9f1a97_2@news.chariot.net.au...
> John wrote:
> > Try Peter Moore's Abbotsford Cycles, under the Richmond railway
> > station in Swan Street. He specializes in repairs and has a good
> > reputation. John
>
>
>
> Agree, never had a problem with his work. Peter never laughs at my bikes
> either, but maybe he's polite & waits until I leave. Seriously, good
> shop, doesn't sell new bikes, but a good selection of components & gear.

Hey cfsmtb, I heard a rumour that mass this Friday is a halloween one. True?
---
DFM

root@127.0.0.1 wrote in message news:<3f8f66d6.6205837@news.ihug.com.au>...
> Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Melbourne?
>
Try Peter Moore's Abbotsford Cycles, under the Richmond railway
station in Swan Street. He specializes in repairs and has a good
reputation.

John

John wrote:
> Try Peter Moore's Abbotsford Cycles, under the Richmond railway
> station in Swan Street. He specializes in repairs and has a good
> reputation. John



Agree, never had a problem with his work. Peter never laughs at my bikes
either, but maybe he's polite & waits until I leave. Seriously, good
shop, doesn't sell new bikes, but a good selection of components & gear.



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Um, er, Halloween? I thought I heard Hawaiian.

Jeez, now I've misheard something & have planned to wear something nice
and summery on a cold crappy night. sigh.



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cfsmtb <spamspamspam@spambakedbeansandspam.com.tas> wrote in message
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> John wrote:
> > Try Peter Moore's Abbotsford Cycles, under the Richmond railway
> > station in Swan Street. He specializes in repairs and has a good
> > reputation. John
>

> Agree, never had a problem with his work. Peter never laughs at my bikes
> either, but maybe he's polite & waits until I leave. Seriously, good
> shop, doesn't sell new bikes, but a good selection of components & gear.

> Hey cfsmtb, I heard a rumour that mass this Friday is a halloween one. True?
> ---
> DFM
>
> Um, er, Halloween? I thought I heard Hawaiian.
>
> Jeez, now I've misheard something & have planned to wear something nice
> and summery on a cold crappy night. sigh.
>
> --
> life ain't much but there's nothing else to do
>

Heya John, DFM, and Chris (and Frank)

Is that the same folks that used to run Abbotsford Cycles in
Collingwood, on the southern side of Johnston St somewhere between
Hoddle St and the big Studley Park hill?

I seem to remember they closed down there sometime around 1994. I hope
it is, because that was a truly inspirational LBS. They changed my
life.

When I somehow managed to live on $ 130 a week, they showed me why I
didn't want to replace an alloy crank (that I'd let hollow out because I
finger-tightened the crank-bolt nut) with a steel one, why I didn't want
a bigger chainring because there was this magical thing that made you
cycle better and easier if you actually used the gears like they were
designed to be used called "cadence". And later on, once I actually had
a f/t job, how I wasn't the only person in the world who believed that a
bicycle could be an adult's primary method of transportation. And, more
prosaically [sp?], they trusted me to me rat round in the spares for
whatever bit I wanted. (Bicycle Recycle in Moorabbin are great in that
respect too, once you say a few 'open sesame' words like "bolt circle
diameter" or "1 1/8 inch steerer"...)

xxx

pete

ps: the guys at Brunswick St Cycles on (quelle surprise) Brunswick St,
Fitzroy have been completely wonderful with me every time I've rolled in
with my old, odd commuter bike. I went in there a few Sundays ago when
I finally admitted that my drivetrain had got un-rideably (gears
skipping, chain snapping) worn out. I thought that BSC would be just my
first stop on pricing cassettes, chains and rings between Brunswick and
St Kilda Cycles (great shop also, btw) but the guy who was on the other
side of the counter obviously prioritised being a cyclist above being
someone who worked in a bike shop. He spent maybe 3/4 of an hour with
me finding a "straight set", digging up a 32 tooth five-arm chain-ring,
and a really value-for-money but also well matched to the other
running-gear chain.
I'm a bit worried about BSC, because their market niche may well be
taken up Fitzroy Cycles on the high end, and MBC in Clifton Hill on the
low end (as well as other LBSs in the area.) It would be great if they
could service the commuter life-choice market, but we're not a really a
commercially big $$$-generating community, unfortunately.

pps: Lutana Banana Mañana!!!

I did work experience at Cecil Walker and I can vouch for the quality of
their servicing. They are thorough, meticulous, and always have the bike
finished when you need it by or before. Awesome shop- not that I'm
biased...



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> Lutana Banana Mañana!!!

s p o o k y Be a snob, refer to it as East Moonah.))))


Very sure Peter's shop (or the management) is the same one you're
referring to, see below, Abbotsford Cycles Peter Moore's Abbotsford
Cycles is a small shop dedicated to the economical upkeep of bicycles in
central Melbourne. http://www.onecer.net/abbotsfordcycles/

Also liked Cecils work too, got a excellent deal on a Met helmet there a
couple of years ago + other stuff. BSC also very knowledgeable, good to
know bike shops stock components such as adapter quills for those of us
who insist on older MTB bikes.



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