Assistance please: recommendation required.

wafflycat said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the
rear wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the
cassette (and probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike
which a friend of a friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

The Haringey Cyclists Yahoo Group were discussing bike shops near that
area recently. Unfornately the Archive can be read by members only but
perhaps your friend of a friend could sign up and maybe find more local
groups as well: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/haringeycyclists . Also
try the London Cycling Campaign.

~PB

wafflycat said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette (and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friend of a
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

When I was a junior in that area you could have chosen from Dave Davey,
Pat Hanlon or Hetchins. All gone now, sadly.

--
Dave...

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wafflycat (w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com) said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette (and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friend ofa
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

There is a bike shop on Stoke Newington Road at or near here:

<URL:http://tinyurl.com/mmxvt>

I /think/ it's a branch of Daycocks. Haven't used it myself but used
occasionally to go to their Leytonstone branch. No complaints.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
There ought to be a /La/ against it.

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I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette
(and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friend of
a
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

There is a bike shop on Stoke Newington Road at or near here:

<URL:http://tinyurl.com/mmxvt>

I /think/ it's a branch of Daycocks. Haven't used it myself but used
occasionally to go to their Leytonstone branch. No complaints.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
There ought to be a /La/ against it.

Thanks Dave, much appreciated. helen s

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Quoted message said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette
(and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friendof
a
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

There is a bike shop on Stoke Newington Road at or near here:

<URL:http://tinyurl.com/mmxvt>

I /think/ it's a branch of Daycocks. Haven't used it myself but used
occasionally to go to their Leytonstone branch. No complaints.

ditto Daycocks, they had different names for some shops but all the
same chain IIRC; used the Clapton branch a lot when I was in the
locale; the West London version Fudges has now folded, as have most of
the Action Bikes that replaced them.

wafflycat said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette (and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friend of a
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

Cheers, helen s

I got good service at http://www.twowheelsgood.co.uk/index.php?topnav=1
about 3 years ago.. spent quite a while in there chatting to staff re
various bits and bobs...

I have bought tyres etc in the SNewington one.. never had anything
repaired by them.

no association etc...
M.

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wafflycat said:

I need a recommendation (or two) for a LBS in the Hackney/Stoke
Newington/Finsbury Park area. The immediate task is to replace the rear
wheel (just a standard 700c for general road use) and also the cassette
(and
probably the chain, of course) on an old Trek road bike which a friend of
a
friend has inherited.

Any ideas, please?

Cheers, helen s

I got good service at http://www.twowheelsgood.co.uk/index.php?topnav=1
about 3 years ago.. spent quite a while in there chatting to staff re
various bits and bobs...

I have bought tyres etc in the SNewington one.. never had anything
repaired by them.

no association etc...
M.

Thanks - appreciated.

helen s