Bike Shop: Devon

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Hi there,

Can anyone recommend a good local bike shop in Devon. My
sister is looking to buy a hybrid type bike and I'm trying
to convince her to buy from a local shop!

Thanks,

Alex

Hi Alex,
If you live near Torbay you won't go wrong with Colin Lewis,Happy hunting.
Bernie
http://www.colin-lewis.co.uk/

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Hi there,

Can anyone recommend a good local bike shop in Devon. My
sister is looking to buy a hybrid type bike and I'm trying
to convince her to buy from a local shop!

Firstly, I am from Cardiff not Devon. Both my bikes were
bought at my local bike shop.

Two years ago I had a serious bike problem in the middle of
an Audax. The Crediton bike shed were extremely helpful in
fixing my bike (Rohloff shifter cable had siezed) and did
not charge me (no parts were required). While they were
inspecting the problem they offered me a lift back to
Tavistock, if they were unable to fix the Rohloff. Excellent
service to someone who was clearly not and not going to be a
regular customer. They did fix it and I completed the Audax.
A mail order shop will never do that. Local shops who
provide such service deserve our custom.

Devon's a BIG county....go on, give us a clue which bit your
Sister's in...

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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

Can anyone recommend a good local bike shop in Devon. My
sister is looking to buy a hybrid type bike and I'm trying
to convince her to buy from a local shop!

Thanks,

Alex

Tim Hampson said:

Devon's a BIG county....go on, give us a clue which bit
your Sister's in...

You make it sound like T E X A S. Even if I lived in some
backwater like Woolsfardisworthy I think I would brave the
moors to visit Colin Lewis at least once. John St Cycles
over the frontier in Crewkerne is also a good bet.

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David Off said:

Quoted message said:

Devon's a BIG county....go on, give us a clue which bit
your Sister's in...

You make it sound like T E X A S.

Nope. Just big enough that my LBS in Tavistock wouldn't make
so much sense for someone living in Exeter or Barnstaple,
let alone Honiton.

--
Nick Kew

Nick's manifesto: htmlhelp.com~nickOpen ↗

David Off said:

You make it sound like T E X A S. Even if I lived in some
backwater like Woolsfardisworthy [sic] ...

Which Woolfardisworthy? This one:

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or this one:

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Yes, non-yokels, there are two villages in Devon called
Woolfardisworthy. To avoid confusion, one (the one next to
Cranford) is pronounced Woolsery...

--
Mark.

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Quoted message said:

Devon's a BIG county....go on, give us a clue which bit
your Sister's in...

She's in the Torbay area, but very willing to travel if she
can find a good local bike shop.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I shall pass them
on.

Alex

"Tim Hampson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Devon's a BIG county....go on, give us a clue which bit
your Sister's in...

She's in the Torbay area, but very willing to travel if she
can find a good local bike shop.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I shall pass them
on.

Alex