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@WilkinsonCycles
Decent independent bike shops are like gold dust. To be a bike mechanic in London with a big name retailer you either need to live with your parents or have a cheap co-habitation setup to survive on £17k or so. Or get a job as a university technician and start on £31k with good pension and 2 hours of breaks per day.