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I'm after a full steel road bike for my girlfriend who's 5'4". Looking for a 49-50cm frame. Alloy rims a must. Budget of £250.

Whadya got?

Some really great stuff in here. Thanks!

What would you say is a good level of stock to carry i.e. inner tubes, brake blocks, spokes etc? I'm not planning on stocking parts i.e. saddles, stems, seatposts etc at first, but will obviously need inner tubes etc for 'bread and butter' services.

Anything you've found particularly useful to stock up on?

Hi Brickman. That is some really brilliant advice, thanks so much.

The workshop will be inside the cafe in full view of customers so great for interaction and general visibility of what I'm doing.

I was wondering if you had any pointers on promotion and getting myself known? I'm obviously gonna go down the usual social media routes; Facebook, twitter etc, but wondered if there's anything else to consider? I'm going to flyer tables the day before inside the cafe and have a permanent sign inside the cafe with information about when it will happen. I'm also going to flyer bikes at the very nearby train station.

Have you found any ways of promoting that have been particularly successful? How much do you think you rely on word of mouth? Do you have a website or Facebook that i could have a look at?

Thanks again.

Lol. Gotta keep it schtum for a little longer but will spill when things get rolling.

There will be a room dedicated to storing a few bikes for the reason of non collections or services taking longer. I will organise with the customer when they can come and collect their bike, either the next day or the next suitable time for them.

Thanks all for your comments, they've definitely been constructive. If anyone's got any other pointers or thoughts I'd be very happy to hear them.

Being inside the cafe would also give me much more interaction with customers allowing me to talk about what I'm doing.

Operating during the day would allow me to offer drop off in morning, collect in evening services.

Thanks very much for all the pointers. I've had another chat with my friend who runs the cafe and have made a few changes to my plan. The first change is that the actually workshop will now be in one corner of the cafe. The place is huge so no problems regarding space. The other change is that it will run during the day. This is obviously better for trade and will make more sense when offering free coffees.

Thanks for the pointer about the potential issue with a one day only operation. My intention is offer slightly lower cosy services and repairs in order to attract the student market. Students obviously love cheap things and i believe this will attract them (and others) even if it's just a one day operation.

The courtyard is accessible from the road giving great access to building. There are already lots of bikes parked there by people working in local offices. A gazebo is a great idea and i think i will look into that.

If anyone's got any further pointers do let me know.

Cheers.

Yeah that's idea. I will provide a deal where the customer is entitled to a free coffee from the cafe with each puncture repair/ service.

Anyone got any experience with this sort of thing?

Hey,

I'm planning on opening a weekly evening bike repair workshop in a busy cafe/restaurant that my friend runs. I'm a qualified bike mechanic and have worked in a bike shop for 3 years and feel that it could a good time to start running something myself.

The restaurant/café has a large, light spare room in which I would do repairs in. The room is already used by various people for things such as lunch meetings, art classes, philosophy groups etc and a bike workshop would definitely complement the style of the restaurant (I'd be going for something like LMNH and Roll For the Soul in Bristol dare I say).

I would initially start on a weekly basis once a week and increase from there should demand require. I wouldn't have a huge stock and would mainly focus on repairs and servicing at first. There would also be no rent involved as I would pay for this by carrying out maintenance to the building during quite times.

The restaurant is in a very busy central location and has lots of customers from nearby offices etc, some using the courtyard to park their bikes in which makes me think that potentially it could be a good place to this sort of thing. I am reasonably business savvy but wondered if anyone had any experience in this area and might be able to give any advice?

I'd prefer to not give details about the location if I may but let's say it will be in a very busy cycling city and plenty of potential for customers.

Many thanks,

Tom

Hi.

I've got a pair of Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels that are a couple if years old and the rim on the front wheel is starting to get quite worn.

Is it possible to replace the rim or do I need to buy a whole new wheel?

Cheers.

Yeah, sorry mate. That one's gone.

Picture now added.

Due to a fuck up by an online site I now have a spare pair of these to sell. Best price I can find online is £30 so will do them for £25 posted. Check them out here:

http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/freshtripe/Handlebars,%20Headsets%20&%20Stems_files/VO%20Montmartre-1.jpg

The bars are the same as the ones seen here.

Cheers.

Sorry, these are now sold.

Long drop rear brake wanted please. Not too fussed on condition.

Cheers.

£30 posted.

Deda bars now gone.

Hello. I'm after a Wald 139 basket for my work bike. I do painting and decorating and cycle to all my jobs so I need something nice and big which can carry all my stuff.

Anyone have one or know where I can find one in the Uk?

Cheers,
Tom

Dibs Wald Basket.

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Couple of things for sale.

Prime Saddle. Brand new, never used. £6 Posted.
Genesis Stem. 120mm, brand new, never used. £6 Posted
Deda Bars. 42mm wide. 26mm clamp. Very light use. £6 Posted

Dibs and PM. Payment via Paypal gift please.

£34 posted?

£35 posted.

Ah ok, cheers mate.