Leaving Waterloo this morning I noticed several leaflets scattered around the bike racks by the station. Closer inspection revealed that they were advertising a "rush hour puncture repair" service - you text them, they ring back, arrange to meet you and fix your flat tyre. Anyone seen these before? The price, "£10 (cash only)" (Inland Revenue take note ;-) ) anywhere in the C charge zone. A bit steep to fix a flat but could be handy if you've left the pump at home I suppose. The entrepreneurial spirit is obviously not dead...
Leaving Waterloo this morning I noticed several leaflets scattered around the bike racks by the station. Closer inspection revealed that they were advertising a "rush hour puncture repair" service - you text them, they ring back, arrange to meet you and fix your flat tyre. Anyone seen these before? The price, "£10 (cash only)" (Inland Revenue take note ;-) ) anywhere in the C charge zone. A bit steep to fix a flat but could be handy if you've left the pump at home I suppose. The entrepreneurial spirit is obviously not dead...
Hmmmm I woudn't be surprised to find that there will be a sudden attack of the p*nc*ure fairy of bikes in bike racks soon, easily fixed by simply being pumped up?
Hmmmm I woudn't be surprised to find that there will be a sudden attack of the p*nc*ure fairy of bikes in bike racks soon, easily fixed by simply being pumped up?
Wouldn't that be PF's nefarious cousin, the sneaky valve imp? 🙂
Leaving Waterloo this morning I noticed several leaflets scattered around the bike racks by the station. Closer inspection revealed that they were advertising a "rush hour puncture repair" service - you text them, they ring back, arrange to meet you and fix your flat tyre.
I saw a genuine Bicycle Repair Man near the South Bank on Wednesday. Bloke with a bike and hugely laden trailer, with wheels and tyres. He had a sighn saying "Bob's Mobile Bike Repairs" (can't remember what the exact name was). I regret not stopping for a chat.
The price, "£10 (cash only)" (Inland Revenue take note ;-) ) anywhere in the C charge zone. A bit steep to fix a flat
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You reckon? Sounds pretty reasonable to me, for a call-out service. Cheap, even.
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-- Ace in Alsace - brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom
On Your Bike Tooley St charge £12!
Evans at St Pauls charged me £12.50 to fix a puncture on the Brommy, not including the cost of the new tube. That was a couple of years ago. Would've been cheaper to fold it up and stick it in a cab at both ends of my train journey...
Leaving Waterloo this morning I noticed several leaflets scattered around the bike racks by the station. Closer inspection revealed that they were advertising a "rush hour puncture repair" service - you text them, they ring back, arrange to meet you and fix your flat tyre. Anyone seen these before? The price, "£10 (cash only)" (Inland Revenue take note ;-) ) anywhere in the C charge zone. A bit steep to fix a flat but could be handy if you've left the pump at home I suppose. The entrepreneurial spirit is obviously not dead...
I can think of a good few reasons for being cash only, not least the cost of paying in cheques for business purposes. It's not necessarily a tax dodge.
Cheers, Luke -- Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>
