My previous bike shop has had a lot of personel changes recently and the new guys do not exactly inspire confidence.
So I am looking for a good mechanic in inner or outer North of Melbourne. I need to get the headtube on my alloy road frame faced and a new headset and fork installed, so they need to have a good collection of tools as well. So can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in this area?
Thanks.
The guys at Flemington Cycles in Racecourse Road do a brilliant job keeping mine, my familys' and sundry friends' bikes running smoothly. Have done for years now.
My previous bike shop has had a lot of personel changes recently and the new guys do not exactly inspire confidence.
So I am looking for a good mechanic in inner or outer North of Melbourne. I need to get the headtube on my alloy road frame faced and a new headset and fork installed, so they need to have a good collection of tools as well. So can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in this area?
Suggest you consider going to CERES bikeshed in Thornbury(?) and learn a bit about how to work on your own bike. Changing a headset and fork is not really difficult to do, a valuable skill to have. If you're fussy and have to reface the head tube they probably have the tool to do that too.
Suggest you consider going to CERES bikeshed in Thornbury(?) and learn a bit about how to work on your own bike. Changing a headset and fork is not really difficult to do, a valuable skill to have. If you're fussy and have to reface the head tube they probably have the tool to do that too.
Bicycle mechanics - it ain't rocket science!
CERES is in Brunswick East, click on the link, goto onsite groups, then Bike Group: http://www.ceres.org.au/
The bike sheds new "geodesic dome" is certainly worth a look. 😉
My previous bike shop has had a lot of personel changes recently and the new guys do not exactly inspire confidence.
So I am looking for a good mechanic in inner or outer North of Melbourne. I need to get the headtube on my alloy road frame faced and a new headset and fork installed, so they need to have a good collection of tools as well. So can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in this area?
My previous bike shop has had a lot of personel changes recently and the new guys do not exactly inspire confidence.
So I am looking for a good mechanic in inner or outer North of Melbourne. I need to get the headtube on my alloy road frame faced and a new headset and fork installed, so they need to have a good collection of tools as well. So can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in this area?
Thanks.
You might want to try a fellow called Paul Bryant, who's based in Collingwood. Give him a call (0410 404 782) or email ([email hidden] or at www.astroboyracer.com); can't recall the rates he charges, but he picked up a few things that were wrong with my rig (that I'd missed) when I was doing the HCCC in a flash. He's also served as a mechanic at a few cycling events, IIRC.
Suggest you consider going to CERES bikeshed in Thornbury(?) and learn a bit about how to work on your own bike. Changing a headset and fork is not really difficult to do, a valuable skill to have. If you're fussy and have to reface the head tube they probably have the tool to do that too.
Bicycle mechanics - it ain't rocket science!
Agreed its not rocket science, but the tools to face a headtube or BB shell are ones that need to be kept sharp to do a clean job.
Not sure whether CERES have the tool or how sharp these tools are.
They cost a pretty penny for a job not done that often, around about 450+
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My previous bike shop has had a lot of personel changes recently and the new guys do not exactly inspire confidence.
So I am looking for a good mechanic in inner or outer North of Melbourne. I need to get the headtube on my alloy road frame faced and a new headset and fork installed, so they need to have a good collection of tools as well. So can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in this area?
Suggest you consider going to CERES bikeshed in Thornbury(?) and learn a bit about how to work on your own bike. Changing a headset and fork is not really difficult to do, a valuable skill to have. If you're fussy and have to reface the head tube they probably have the tool to do that too.
Bicycle mechanics - it ain't rocket science!
Thanks for the advice Peter. I am a former auto tech (euro car specialist) and have rebuilt many complex mechanical and electrical assemblies, so I am not frightened of something as simple as a pushbike. However my headset does need to be faced (original headset wore out quickly as a result of uneven faces- bike shop that originally sold me the bike did not bother to properly prepare the frame even though it was quite an expensive frame), and I am not prepared to purchase a very expensive tool to use only once. Figure I may as well get them to press in the headset and cut the new fork while they are at it. I have rebuilt many bikes in my time and know it can be quite rewarding, but I really do not have time to tinker any more. Would rather just pay the money and use my spare time to ride.
