Good Melbourne Shop Mechanics

ok, eastern suburbs. Get on a train, or ride to Richmond Station, get off train, walk or pedal around to Swan, look at shopfronts, there you will see Abbotsford Cycles. Not trying to drum up business for Peter, but, he's helped out a lot of friends of mine (& me too). Take in RRR subscriber card for a discount as well. Maybe something closer to where you are, but hope the above is of assistance.😉

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You experienced riders out there. I am after a shop that doesn't think every cyclist has a big fat
wallet and can service road bikes with care and attention to detail. My local mechanic seems to
have lost the touch so..

Central Eastern suburbs around Burwood way - anyone got a shop to fit the bill?? I need a new
mechanic for some major drive train surgery.

I find Ashburton Cycles is pretty good - they will deal with you honestly about the repair that are
needed and help you with decisions.

They have a sister shop on the corner of Burwood Highway and Warrigal rd. They are a specialist tri
shop there, owned by the same people - I have never used that store however.

Tim

The guys at Fitzroy Cycles are pretty good... I've only bought bits and pieces there, and bought my
bike somewhere else, but they have been very helpful with problems, and always up for a chat....

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You experienced riders out there. I am after a shop that doesn't think every cyclist has a big fat
wallet and can service road bikes with care and attention to detail. My local mechanic seems to
have lost the touch so..

Central Eastern suburbs around Burwood way - anyone got a shop to fit the bill?? I need a new
mechanic for some major drive train surgery.

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I take my business to Doug at CycleWorks in Whitehorse Rd Box Hill. He has alway dealt with me
fairly, and his mechanic knows his stuff.

Sting.

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You experienced riders out there. I am after a shop that doesn't think every cyclist has a big fat
wallet and can service road bikes with care and attention to detail. My local mechanic seems to
have lost the touch so..

Central Eastern suburbs around Burwood way - anyone got a shop to fit the bill?? I need a new
mechanic for some major drive train surgery.

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Steel Rider

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Tim Jones said:

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

Quoted message said:

You experienced riders out there. I am after a shop that doesn't think every cyclist has a big
fat wallet and can service road bikes with care and attention to detail. My local mechanic seems
to have lost the touch so..

Central Eastern suburbs around Burwood way - anyone got a shop to fit the bill?? I need a new
mechanic for some major drive train surgery.

I find Ashburton Cycles is pretty good - they will deal with you honestly about the repair that are
needed and help you with decisions.

Ditto.

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They have a sister shop on the corner of Burwood Highway and Warrigal rd. They are a specialist tri
shop there, owned by the same people - I have never used that store however.

ACR. Very good on road bikes, so don't get put off by the wet suits. It doesn't do MTBs. One of
their guys used to be a mechanic with Saturn.

I've heard good things about Barry Wadell across Burwood Hwy from ACR.

Regards, Richard.

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Originally posted by Richard Sherrat

BOn Thu said:

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

Quoted message said:

You experienced riders out there. I am after a shop that doesn't think every cyclist has a big
fat wallet and can service road bikes with care and attention to detail. My local mechanic seems
to have lost the touch so..

Central Eastern suburbs around Burwood way - anyone got a shop to fit the bill?? I need a new
mechanic for some major drive train surgery.

Thanks Guys,

I've had mixed experiences with all the above stores except Abbotsford and Fitzroy, which are a bit too far in for me. Will give Cycleworks in Box Hill a go this time.

So see how the drive train surgery goes, and hope there is enough left in the bank for Christmas.

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I find Ashburton Cycles is pretty good - they will deal with you honestly about the repair that are
needed and help you with decisions.

Ditto.

Quoted message said:

They have a sister shop on the corner of Burwood Highway and Warrigal rd. They are a specialist tri
shop there, owned by the same people - I have never used that store however.

ACR. Very good on road bikes, so don't get put off by the wet suits. It doesn't do MTBs. One of
their guys used to be a mechanic with Saturn.

I've heard good things about Barry Wadell across Burwood Hwy from ACR.

Regards, Richard. [/B]

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Originally posted by Tim Jones

I find Ashburton Cycles is pretty good - they will deal with you honestly about the repair that are
needed and help you with decisions.

They have a sister shop on the corner of Burwood Highway and Warrigal rd. They are a specialist tri
shop there, owned by the same people - I have never used that store however.

Tim

I had a bad incident with Ashburton cycles a while back, and as a result i never went back there (even though I lived 100 mtrs away at the time)...
However it appears that on the whole, everyone else is pleased with them so maybe i was being a bit harsh. Still, you can never take back that 'first impression'.

Its such a common story these days to hear of people going in for a simple service and end up replacing half the bike, that i'm prepared to travel out of the way to find a place where this won't happen.

Similar sentiments about ACR, and live around corner.

So where do you recommend? I am after someone I can trust who understands those of us on older bikes with limited budgets but who like to go FAST!!

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I had a bad incident with Ashburton cycles a while back, and as a result i never went back there (even though I lived 100 mtrs away at the time)...
However it appears that on the whole, everyone else is pleased with them so maybe i was being a bit harsh. Still, you can never take back that 'first impression'.

Its such a common story these days to hear of people going in for a simple service and end up replacing half the bike, that i'm prepared to travel out of the way to find a place where this won't happen.