Good Midlands Shops?

Paul Hutchings said:

Day off tomorrow.. as per my other post I'm going to take
a look at my old bike.

I'm assuming new tubes/tyres are a fair bet after five
years in the shed.. whilst any bike shop will sell these,
any suggestions on good bike shops in the midlands
(stafford/derby/birmingham/coventry) worth a visit for a
look around?

regards, Paul

C. H Smith in Leamington spa is very good. Still got wheels
I bought from there which havn't needed truing since!

Mike Vaughn in Kenilworth is also good but a bit more
folklore goes on there.

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I'm assuming new tubes/tyres are a fair bet after five
years in the shed.. whilst any bike shop will sell these,
any suggestions on good bike shops

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the midlands (stafford/derby/birmingham/coventry) worth a
visit for a look around?

Mercian in Derby. But then you might want a new bike :-)
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I'm assuming new tubes/tyres are a fair bet after five
years in the shed.. whilst any bike shop will sell these,
any suggestions on good bike shops

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the midlands (stafford/derby/birmingham/coventry) worth a
visit for a look around?

Mercian in Derby. But then you might want a new bike :-)

Peter,

Where abouts in Derby - I thought I might chuck my bike in
the boot and nip to leisure lakes and see what they think so
far as servicing.. the only bike shop I know of at Derby is
the one that's been there for years and years that you drive
past on the left if you come down the A38 to the "mcdonalds
in an old pub" island and go right, eventually it joins up
with the main road to nottingham.

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Mercian in Derby.

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Where abouts in Derby

Mercian are just about at the junction of the A6 from
Loughborough / Shardlow with the Southern part of the Derby
outer ring road(A5111). Planty of parking in the area. Alan.

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Paul Hutchings said:

I'm assuming new tubes/tyres are a fair bet after five
years in the shed.. whilst any bike shop will sell these,
any suggestions on good bike shops in the midlands
(stafford/derby/birmingham/coventry) worth a visit for a
look around?

Stafford Road Walsall suit you? That's where Russels, the
shop where I bought all my bike bits in the 1960s is still
going. Now the shop is run by the granddaughter of the owner
of my day. It's a bit pokey, just like 40 years ago, but the
cycling pedigree is superb!

Only downside -- no hint of any 'bents in there :-(

Mike

Paul Hutchings said:

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Mercian in Derby. But then you might want a new bike :-)

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Where abouts in Derby - I thought I might chuck my bike in
the boot and nip to leisure lakes and see what they think
so far as servicing.. the only bike shop I know of at Derby
is the one that's been there for years and years that you
drive past on the left if you come down the A38 to the
"mcdonalds in an old pub" island and go right, eventually
it joins up with the main road to nottingham.

That's Samways.

Mercian are in Alvaston. Follow A6 signs out of town and
they are on the left just after the roundabout at the bottom
of Raynesway.

Their website is here:

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They have a link to a map on the "contact us" page.
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Where abouts in Derby - I thought I might chuck my bike
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to leisure lakes and see what they think so far as
servicing.. the only bike shop I know of at Derby is the
one that's been there for years and years that you drive
past on the left if you come down the A38 to the
"mcdonalds in an old pub" island and go right, eventually
it joins up with the main road to nottingham.

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I'm assuming new tubes/tyres are a fair bet after five
years in the shed.. whilst any bike shop will sell these,
any suggestions on good bike shops in the midlands
(stafford/derby/birmingham/coventry) worth a visit for a
look around?

Any suggestions for other places worth a visit if I were to
head to maclaines in Wolverhampton?

regards Paul
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