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Our workshop is prepped and ready for your pride and joy.

Our expert team of mechanics will take great care to ensure your bicycle is in tip-top shape for your next ride.

Why have your bicycle or tandem cared for at Bicycles by Design?

Whether it’s a puncture repair, servicing, or a full custom build, our team of technicians here at Bicycles by Design are on hand to take care of almost anything you or your bike needs.

With a collective experience of over 100 years of cycle servicing and building, we can guide you through anything from a full custom build to changing brake pads. Our main priority is getting your bike back in action as quickly and safely as possible.

We look at every job on an individual basis and will only charge you for the work that we do. Due to the demands on our busy workshop, we try to operate both a pre-booking and a drop-off system for servicing. We feel this is the fairest way of running our workshop.

You can contact us on 01952 459900 or by emailing the workshop at [email protected] to discuss booking and workshop turnaround.

How does it work?

Arrival

When your bike arrives, we will perform an initial inspection with you. If possible, we will provide an approximate cost for the parts and work needed. Should any additional work be required, we will contact you first for approval.

Once the repair is complete, we will notify you by your preferred method -text, phone call, or email- so you know your bike is ready for collection.

Collection

Upon collection of your bicycle, we will talk you through all the work undertaken and highlight any areas that may need further attention. You will also receive information detailing the work done on your bike, with all information available to you at any time. Repairs are payable on collection.

Our workshop is incredibly busy, and we value our storage space in order to continue to be able to offer great service and turnaround. After completion and notification of any work, bikes will be stored for 7 days free of charge. Any additional time in storage will incur a charge of £10 per day unless previously arranged with the workshop.

Our Hourly Rate

We charge an hourly rate of £70 (or charged at a pro-rata rate if less) that reflects our skills, time, and investment in our workshop to keep your bicycles safe on the road and trail.

For minor servicing, such as gears or brakes, it’s still best to phone ahead and book. Although we can cope with some quick adjustments if you just drop by, please don’t be offended if we are busy and unable to oblige at that time.

Please note: If your bicycle or tandem arrives and requires cleaning prior to work being carried out, then a charge of £15 will be made to ensure our technician’s health and safety.

Full Service Cost

Bicycle Full Service

£ 130
  • Gears: Full cable replacement and adjustment.
  • Chain and Drive-chain: Cleaned, checked for wear, and lubricated.
  • Tyres: Checked for wear/damage and inflated to pressure.
  • Steering: Removed and cleaned, checked for safety and adjusted if required.
  • Bottom Bracket: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Seat Post: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Brake Cables: Full cable replacement and adjustment. Hydraulics are checked (if a full fluid replacement is required, this will be an additional cost; see below).
  • Gear Hanger: Checked and tracked
  • Hub Bearings: Removed, de-greased and re-greased.
  • Wheels: Trued and tensioned.

E-Bike Full Service

£ 150
  • Gears: Full cable replacement and adjustment.
  • Chain and Drive-chain: Cleaned, checked for wear, and lubricated.
  • Tyres: Checked for wear/damage and inflated to pressure.
  • Steering: Removed and cleaned, checked for safety and adjusted if required.
  • Bottom Bracket: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Seat Post: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Brake Cables: Full cable replacement and adjustment. Hydraulics are checked (if a full fluid replacement is required, this will be an additional cost; see below).
  • Gear Hanger: Checked and tracked
  • Hub Bearings: Removed, de-greased and re-greased.
  • Wheels: Trued and tensioned.
  • Full diagnostics report and battery capacity check completed to ensure your battery life.

Tandem Full Service

£ 170
  • Gears: Full cable replacement and adjustment.
  • Chain and Drive-chain: Cleaned, checked for wear, and lubricated.
  • Tyres: Checked for wear/damage and inflated to pressure.
  • Steering: Removed and cleaned, checked for safety and adjusted if required.
  • Bottom Bracket: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Seat Post: Removed, greased, and refitted.
  • Brake Cables: Full cable replacement and adjustment. Hydraulics are checked (if a full fluid replacement is required, this will be an additional cost; see below).
  • Gear Hanger: Checked and tracked
  • Hub Bearings: Removed, de-greased and re-greased.
  • Wheels: Trued and tensioned.

Book your bike service with Bicycles & Tandems by Design.