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Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: davefife on January 30, 2011, 05:23:28 PM

Title: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: davefife on January 30, 2011, 05:23:28 PM

Hi
After 18 years in the public sector I have set up my own business capitalising on my enthusiasm, skills and recent training at the Bike Inn as a pro bicycle mechanic  www.davesbikeshed.co.uk (http://www.davesbikeshed.co.uk)   you will see that I am offering work (basic) on Rohloffs.  I would discount any work procured through these forums, wheel building via the post always a proposition I am keen to discuss.

safe cycling
David

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: Crudson on January 30, 2011, 07:37:34 PM

Good luck Dave!
I'll bear you in mind next time for a rebuild....

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: Fred A-M on January 30, 2011, 07:53:22 PM

Congrats on taking the plunge and good luck!

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: geocycle on January 31, 2011, 10:26:19 AM

Good luck on your venture.  One of the few issues from rohloff ownership is finding a wheel builder who knows how to deal with the hub so there has to be a market there.  More generally, there are few LBS' who can service hubgears (of any sort) so that would be another niche.

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: Relayer on January 31, 2011, 05:22:08 PM

Well done Dave, I will almost certainly be in touch in the next few months.   ;D

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: Relayer on June 12, 2013, 09:32:37 AM

I took my MTB to Dave a couple of months ago to get it upgraded to disc brakes and Dave did a great job putting it all together.   8)

I also got to see 'the shed' and Dave's RST.  Unfortunately I didn't take my RST for Dave to see, it hasn't needed any tlc [other than oil changes] in the past couple of years, but someday I'll take it to Dave to work on.   ;D

As Dave said, the RST just keeps going, and going, and going ...

Title: Re: New Bike Business Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians
Post by: jags on June 12, 2013, 10:45:17 AM

Very best of luck dave i was hoping to get a new set of hoops built if i bought the new audax but that aint gonna now  ::) :'(