Surrey Bike Servicing

[Jonnny]

Morning chaps,

I need my Allez Race serviced, it's never been serviced (2,000 miles) other than a mate adjusting the gears and trued the wheels once, I've cleaned it regularly, and lubed the chain etc but nothing much mechanical.

I'm in Ride London this year so need to give it a good going over, and some adjustments/freshen up. The chain is dropping off in the highest gear if on a hill, and is clicking/ticking if I put much power through the pedals in other gears, seems to shift ok though.

Who's recommended in the area? I'm in Camberley, but work in Guildford so anywhere within 10/15 miles from this area.

Cheers!

[anonymous-user]

Try The Spokesman near Shere.

I just had a full sus serviced there and he's awesome.

[daddy cool]

Griffs cycles in Crowthorne are decent, I've had them do a few jobs on my road and mountain bikes.

[bigdom]

Spokes in Bagshot are probably your closest shop. Open today.

[Jonnny]

Thanks guys.

Can anyone let me know which service seems best value/covers most things required? The bike has only done 2,000 miles since new.

Spokes said:

Safety Check - £30.00

Frame and Forks wiped down and checked for damage
Wheels and tyres inspected for wear, tyres inflated to recommended PSI
Brakes re-set and adjusted
Gears re-set and adjusted
Chain checked for wear and lubricated
Full bolt check

• No components removed or fitted

The Service - £75.00

Includes all features of the safety check plus:

Drive train (Mechs, Chainset, Chain, Cassette)

Removed, cleaned, inspected for wear and re-lubricated
Wheels

Hub bearings checked for free movement and adjusted (if applicable)
Wheels trued and spokes tensioned
Bottom Bracket

Check for free movement, adjusted and re-greased where applicable
Headset

Checked for free movement and adjusted where necessary
Brakes

Pads checked for wear and replaced if needed
Free standard gear cable inners fitted where applicable

The Valet - £150.00

Full strip down, clean, service and rebuild.
Everything included in The Service plus
Hubs, Headset, BB Service
Pivot Bearings Replaced (where applicable, labour only)
Brakes bled
New Cable set (might require new bar tape)
Di2 Firmware updated (where applicable)

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Spokesman said:

Basic Service - £35.00

This service is a tune up for bikes where only minor adjustments are needed;

Gears and brakes tuned.
Nuts and bolts torqued to recommended limits.
Hubs, headset and bottom bracket checked for play.
Wheels checked for true.
Tyres inflated and chain lubricated.
Frame, fork and wheels cleaned.

Intermediate Service - £50.00

This is a more involved service for bicycle needing a little more attention;

Gears indexed and limiter screws set. Cables and transmission components replaced as required.
Brakes balanced and tightened. Cables and pads replaced as required.
Wheels trued.
Nuts and bolts torqued to recommended limits
Hubs, headset and bottom bracket checked for play, tightened and parts replaced as needed.
Tyres inflated and chain lubricated.
Frame fork and wheels cleaned.

Degrease Service - £70.00

The degrease service covers everything in an intermediate service with the addition of;

Brakes and transmission components removed and degreased, refitted and lubricated.
Bottom bracket removed, frame threads or bottom bracket shell regreased.

Full Strip-Down - £120.00

The most comprehensive service. The bike is stripped back to the bare frame and rebuilt;

Frame and fork are cleaned and checked for damage.
Condition of hubs and freehub bearings checked and replaced as required.
Headset removed, bearings checked and replaced as needed, regreased and refitted.
Transmission components and brakes degreased, serviced and refitted.
Inner and outer cables replaced and bars retapped.
Service completed as per general service.

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Geared Up Cycles said:

Silver Service:

(General Service) Includes a tune and reindex of gears and brakes, cables replaced and lubricated as required, all bolts checked are at correct torque, cones checked and adjusted if needed, wheels checked for trueness and adjusted if needed, inflate tyres to correct pressure and general check over for damage and wear.

£45



Gold Service:

(General service+degrease) As above with added drive train degrease.

£65



Platinum Service:

(Full Service) Includes a strip back to the frame; degrease drive-train, remove bottom bracket, clean and re-grease, clean and re-grease hubs, clean and re-grease headset , re setup gears and brakes. Check tyres and inflate to correct pressure.

£110

Pedal Heaven


Thanks very much for your help!

Edited by Jonnny on Sunday 2nd July 21:37

Edited by Jonnny on Sunday 2nd July 21:40

[bigdom]

From the original post, it appears the stops need doing on the derailleurs to stop the chain coming off, it also may be worn enough for replacement. Also the bottom bracket sounds like it either needs greasing or more likely replacing, so any of the services that cover that.

[Gren]

I bought a Defy from Spokes a couple of years ago. Their mechanic is very good. He's done work for me on the spot and not charged me a thing. Only a 2 minute job but still pretty good.

[Joeigglypuff]

I'd recommend Spokes, very friendly local business and mechanic is great. I would just go in or call them and explain what you've written here and they'll tell you honestly what type of service you need - they're not the type to sell you more than you need.