Hardwick · West of Cambridge
Your local independent cycle mechanic
One mechanic, one bench, and time taken over every job. Servicing from £25 and repairs from £5 — plus internal hub-gear work for riders across the whole UK.
- 5.0 ★58 Google reviews
- From £25Full bike service
- UK-wideHub gears by post
- Same dayHub servicing when booked
What I do
Four benches, one mechanic
Everyday servicing for bikes around Cambridge, and specialist hub, wheel and Brompton work for people who send them from much further away.
Service & repair
Safety checks, brakes, gears, bearings and drivetrain. Individual repairs from £5, with a full price list so you know before you book.
The hub-gear workshop
Sturmey-Archer and Shimano internal gear hubs stripped, cleaned, rebuilt and tested. Drop it off, or post the wheel from anywhere in the UK.
Wheel building
Spoke and rim replacement, truing, and custom builds for hub gears, dynamos and drum brakes — including wheels you cannot buy off the shelf.
Brompton
Hinge and pivot pin replacement, rear hinge, seatpost sleeves, rim replacement and gear hub work — with the folding quirks respected.
Nationwide
Take the wheel off. Put it in a box.
Internal gear hubs are built to be left alone — but not forever. Neglect one and efficiency drops, then something expensive breaks. You do not need to live near Cambridge to have yours looked after.
- Sturmey-Archer 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 speed — service or repair from £40
- Shimano Nexus and Alfine, serviced with genuine Shimano oil
- Brompton BSR, BWR, Sprinter and 12-speed
- All returns posted fully insured and tracked
- 15% off hub servicing booked with a bike service
Why bother servicing
It is cheaper than the repair
Worn parts wear out the parts they touch. A chain left too long takes the sprocket with it; a dry hub takes the bearing races. Servicing is the cheap end of that chain of events.
- Safety. Brakes, tyres and fasteners checked and torqued, every time.
- Cost. Catching a worn chain early saves the cassette and chainrings.
- Efficiency. A clean, adjusted drivetrain simply takes less effort to ride.
- Reliability. Fewer roadside surprises, especially on a commute.
Reviews
58 reviews on Google
“Clear attention to detail, honest good service, at an entirely reasonable price.”
Google review
“Noisy Brompton hub gears… Peter diagnosed, replaced the parts that could not be salvaged and now my 2 year old C Line is purring like a kitten.”
Stephen West
“Great value and quick turnaround in a Brompton hub service.”
Google review
From the journal
What has been on the bench
Write-ups of the jobs worth documenting — conversions, unusual hubs, and the occasional opinion about the trade.
Brommieplus 12 speed conversion — a mechanic's opinion
After a second 12-speed conversion this week, some honest takeaways on what the upgrade is actually like to fit and live with.
Bottom bracket repair on a touring bike
A very loose crank on a returning Rohloff-equipped tourer, and what was found once the cranks finally came off.
Moulton TSR Alfine 11 speed build
A year on from the APB conversion, another Moulton comes in for a full Alfine 11 rebuild — wheel, hub and shifting.
Bookings
Tell me what the bike is doing
Please book before arriving. Call or email and you should get a reply the same day — quotes and bookings by phone or email only, not text.
Book a repair- Phone
- 07384 353536
- Workshop
- 39 Ellison Lane, Hardwick, Cambridge CB23 7QA