Keeping your bike running like it should

As with anything mechanical, regular servicing is what keeps a bike efficient, reliable and — more to the point — safe.

Two services

Pick the depth of work

Individual repairs can be added to either service — Service B plus a headset service, for example. Prices are for labour only unless stated, and are a guide: get in touch for a full quote.

Service A

£25Basic check-up

Full safety check: brake pads, braking surfaces, cables and controls, adjusted and worn items replaced
Bottom bracket and headset checked for play, with advice if worn
Chain checked, replaced if necessary, and lubricated
Gears indexed
Tyres checked for wear and damage, inflated to the recommended pressure
All nuts, bolts and fasteners torqued
Road test

Service B — standard

£45The annual service

Recommended for bikes that have not been serviced in a while, or as a yearly service. Everything in Service A, plus:

Frame washed and dried
Wheels removed to check hubs — bearings cleaned, lubricated, adjusted or replaced as necessary
Chain, cassette and crankset removed, cleaned and re-lubricated
Minor wheel run-out corrected

Individual repairs

The whole price list, in the open

No “call for pricing” on the everyday jobs. Labour only unless noted; parts are extra and quoted before any work starts.

Wheels, tyres & brakes

Labour

Puncture repair (tube)£6

Tubeless puncture repairfrom £10

Inner tube replacement£5

Tyre replacement£5 · £9 pair

Replace brake blocks£5

Replace disc brake pads£6

Replace brake cable£5 · £9 pair

Hydraulic brake service inc. fluid£20 · £35 pair

Wheel truingfrom £10

Tubes from £4.00 · standard V-brake blocks from £5.00

Transmission & drivetrain

Labour

Shimano Di2 update / diagnostics£20

Service or replace threaded bottom bracket£20

Service or replace press-fit bottom bracket£25

Replace front or rear derailleur£15

Chain replacement£7

Cassette replacement£15

Replace pedals£5

Internal gear hubs are priced separately — see the hub-gear workshop.

Frame & steering

Labour

Headset service£20

Bar tape replacement£6

Replace saddle£5

Brompton hinge, pin and seatpost work has its own list on the Brompton page.

The small print

Worth knowing before you book

15% off any additional job not covered by the standard service, if it is done at the same time.
£30 normal hourly workshop rate.
Four working days to collect once your bike is ready, after which a daily storage fee applies.
Please read the terms and conditions before dropping your cycle off.

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A bottom bracket and crank being worked on — A loose crank on a touring bike — one of the jobs written up in the journal.