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Good People,
Can you please tell me of a good bike shop in the Sydney area as I'll be there with work and wish to buy some gear ? Thank you. Take Care & Keep Well, Joe ______________________________ May God grant you the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, courage to change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference. _______________________________ |
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Joe @ Seaham wrote:
Can you please tell me of a good bike shop in the Sydney area as I'll be there with work and wish to buy some gear ? I assume you mean the city and not the whole metro area? If so, best bet is Cheek Monkey (http://www.cheekymonkey.com.au) 456 Pitt Street Sydney (near Central Station) 02 9212 4460 Open 8:30am - 6:30pm weekdays and 10 am - 4pm Saturday - LB |
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These guys support Critical Mass dont they?
So wouldnt you say they are really just acommuter shop, not a real bike shop? Id stick with Clarence street cyclery "Luther Blissett" wrote in message ... Joe @ Seaham wrote: Can you please tell me of a good bike shop in the Sydney area as I'll be there with work and wish to buy some gear ? I assume you mean the city and not the whole metro area? If so, best bet is Cheek Monkey (http://www.cheekymonkey.com.au) 456 Pitt Street Sydney (near Central Station) 02 9212 4460 Open 8:30am - 6:30pm weekdays and 10 am - 4pm Saturday - LB |
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SH wrote:
These guys support Critical Mass dont they? So wouldnt you say they are really just acommuter shop, not a real bike shop? Id stick with Clarence street cyclery You stick with what you like, but no need to be such an arsehole. |
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 08:40:34 +1000, SH wrote:
So wouldnt you say they are really just a commuter shop, not a real bike shop? Cheeky Monkey is one of the best bike stores I've ever visited. The guys live and breathe bikes, they are passionate about their work (Adam is a damn fine wheel builder too). If you go in and ask a question you will be given a direct an honest answer. (This week I was told to buy a particular bike on special from Phantom because it was better than what they could do.) The shop itself is tiny, but I always find it is packed with more interesting stuff than Clarence. And there's a mix of bikes too - everything from roadies to foldables. It's a great place to browse, and have a look at what's going on. Of course what you wont find is a $9999 mountain bike on the floor[1], nor 25 different flavours of Trek. Don't get me wrong, Clarence St Cyclery is a great store too, but despite 3 floors and lots of bikes, I don't find the interesting and off-beat equipment you get at Cheeky Monkey. A case in point are my lepoard-print fur mudflaps I'm going to put on the tandem ('The Wumpus')... hardly a commuting bike or product. Both stores will give a discount to Bicycle NSW members. Oh, and don't forget "Woolies Wheels" (sp?) Out at Paddington, or any of the other non-CBD shops. -kt [1] a silver-grey Klein(?) XTR groupset expensive-alloy (but not titanium). It's to the right of the 'special' bikes on to ground floor adjacent to the counter. Can someone please point out what that last $2000 is buying?! |
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Kingsley wrote:
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 08:40:34 +1000, SH wrote: So wouldnt you say they are really just a commuter shop, not a real bike shop? Cheeky Monkey is one of the best bike stores I've ever visited. The guys live and breathe bikes, they are passionate about their work (Adam is a damn fine wheel builder too). If you go in and ask a question you will be given a direct an honest answer. (This week I was told to buy a particular bike on special from Phantom because it was better than what they could do.) When i used to courier in town cheecky monkey's was the place to go for repairs and was the most repsected place among the couriers . Clarence st has the range of new bikes and is a good place to shop but probably you would buy somewhere else or ask for 10-20% off their prices. orfeo -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 08:40:34 +1000, SH wrote:
These guys support Critical Mass dont they? Do they?! How do you tell? Perhaps they support it in an 'ideals' sort of way in that they too would like a safer cycling environment on the roads. I know I do. I suspect that with the right sort of argument that *every* bike shop supports CM. -kt |
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"SH" wrote in message ... These guys support Critical Mass dont they? So wouldnt you say they are really just acommuter shop, not a real bike shop? Id stick with Clarence street cyclery Many peope here also support Crical Mass, you you still come here! Dave |
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SH wrote:
These guys support Critical Mass dont they? So wouldnt you say they are really just acommuter shop, not a real bike shop? Id stick with Clarence street cyclery You stick with what you like, but no need to be such an arsehole. |
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 08:40:34 +1000, SH wrote:
So wouldnt you say they are really just a commuter shop, not a real bike shop? Cheeky Monkey is one of the best bike stores I've ever visited. The guys live and breathe bikes, they are passionate about their work (Adam is a damn fine wheel builder too). If you go in and ask a question you will be given a direct an honest answer. (This week I was told to buy a particular bike on special from Phantom because it was better than what they could do.) The shop itself is tiny, but I always find it is packed with more interesting stuff than Clarence. And there's a mix of bikes too - everything from roadies to foldables. It's a great place to browse, and have a look at what's going on. Of course what you wont find is a $9999 mountain bike on the floor[1], nor 25 different flavours of Trek. Don't get me wrong, Clarence St Cyclery is a great store too, but despite 3 floors and lots of bikes, I don't find the interesting and off-beat equipment you get at Cheeky Monkey. A case in point are my lepoard-print fur mudflaps I'm going to put on the tandem ('The Wumpus')... hardly a commuting bike or product. Both stores will give a discount to Bicycle NSW members. Oh, and don't forget "Woolies Wheels" (sp?) Out at Paddington, or any of the other non-CBD shops. -kt [1] a silver-grey Klein(?) XTR groupset expensive-alloy (but not titanium). It's to the right of the 'special' bikes on to ground floor adjacent to the counter. Can someone please point out what that last $2000 is buying?! |
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