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Newbie Question

  • 17-11-2010 3:10pm
    #1
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭


    Hey everyone. I'm going to be cycling again for the first time in more than 10 years, and I'm looking for some advice. (I had tried reading the Stickied FAQ / Wiki before posting this but... its down).

    I've been looking to get a second hand upright bike and was hoping a few of the more experienced cyclists could name their favourite bike stores in Dublin - the city or northside preferably - which one's have especially helpful staff, which one's sell second hand bikes.

    I'm not looking to start drama
    (no advertising on boards! gtfo! thread locked or
    >"I like cycling shop x"
    >>"cyclinshopx are a shower of ****s, they sold my granny a penny farthing and it fell apart and then she nearly got hit by Adam West in the Batmobile back in the sixties! **** cycling shop x!!!eleven Buy at cycling shop y. They're not scum.")
    but I really don't know where to start.

    I'd like to spend my money somewhere where I'd get good advice and where there's trustworthy mechanics to handle servicing the bike or seeing if something needs replacing, because frankly I just don't know jack (I'd picked up a copy of The Bicycle Buyer in Easons since it had a basics guide and I am still trying to figure out how French I should pronounce derailleur? :confused:).


Comments

  • #2
    snollup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭snollup


    Try here


  • #3
    poochiem
    Registered Users Posts: 690 ✭✭✭poochiem


    de. rail. er.

    and Rothar is a good start, they're on facebook too and are expanding opening hours and maintenance courses at the moment


  • #4
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Wow OP - you're really trying to take the fun out of the internet:)

    As well as Rothar there's also Bikes4Barnardos

    Little Sport in Fairview and the shop further along at the bottom of the Malahide Road seem to have a decent selection of both new and secondhand.

    Duff's in the Omni Park in Santry seem to have a nice range of Giants and there's the new place in Howth - the Bike Hub


  • #5
    funkyjebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭funkyjebus


    city cycles in blackhall place are very good and helpful.


  • #6
    victorcarrera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭victorcarrera


    a5y wrote: »
    I am still trying to figure out how French I should pronounce derailleur? :confused:).

    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer.html


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  • #7
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    a5y wrote: »
    I am still trying to figure out how French I should pronounce derailleur? :confused:).

    Rear mech.


  • #8
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    Thanks a million for all the help guys, I really appreciate it.


  • #9
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    Raam wrote: »
    Rear mech.

    Ha ha, yeah.


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