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Bike shop in town?

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  • 13-08-2012 12:22pm
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    dafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭


    I was shocked at a recent posters thread regarding their bike getting sold by a bike shop in town.

    I have recently decided to boycott another well known bike shop who have put used tubes into my bike on three separate occasions and charged me full whack. In each case I got a puncture within a week.

    I'm now completely at a loss of where to go for bike repairs / parts.

    There is only one other shop I know of, that is down in woodquay but haven't managed to catch them open even at normal opening hours.

    Is there only three bike shops in Galway? I know there's one on tuam road but it's too far away for me.


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    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79203868


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    Paddyfield
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    dafunk wrote: »
    I have recently decided to boycott another well known bike shop who have put used tubes into my bike on three separate occasions and charged me full whack. In each case I got a puncture within a week.
    atch them open even at normal opening hours.
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    THREE TIMES? The person behind the counter must've been a hottie.


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    topcat77
    Registered Users Posts: 748 ✭✭✭topcat77


    Have you tried the place on Fishery Field? Looks like the majority of business done there are repairs.


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    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    For repairs I'd use Kearney's or Nigels 9 times out of 10.


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    Mr_A
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Mr_A


    I have gone to Garry's Cycles in Ballybane several times and found them to be very cheap and reasonable- far superior to On Your Bike which I used previously. Their bike mechanic doesn't work every day, so same day pick up isn't always possible.


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    dafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    Paddyfield wrote: »
    dafunk wrote: »
    I have recently decided to boycott another well known bike shop who have put used tubes into my bike on three separate occasions and charged me full whack. In each case I got a puncture within a week.
    atch them open even at normal opening hours.
    .

    THREE TIMES? The person behind the counter must've been a hottie.

    Haha. Well the first time I thought it was just fluke, the second and third times were when I replaced both front and back a day apart so the second and third went together.

    Thanks for the suggestions all.


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    dafunk
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    topcat77 wrote: »
    Have you tried the place on Fishery Field? Looks like the majority of business done there are repairs.

    Yes. And I won't be returning for reasons outlined above.


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