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Skerries bike shop

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  • 24-10-2017 10:44am
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    midonogh
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭


    TMG cycles has reopened in one of the units up at the Skerries Point/EuroSpar complex. I understood that it was to be trading from yesterday


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    RobFowl
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    Thats a good location and I hope they do well.


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    Don't Chute!
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    He'd want to get a good mechanic in. He lost a fantastic guy in the last place and most of the customers with him, including me.


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    midonogh
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭midonogh


    Declan was fantastic and Pat Halligan before him was superb. They have always been good mechanics


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    Don't Chute!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Don't Chute!


    That's what I mean. Declan was fantastic but when he left the owner started doing the bikes himself and he was terrible. I got Declans number and he collects my bike and does it at home.


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    macadam
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    Don't Chute! wrote: »
    That's what I mean. Declan was fantastic but when he left the owner started doing the bikes himself and he was terrible. I got Declans number and he collects my bike and does it at home.
    Declan is working in sales now but still does repair work from home a great bike mechanic.


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    triggermortis
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    That's great news. Typically, I've just had to get two jobs done lately and had to go elsewhere.


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    midonogh
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭midonogh


    Don't Chute! wrote: »
    That's what I mean. Declan was fantastic but when he left the owner started doing the bikes himself and he was terrible. I got Declans number and he collects my bike and does it at home.

    Just to give another opinion, and its just an opinion, I have been using the shop since it opened 7 years ago and I have never had any problem with any of the work done, regardless of who did it. Having raced cyclocross for 6 seasons I have spent a hell of a lot of time in there.

    If it cam to removing a seized bearing from a carbon frame, or setting up cantilevers, at which he was a genius, I would have looked for Declan, but otherwise happy with Terence. That said he has always been good a getting in an experienced mechanic. When Declan left they could not get another one in as they were about to be evicted and did not know if they would have a business. Don't know anything about the new lad, but will be trying him out.

    I have no other financial or other interest in the shop. But I could not call myself unbiased as it has been my LBS for the last 7 years and having spent so much time in there have got to know all the guys as friends.


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