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Bike maintenance service

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  • 04-11-2005 10:20am
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    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭


    I've got a trek 7200 and would like to know where's good to get it tightened up in Dublin. What do they do/how much?

    Thanks.


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Cycleways on Parnell St. have a notice in their workshop detailing the cost of various things from repairing a puncture to a full service. Don't recall the actual prices though. You could do a lot of this work yourself if you had the time/inclination.


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    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    Thanks for the reply Morgan.

    I've little experience with bike maintenance except fixing punctures and brakes. I'd be afraid I'd over tighten something. So I like the idea of a professional doing a good job on it. Any others subjections other then cycleways?


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    Trampas
    Registered Users Posts: 7,681 ✭✭✭Trampas


    A place in rathmines sell treks also.

    They display there prices in the shop


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    wideangle
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    If you bought your bike recently,you should get your first service free of charge in the shop where you bought it.The reason being the brake and gear cables streach after about a month and require readjusting after a months use.


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    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    Cheers for that wideangle, got it tuned after a month, but need to do so again. If I was to take care of it myself I'd be most intimidated going near the suspension forks, been told you really have to know what ur doing.


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    Enduro
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    Unless there is something wrong with your forks I'd just leave them alone. A general bike service will not usually include fork servicing anyway, as far as I know. You're right that you need to know what you're doing with forks. But that applies to the shops too... there are many many shops I wouldn't trust with my forks.

    Everything else on a bike is pretty easy to adjust and service. Mostly its just re-tuning gears and brakes. Just jump in and give it a go yourself first. It doesn't take much in the way of tools. There are plenty of websites which give maintanance tips (such as www.bikemagic.com, sheldon brown, parktools etc). Sure even if you make a mess of it you can always leave it into a bikeshop anyway, and you'll be no worse off!

    Oh, and by the way, its pretty much the same for every bike. The fact that yours is a Trek makes little or no difference. The components you (or the shop) would be adjusting are extremely unlikely to be Trek branded anyway.


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    tywy
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    UCD Bike shop all the way. The guy in there is sound and its cheap too....€15 for a full service. He is open till 5 I think on weekdays and open 10-2 on a saturday


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    vannistelrooy10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭vannistelrooy10


    halfords coolock
    e25.99 for a years free labour on all bikes it also includes a 25point safty chek all you pay is for the parts if needed. example a buckled wheel wil be fixed free if you have the plan. fantastic if bike is used daily


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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 29,079 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    What part of Dublin are you in? Stick local to your home or work if at all possible, or local to your transit hub. Joe Daly's in Dundrum suits me as I can hop on the Luas afterwards. Think Bike in Rathmines are good too, and have longer opening hours.


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    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,248 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    vannistelrooy10 wrote: »
    halfords coolock
    e25.99 for a years free labour on all bikes it also includes a 25point safty chek all you pay is for the parts if needed. example a buckled wheel wil be fixed free if you have the plan. fantastic if bike is used daily

    I get an even better deal! Labour is free, I just pay for parts.


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    magicbastarder
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    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    What part of Dublin are you in? Stick local to your home or work if at all possible, or local to your transit hub. Joe Daly's in Dundrum suits me as I can hop on the Luas afterwards. Think Bike in Rathmines are good too, and have longer opening hours.
    this is the zombiest thread resurrection i think i've seen.


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    The tax man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,557 ✭✭✭The tax man


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    What part of Dublin are you in? Stick local to your home or work if at all possible, or local to your transit hub. Joe Daly's in Dundrum suits me as I can hop on the Luas afterwards. Think Bike in Rathmines are good too, and have longer opening hours.

    I would say the OP got the bike serviced multiple times in the past 11 years.


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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 29,079 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    What part of Dublin are you in? Stick local to your home or work if at all possible, or local to your transit hub. Joe Daly's in Dundrum suits me as I can hop on the Luas afterwards. Think Bike in Rathmines are good too, and have longer opening hours.
    this is the zombiest thread resurrection i think i've seen.
    Apologies - somehow I managed to end up looking at the oldest posts in the forum instead of the latest ones.


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