Bicycle

Servrce Centre _

Fixed Price Guide

Punctures me new tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . £4.95 titted

Tyres from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £8.95 titted

Chain and Sprockets 5/10/15-speed . . . . . £22.90 titted

Chain and Sprockets 6/12/18-speed . . . . . £25.90 fitted

Forest mountain Chain and Sprockets 7/14/21-speed . . . . . . . . £32.90 titted

is a great Chain and SpfOCkelS 8/16/24-speed . . . . . . . . iliied

stress reliever Shimano Sealed Bottom Bracket . . . . . . . . . . £22.95 fitted

Shimano LX Sealed Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . £28.95 titted

Brake blocks (per pair) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £6.95 titted

In NUS these countries joined forces to set up the North Sea (‘ycle Wheel Truing from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.00

Route. an unbroken. signposted cycle route that follows the entire coastline Mudguards ESGE Only. Road - - - - - - - ~ - ~ - ~ - $26-95 Wed

of the North Sea: a total distance of (i()00km. MUdguards‘ ESGE only‘ ATB ' ' ' ' ' ' £2795 med

A high proportion of the route is in Scotland: l242km. Starting in the Ram“ Wheel‘ Run and SpOkeS from ' ' ' ' £4100 Shetlands. it winds south. passing through ()rkney. (‘aithness. Sutherland. we only use or Stainless swiss spokes the Dornoch and Moray l’iitlis. lnverness. Aberdeen. Montrose. Dundee. St We always offer instant puncture repairs or tyre replacement. We Andrews. l)unfermline. lidinburgh and on down to Berwick-upon-Tweed. always use a new inner tube rather than DatChmg an old 008- that

way we can guarantee the work. We keep our prices reasonable. Generally our labour charges are around half the cost of other shops. You‘re not paying us to help support expenswe bike dis- plays that don‘t sell well.

Among those working to develop the route in these countries are local authorities. road planners. tourist associations and tour organisers who are committed to promoting cycle tourism and better facilities for cyclists. Look out for special events at various points along the route. and see _ www.northsea-cycle.com for more information. serv'ce . ' A Service includes the following: Set Brakes. Gears. Adlust Headset. Bottom Bracket. Hubs. True wheels. Lube Transmissuon

. . and Cables. Inflate Tyres and Test Ride. It you need parts fitted. From the R'Ver Clyde to the water Of Le'th eg Brake blocks. Cables etc you only pay for the parts involved.

Last year Sustrans. the sustainable transport charity. opened the first 5000 We don't charge extra labour unless its somethmg like 3 Bottom miles of the National Cycling Network. linking most of Britain's cities and Bracket or Headset Replacement. which would incur an extra £8 towns. including Glasgow and lidinburgh. 10 912 Charge-

The backbone of the network here is the Scottish National Cycle Route. Why pay mice the price for the same job elsewhere? running from Carlisle to lnverness. The Network makes good use of dismantled railways. quiet roads. forest tracks and waterside paths. The Overhaul Network links Aberdeen and lnverness and the route now stretches to John An overhaul includes the following. Same as Service. plus ()‘(iroats and the Orkney and Shetland Islands. regrease HUbS- Headset. PBGa'S if required. Bottom Bracket if

required. Suspension, Forks and Brake Bosses on Cantilever

ln (ilasgow the route begins along the River Clyde. climbs to Coatbridge _ , Brakes. Whilst we re happy to regrease a Bottom Bracket. we can

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ind Alitl‘llt, ind thcn via a disuscd railway line travels throth sonic of often recommend fmmg a Shlmano Sealed Until Instead. these central Scotland s most beautiful scenery on its way to Bathgate. From seem very reliable and rule out any future problems m that area Of there the route joins the Livingston Path Network. before arriving beside the your bike, price does not include parts.

Water of Leith and. finally. the Union Canal. taking the cyclist right into the Race Preparation from £1 6 00

heart oflidinburgh. G t b, t . 9 H bk h k d d t t . . . O a | 8V8“ COleln U . ave OUF I e C 8C e an 88 U ( vclists are advised not to use pans of the network at the moment. as g . g p y Q ~ correctly. There 5 nothing worse than an unexpected mechanical

part of the efforts to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Sustrans failure_ are asking that cyclists phone 0845 607 NW l. the MAFF advice line. for up- to-date information. Tune-up

l‘or more information on the National Cycling Network see “'3 '5 User' 0” b'kes wh'Ch we V9 serv'ced preV'OUS'y' At lea“ . . . . . .. . . . then we know that the bike has been set up correctly so that the wwwsustians.oig.uk . . subsequent work time involved is reduced.

Bicycles we stock

' V _\__r 1; 3r, Sarah Lee, 36, PR Manager Bicycle; they seem to know their Principia. Giant. Trek, Flanders. Colnago. Fondriest. Fort. Claud "It! i, ,- i 5 Mountain bike stuff, ahd it’s a reauygood bike. I Butler. Emmelle. Falcon. Mountain Bikes and Road Bikes also ‘e'v’l fl 1 :1 St Colme Street, use it to get to work and for fun. _ avallable'

Edinburgh _ ' I’m not that comfortable in the city Mountain Bike Hire 'i'.’i f .’ I have various things with - buses are a nightmare; vans are The Bicycle Works is owned and run by Andrew Davies and John wheels; the mountain bike is my worse _ and other bikers can be Anderson. Andrew is a multi-Scottish Cycling Champion and has favourite. I love being able to bad for cutting you up too. ' V be?” 8 .Cycle meChamc for .21 years' John “ins the SUCCeSSfU' escape and fly around the city. | My two kids also have wee 33:31:22;de Team and is a former Scottish Mountain Bike do use it to get out of the city too, scooters which we all zoom about ' but. not as much as l_.used to. . on;-they’re a lot of fun. You feel a . My latest bike-is an Edinburgh bit of an idiot at‘rirs't, but I don’t OPEN 7 DAYS The Bicycle Works Connection from Edinburgh care any more. _ . _ g 3 High Street, Peebles Tel: (01721) 723423 \/V{ It? )r ~| [if ~ Opening hours ) ) Route www.northsea- cycling pressure group. i‘ "MW" 0'1»: Monday—SUM?” 103'“ t'” 69'“

Edinburgh Scooters Club cycle.com www.spokes.org.uk E “5 Late mgm TueSday Open 1'” 8pm

www.geocities.com/mo Scottish Cycling Vole-city The ‘5 § T 29 Argyle Place, Edinburgh EH9 1JJ

torcity/1821/eventshtm Development Project international cycling § it Tel: 0131 228 8820

Go Bike! The www.scottishcycling. conference coming to g 3 Opening hours

Strathclyde Cycle co.uk Edinburgh and g I g i Monday—Friday 83m till 8pm

campaign. Scottish Cyclists’ llnlon Glasgow in 2001. i ! Saturday to Sunday toam till 6pm

www.GoBike.org www.scuweb.com www.velo- r 7 L

The North Sea Cycle Spokes The Edinburgh Clty2001 .org. I U _l Payments We take Visa. Swnch Cheques and Cash.

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