If you need your bike fixing in a short time and for very little, come to The Bike Works…read more PRICE: Parts and tools cost as little as they would anywhere. The cost of servicing is very reasonable, and you will only pay for what you have asked to be done. QUALITY: Service is very good. Friendly staff will sort out what you need, and always have a useful suggestion to make. CHOICE: Though small, there are a wide range of parts to choose from, and the shop is able to order in any component not found within their stocks. Being a keen and experienced cyclist, on coming to Edinburgh I needed a shop where I could get my brake pads, tyres and inner tubes for a reasonable price and relatively near where I lived, whilst also providing a place to service the bike if it required work beyond my expertise. The Bike Works provided this. It is a wee shop just off Sciennes Road or the Meadows and easy to find. Staff here are friendly, know their stuff and won't try and fleece you. Maintenance is of a high standard and when the occasion arises that you cannot fix your bike yourself, they will do only as you ask them and the bike will potentially be with you by the end of the day. The shop is also open at very useful hours, allowing you to pop in for that spare part you couldn't find during those evening bike-maintenance sessions, or to pick up an inner-tube before spinning off on a night cycle to the Pentlands. Other very useful features include rails for bike-parking outside; a card-reader for the change-less many out there and regular staff who often recognise you or your bike when you bring it in with a bent hanger or misaligned derailleur. I find this place to be a gem among the many fine shops in this little area of Marchmont, and it deserves a terrific thumbs-up and my own special Gold Award for best in class.

If you live in Marchmont and need you bike fixed then I could certainly recommend that you call…read moreupon the expertise of The Bicycle Works. Although I don't really cycle much myself, I saw the work which they did on a friend of mine's bike and it was excellent. He had smashed his front wheel on a particularly high curb and brought it in to these guys who realigned the wheel and fitted it out with new spokes. Apparantly it only cost about £30 and he hasn't had any problems with it since. The shop inside is clean and ordered with a whole range of spare parts, puncture repair kits and bike chains. The staff are friendly and definitely know what they're talking about, making this the place to come for your cycle repairs.

If you do cycling of any sort in Edinburgh, you will probably be familiar with Edinburgh Bicycle…read moreCooperative. They're located on Alvanley Terrace, near to the Bruntsfield Links. I've been in a few times - once to get some new inner tubes, another time to get some cycling mitts (fingerless gloves) and finally to replace a light. The shop has such a great range of everything, along with staff who are passionate about the subject matter. Whatever I was looking for, there was always a great range of that item, across a variety of prices. This shop thus caters for the casual and hardcore cyclist alike. It's the sort of place that you'll wonder round, and see something that you don't really need, but do want, and then try to justify whether or not you need it. The selection of complete bikes for sale is also great to look at, with that 'if money was no object' glint in your eye. Apart from sales, the shop also does repairs in a small workshop that is part of the shop. It's pretty much a one-stop shop for your cycling needs, and in a city like Edinburgh where cycling is the quickest way to get around, it is a very useful place. Well worth a visit if you live nearby, or even if you don't!

If you want a new bike this is the place to come because they cover the complete range of bikes and…read morethey're all quality bikes which are good value for money. The cheapest you get is about £200 so perhaps they miss out the very cheapest bikes, but they may be forgiven for their level of quality. Should you want cheaper than this I would recommend picking up a second hand bike from Bike Station which are of good quality but second hand. The next step up is the standard £300 commuter bikes you get sold throughout town and from here the more you spend the more you get with many different types and styles of bikes. My advice would be to tell the staff what you want, what you need it for and they will do their best to find whatever suits you. A great bike shop.

Laid Back Bikes specializes in recumbent bicycles with two or three wheels, and even recumbent…read moretandems. These are the world's most amazing human-powered machines--beautiful! The owner, David, is brilliant to speak to; he's kind and full of stories and advice about these weird machines. You can see a half-dozen models in the showroom, but he can order anything you need, and you can rent bikes to give them a try.

Impressive set up - the guys are fast, well priced and super knowledgable…read more While they specialise in some of the high end stuff - repairs to downhill bikes, road bikes, suspension and disk brakes, they're also more than happy to deal with the more day to day stuff. I dropped my bike in on a saturday and it was ready for collection less than 24 hours later whereas other bike shops in town were quoting 2 weeks and twice as much money to do the same job. They guys in the shop are easy going and happy to chat about bikes and talk you through what they do and how they do it so there's no surprises when it comes to collecting and paying for repairs. They also seem to be really well stocked for all sorts of odds and ends, and sell bikes as well as fixing them. Would definitely recommend them and they'll be my first stop for my next pit stop!

every now and again a new idea comes along that just seems right. The way James is going about…read morePedals is just 'right'. Keeping bikes on the road and working as they were designed to is a noble goal and you can tell he knows how to do it. long may it continue! Jez, Edinburgh

I've used the Bike station before and always been happy with the service but today was above and…read morebeyond. I noticed a puncture as I set off for work, so pushed my bike to the Bike Station, but it was closed. It was Monday morning and I saw on the sign that the shop didn't open until Wednesday. A member of staff from another branch happened to be there dropping off some bikes and asked if I was ok. When I explained about the puncture, he opened up the shop and replaced the inner tube and tyre for me and also oiled some parts of the bike that needed done, all whilst waiting. I can't thank Mark enough for offering to help on his day off, what an amazing service! Lynsey

When buying a second hand bike, the one thing you want to be assured of is quality. Such bikes can…read morebe rusty, slow and not especially good - the last thing you want to be doing is buying a bike with dodgy brakes and in risk of breaking. Thankfully, there is a solution; Bike Station sells not only cheap, but also high quality bikes (they'll also recycle any unwanted bike you have but don't want) - in this respect they cannot be faulted. After my last second hand bike fell apart after just a few months use I was about to give up on second hand bikes, but the quality here is first class and still very good value. Upon arriving at Bike Station, you'll see a sign in the street pointing you into a small car park. Here, in what is really just a glorified garage you'll find Bike Station. On Saturdays (Fridays for kids bikes) from 10:30 till 4:30 you can buy second hand bikes and on Wednesdays 4pm till 8pm and Saturdays 12pm to 4pm you can hire a work stand for £4 to fix your own bike. Throughout all these three times you can also buy second hand parts. In short, this place is well worth a visit, whether you are a bike lover wanting to mend your bike or someone who just wants a second hand bike that won't break. The service here is excellent and the quality cannot be faulted - if only all second hand bike sellers were this good I wouldn't have spent money on a bike that's now broken.

A great wee cycle shop for repairs, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and they will squeeze you in…read moreif you drop in with an unexpected bicycle emergency :) Highly recommended

Having seen The Cycle Service mentioned on the CCE forum I looked up their Facebook after failing…read moreto book my partners road bike in elsewhere for a service. By chance, it was their opening day but Hannah and Chris promised they could sort out a service when I phoned them at 8am that morning. The Dolce had given us trouble for years - it's initial setup and two subsequent services had never managed to get the rear brake working correctly as the geometry of the cable stops on the small frame forced the rear calliper to one side. All the cables at the front were too long and rubbed on the wheels and the shifting was sluggish. After a few thousand miles of commuting it was in need of a new cassette and chain too - Chris wins points here for being very clear about how much life was left in what we had on the bike but we were keen to replace it as we will be doom a sportive this summer. They also win on communication - they wanted to put a better quality cassette on but phoned first to confirm and check our preferred ratio. They had also highlighted the rear brake may be tricky and suggested a short length of Nokon outer to provide more flex between the cable stop and brake. Chris spent quite a while trying alternatives before phoning me to check it was ok to fit this and got an excellent price on it with a price match at his supplier. It's the first time the rear brake has been able to properly stop the bike as now the calliper a can be spaced correctly. The servicing they did was top notch as was all the cable replacement and new grip tape. All the components they fitted were brand names, good quality grades and priced very reasonably. They've also invited us back to check the cables for free in a few weeks if they stretch further on the bike. Whilst I do a lot of bike maintenance at home I couldn't beat the service and prices offered here and it's saved me at least a day of effort. I'll certainly be taking our other bikes back to them in the future. I couldn't recommend them more highly!

Took my nieces bike in to get checked over for a full safety check before she began riding it and…read morewas very happy with the service. The two owners were very friendly, very helpful and polite and made us feel at ease. The bike was fully serviced and ready to pick up in under an hour and at a great price too. Delighted and feel better about letting my niece out on her bike knowing that it won't fall to bits. Thanks guys

Very friendly staff and well knowledgeable when I asked for selling my bike there and buying a…read morereplacement. Highly recommended! Will review in more detail once I try out their services

I am an avid cyclist and I was looking to rent a nice, higher end bicycle and I was looking for…read moresome city bikes to rent for my other members or my family, this bike shop delivered much past my expectations and the bikes were perfect! Fair prices on all of them and the staff are some of the most helpful people! This is by far my favorite bike shop and I wished I had a bike shop this good locally!

The first thing to note is that these are summer opening times. Through the rest of the year…read morethings are roughly the same except that it isn't open on Sundays, although they do operate an extended summer here and its only when it really is too cold to enjoy cycling that the summer opening times end. This is very much a high end specialist store, but they do also do repairs. However, when I brought in my knacked old bike to be fixed they sent me to Bike Station. They were helpful and friendly but knew it wasn't worth their while to fix it given that I'd told them it only cost £45 and given the state of my bike they were probably right. It may seem like I'm complaining, but I'm really not, they recognised that I wasn't wanting to spend a lot of money on my bike and instead of roping me along to half fix it they told it to me as it was. Many shops might have strung me along and charged me for a bike I still couldn't use. The bikes themselves are really only for committed cyclists, but if you are looking for specialist bikes this is a great place to come.

Oh my word, this place definitely isn't for the faint hearted and if you're not past the bike with…read morestabilisers stage then give this action filled store a miss. When I popped in I felt completely out of my depth, I haven't done any sport for years since giving up dancing, running and gymnastics all at once. The last time I rode a bike was when I was in Germany and it was a rickity old GDR style contraption that was calling out for the scrap yard. I made it's wish come true when I clumsily crashed into a kerb and fell over the handlebars, oops. No, no, the bikes here are an entirely different species to the bikes I'm used to and I spied one that was a whopping £5,800. I didn't know you could buy bikes for that much. The staff were friendly and clearly very knowledgeable it all just went right over my head really and I left feeling like a slob. If Lara Croft was a real person, she would do her shopping here, topping up on diving suits, supersonic bikes and maybe even some harpoons. They have all sorts of professional sporting equipment here and if you're serious about sports then this place is for you.

From the owner: Road, Cyclocross and Triathlon Bicycles from Scott, Trek, Ridley, Kuota and Moda;…read moreWetsuits; Swimming Equipment; Cycling Gear; Clothing; Running Shoes; Coffee

The owner of this store Greg has moved next door. Last week I rented a bike from him and end up in…read morea serious accident I broke my hip and ended up in Royal Infirmary. When I went to claim my driver's license back he charged me £120 to get it back and held it to Ransom. This person had zero empathy for my situation and would not even meet me halfway on the cost of the repair I am now back in Vancouver recuperating from my injury

Accused my friend of stealing his own bike when he brought it in for repairs and gave it to the…read morepolice! Usually bike shops are pretty helpful but this one is the opposite of that. Listen to this. I gave a nice young man my old downhill bike and when he brought it in to get it looked at they accused him of stealing it, and TOOK IT OFF OF HIM AND GAVE IT TO THE POLICE. He is still currently trying to get it back. I called the shop (today) to try to clear it up and POLITELY gave him clear evidence of the boy not having stolen the bike via photos, and they were rude to me too and didn't offer to help at all. It was MY BIKE! I appreciate people trying to keep bikes from being stolen, as I am a big fan of my expensive bikes, but this was ridiculous. The only description they had of the stolen bike was that it was a BLACK Specialized S-works. My bike was a grey carbon fiber 2007-09 Specialized S works with an Austin Texas bike shop sticker on it and pink handlebars and white forks. They profiled the poor kid, took it off of him, and treated him like garbage. Find another bike shop. There's plenty of good bike shops in Edinburgh. Steer clear of this one. Leith Cycles is busy but great.