Bike Buying Advice Service
Buying a new bike should be a joyful experience. But it's complex and mistakes can be very costly. Take the effort and guess work out of your new component or bike choice by using our experience and expertise. We don’t sell parts*, so every recommendation is based on the best match to your wants, needs and budget.
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In my current fleet of Bikes I have a Cervelo P-Series TT/Tri Bike, an Open Min.D. Road Bike, A Condor Fratello 4-Seasons Bike, a Cotic Soul "MTB / Gravel" bike and a Bike Friday Folding Bike. I've recently owned Scott Spark and Trek Procaliber 29er MTB's and Open U.P & WiDe and an Officine Mattio Santiago Gravel Bike. It's fait to say I've got personal experience of most genre's!
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This is a fully tailored service, and the first stage is a free 15-minute Consultation Call to establish your requirements. Some typical options are:
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Bike Type and Size
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This isn’t “Do I need a Time Trial or Mountain Bike?” Hopefully you know this. But if you are looking for a road bike, for example, will you be best suited to a “Race” or “Endurance” Model? Riding in all conditions? Will a Gravel Bike be best, or do you ignore the current hype around that genre and go for a traditional "British 4-Seasons" bike instead?
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​We’ll suggest suitable options and sizes including consideration of any brand / model preferences you may have.
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As a guide, for a sizing activity conducted on your existing bike and selecting the correct size in one or two preferred options will usually take between an hour and and hour and a half and is charged at our standard hourly rate of £65.
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Bike Fit Component Choice
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Since we are primarily a bike fitting business, the main focus here will be on the contact points. As always, we start with the feet so we’ll look at the most suitable pedals and shoes before moving on to seatposts, saddles, stems, bars and bar tape.
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Complete Bike Component Choice
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We can then take things a stage further and talk about gears and brakes (I personally own bikes with Campagnolo, Shimano and SRAM groupsets), wheels (off the peg or hand built by preferred suppliers), tyres and everything else that goes in to a complete bike.
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Where to Buy
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Once you have selected your components, we can research the best place for you to buy them.
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Bike Build
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The final stage on offer is to build your dream bike from the components you have bought. This will be done to the same precise engineering standard as our own bikes in our professional workshop.
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Cost
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This is a fully tailored service so the exact cost will reflect the number of hours used on your project and is based on our standard hourly rate of £65. An estimate will be provided following the Consultation Call. Contact us here to make your booking.
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*to be strictly accurate we do sell parts, but typically these are cleats, seatposts, stems and handlebars required to achieve your perfect bike fit, not revenue-generators.