Good Cycles

Firstly, let me start with some facts. I am generally disorganised and a bit lazy when it comes to some things. Especially when it comes to bike maintenance. I am more than happy to ride my bike and more than happy to pay people to keep it running smoothly. This way I get more riding time!
There is a stack of bike shops in melbourne, almost one on every other block it seems. They are all very happy to help you buy a new bike or to spend a lot on new parts to make your bike better but I have always struggled to find one that always gives consistently good services.
It was another average day when I decided that the creek in my bottom bracket was too much to bare but knew that I was too ‘time poor’ to find a store to take my trusty stead to. So I found ‘Good Cycles’ and was sold by their ‘we come to you’ service.
Their mechanic rode his trusty cargo bike out to the office and went to work! It was then that it struck me, this is going to be a very very different bike service. One where I could see what was going on. One where I could get up from my desk, grab a coffee and go and see how my bike was going and have a chat to the mechanic about the problems and get some tips about things I could do to make it easier next time. Not ‘hard sell’ use this but practical tips that I could actually use in my time poor world.
When it was all said and done, it all comes down to price and quality. The price was right, it wasn’t any different to your ‘average’ service. There was no price premium for them coming to me, however there is a bulk discount if you can get three or more in one place. The quality, well that was amazing. I havn’t had my bike running that smooth since I bought it.
In Short, the Good Cycle guys will be back at our office!