rideride is 2 man band delivering cycle maintenance tuition and cycle repairs through a variety of formats. Please have a perusal to find out more or pick up the phone and give us a bell. Thanks for reading, Tim & Mike
Book a cycle repair at our workshop in Southampton.
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Get a Bike Dr in or put on maintenance classes.
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Book yourself onto one of our cycle maintenance courses.
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Need a bike serviced or repaired, then you've come to the right place, it's what we do day in day out.
Use this form to book your bike in.
Once your bike is booked in and we've received it, we'll check it over and provide you with a couple of quotes to choose from, where applicable. We'll never do work on your bike that you haven't pre approved.
It depends on the nature of the repair or service, we'll let you know a date with the quote. Some can be done while you wait others a week or so.
£30 for first hour and £20ph there after, here are a few examples to give you an idea.
Because we enjoy fixing bike and we're good at it! or... We're experienced, qualified and insured. Offer a collection service incase you can't get your bike to the workshop. Carry out many repairs while you wait. Every bike receives a full safety check. We improve repair times by keeping a good stock of parts. Our services are tailored to your bike and your budget. We agree a price before doing any work and provide a written summary of work completed.....
Here are just a few of our clients:
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Hampshire Constabulary We were approached by Southampton Central Police Station to formulate a service plan for their fleet of marked and non marked Police bikes. Soon after commencing work we were invited to maintain the fleet at Portswood and Shirley Stations as well. |
| The University of Southampton rideride attend the University monthly to provide a Bike Dr service to staff and students. This is a free service paid for the by University to promote cycling and as you can imagine it is well used. rideride also head up the Uni Cycle project at the University. With staff and student volunteers the high number of abandoned bikes on campus are diverted from landfills and made road worthy, ready to be sold to staff and students. |
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Sustrans In a series of Monday evenings from Aug '10 to June '11 rideride delivered maintenance courses at St Deny's community centre on behalf of Sustrans. The courses were part of StreetTread, a Sustrans Active Travel Project. |
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Southampton City Council The employees at SCC enjoy a monthly bike service whilst at work as part of their Active Travel Plan. rideride are in the Civic Centre bike shed early in the morning to receive employee's bikes as they arrive. The bikes are serviced, parts replaced where necessary and made ready to cycle home at the end of the day. |
Tune Up - The essentials
Cycling is freedom and independence, so why be dependent when it comes to punctures and gear indexing - In 2hrs you'll learn how to check over your bike, fix a puncture (with ease), tighten your brakes and set up your gears. Also meet some like minded people and have an enjoyable evening. - £30
Strip & Rebuild - The whole lot
Have you tried working on your bike only to find you need a component specific tool to get to what you're repairing? The best way to get clued up about your bike is to strip & rebuild it in a fully equipped workshop with a knowledgeable mechanic. - £130
Straighten Up - Just the wheels
Keep those wheels spinning for years to come; learn hub servicing and the art of wheel truing (removing a buckle). - £30
| May | June | July | August |
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| Tune UpThu 7th June 7-9pm | Tune UpTue 10th July 7-9pm | Tune UpTue 7th Aug 7-9pm | |
| Strip & RebuildFri 29th June 7-10pm & Sat 30th 9-4pm | Strip & RebuildFri 27th July 7-10pm & Sat 28th 9-4pm | Strip & RebuildFri 17th Aug 7-10pm & Sat 18th 9-4pm | Straighten UpTue 17th July 7-9pm |