This isn't the largest of bike shops and doesn't particularly offer a great deal of range limiting itself to selling primarily commuter bikes and doing repairs and services. Although there aren't that many bikes on offer, they do, however, manage to cover a decent range of bike types by avoiding duplication of similar styles and are on a par with the bigger bike shops in terms of pricing. Personally, I'd still go elsewhere to where you get more choice within each specific price range, but if you do live locally then you won't get a worse deal here, you just won't get the same range. read more

Leith Cycle Co - Bike Repair/Maintenance Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

This is a relatively new bike shop in Edinburgh which opened on Leith Walk just in 2007. I had a look around about a week ago it seems well stocked with plenty of good quality bikes for both adults and children, as well as mountain and road bikes. They hire out good quality bikes for as little as £7 for half a day which would be very handy if you're looking to get around the city quickly in a a short space of time. Further, they repair buckled wheels, dodgy brakes, misfigured frames and fix the illusive mechanics of gear systems. You can also buy spare parts individually, such as suspension forks, disc brakes and new saddles which all allow you to do up your bike as you want it. The staff are all friendly and seem willing to lend their expert advice for all those looking to start out with a new bike or just improve the one they have. read more

Leith Cycle Co - Bike Repair/Maintenance Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I needed advice only but I found Leith Cycle Co to be a brilliantly friendly service with great knowledge. a big thank you for the advice about my volt bike and for the time you took to help. I'll be back when I need anything bike related. thank you read more

As a keen cyclist I've been to a few shops in Edinburgh selling bike bits, and Leith Cycles is certainly one of the best about! I've found them to be incredibly helpful, even when they are busy. They've not got the biggest stock available, but it's certainly preferable to some of the more arrogant members of staff at say,,,, Edinburgh Bike Coop! All in all a pretty good little place. read more

I called these guys to get my bike serviced and said I would bring it in to be done on the Wednesday of that week. When I brought it in they hadn't actually booked me in but Richard said he would try his best to fit it in asap. The bike was serviced on the Thursday and is running like a dream. read more

I was in Edinburgh for a few days and really was aching to do some sight seeing and cycling along the coast. Turns out this Leith bikes are affordable and easy to rent for the day. These guys were awesome and told me of the lovely John Muir trail and I took it all the way to North Berwick and back while enjoying the views, fresh air, farms, little shops and all the green that Scotland has to offer. If you don't know already WEAR layers. It was pleasant and dry on my way there, but rained much on the way back to Edinburgh. read more

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I'm not into cycling at all, so this shop is definitely lost on me. But it looks good!! If I were into cycling, this would be my one-stop-shop for everything I need. The staff are really friendly , I came in here for a look (to satisfy my curiosity more than anything) and the staff went more than happy to show me around even though they knew I wasn't going to buy anything. Maybe it's because I'm not into cycling, but I found everything in here to be extremely expensive! But hey as I said, I'm a newbie read more

A bike shop at the end of my street - perfect! And a good one, too - they always give useful advice, do great repairs, and sell a good range of bikes along with all those little things you need - gloves, sunglasses, inner tubes... I've just been along to ask about what I thought was going to be quite an expensive repair job - and Richard, the owner, fixed the problem in two minutes, standing in the street outside. That's good service! And proves I don't know what I'm doing and need the experts... read more

When my bike wheel broke a few months ago these lovely people with their amazing bike knowledge came to my rescue. The staff have a lot of knowlege for the bikes they sell and the place is reasonably priced too. read more

I used to be very much into cycling - so it still gives me a little kick each time I come into a shop like this, one which not only sells bikes for people who are really seriously inot cycling but also for those evryday cyclists who are just taking thier stabilisers off. And talking of taking stabilisers off, Lieth Cycle Co can do that for you in thier cycle repair shop thingy which specialises in all areas of repair with bicycles - brakes, tirees, and suspension - the whole lot. It also seems that they hire out bikes to look around the city with, which to my mind is such a great idea i am really suprised nobody else has copied it! read more

I have used this shop several times, both for bike servicing and to buy the general bits and bobs (lights, lock ect). I find the service to fluctuate greatly depending on who is serving you. One gentleman (glasses - short - greying) is downright rude and wears his impatience with customers flagrantly on his face. He appears to abhor doing work on any bike that isn't of a newer generation and has displayed acute rudeness to me when he was "too busy to see to me" on account of the "5 bikes already waiting for services". Well I am sorry you are so busy, running a successful business must really perturb you - If you want to avoid the condescension and tired "bike ego" there are plenty of bike mechanics in Edinburgh who would be more than happy to see you. Why put up with foul attitudes and inflated prices when you can go to Eastside bikes for your services and Amazon for your parts? read more

Friendly staff, helpfull and caring try to get it done as fast as they can. Quick repairs and often very cheap. Full service for only £65. Near Pilrig Park and Leith Walk also easy to find. (Its the white building). More of a bike shop for city bikes rather than BMX bikes but they will/do fix/sell them for pretty good prices. read more

I was pleasantly surprised with the service at Leith cycle. They offer quite good range of bicycles and accessories. If you need a full bike check or any kind of repair, they are one of the best stores to visit. The staff are extremely attentive and helpful. I need to hire a bike for a day and it cost me only 10 pounds. The only awkward thing was that you cannot pay by a debit or credit card but they do tke your credit card details in case any damage to the bike is caused while being rented. They didn't have any helmets, so I had to go to their other store near Holyrrood to pick up one but I met some really attractive male shop assistants there so it was worth it after all. read more

AVOID Im not enjoying writing this as when I speak to the guys there they seem fairly friendly and I have a decent rapport, but the service I received there over the last few months has been bad. Ill try to keep it brief. I bought a new wheel from them as the last wheel I purchased lasted about 3 months before the axle broke, I decided to go with the same wheel again for around £30. They fitted it and 2 months later the axle became loose again. I returned to the shop and decided to fix the wheel but ask them about a warranty or else get to the bottom of how this keeps happening (all I use my bike for is travel around town although I appreciate Leith walk is hard on bikes). He said he would have it by the next morning. I turned up on my way to work, collected the bike and paid £8.50 for them to tighten up the axle. I left the shop and got 50m before the wheel wobbled again. I took it back and it hadn't been fixed properly they said they would change the wheel but it would be tomorrow. I left for work on foot and was late for an important meeting as a result of this fix. I wasn't offered a refund! Next day I returned and he had fitted a new wheel (of a higher spec) which would be more resilient. He didn't ask whether I wanted this but then asked to charge me for it! The money I had already paid was not offered as a refund either!!! He charged me £45 for the new wheel which I begrudgingly paid as I just wanted it to be sorted. He said he had fitted me with a new cassette for free but no one ever said I needed a new one and... I left the shop and the front gears are now stuck and I cant work more than three of the rear gears. The gears also now jump and the front brakes are faulty. These were all problems I didn't have before they touched the bike. If they are too busy to do a decent job they shouldn't promise they can do it quickly - or hire more staff! I wont be back and I would recommend avoiding until they sort out their quality of service. read more

I had my bike serviced 2 months ago for £45 (paid in total £80) and I really believe they did nothing because since then I have problems with my bike. I tried to go back there but they were less than helpful and I will not give them more money to repair it, as the estimated cost will start again at a low price and change 2 times.... I would not recommend this place. read more

TLDR: Avoid, scammers . So my experience with this place has been negative on two occasions. I purchased a set of cables (from online) to be fitted on the bike, along with a gear service, I was quoted £24, seemed reasonable. I had booked my bike in for a day when it could be completed on the day. I live quite far from the place so I wanted to hang around and pick it up. I was contacted on the day I was scheduled to bring it in from who I presume is the owner and stated that he wasn't going to open until 1pm that day. When I asked him whether he could still do the job on the day he assured me he could. I took my bike in that day around 2pm. The guy then stated that he was very busy and might not get it done today, to which I then reiterated my point about living far away, and why I booked it in. He begrudgingly accepted to do it. I asked him if the work would be compromised by being tight for time, he assured me it wouldn't. I returned an hour or so later and the bike seemed to be done. Cables were fitted and it looked ok. Paid the guy and thanked him for doing it and left. I didn't get out for a while after that but when I did the gears were hitting against the front derailleur and when I tried to move from the smaller chainring to the larger it would push too far and fall off the outside. Again, when moving from the larger chainring to the smaller, the chain would get caught in-between the two chainrings forcing me to move it manually or only stay on one cog at the front at all times whilst cycling. This all happened on my first time taking the bike out after the repair so I phoned up the company and stated the issues. I was told to bring it in and it would get sorted. Took it in again and spoke to a different guy, he said they'd sort the issues and there would be no charge. 4 days! After dropping it off they called saying It was ready. I had called them in-between that time to check if it was ready and the original guy I took it to was who I spoke to. He said he had to flip the front chainring around to bridge the gap so the chain wouldn't get stuck in-between the chainrings . Went in to pick up the bike and it was the original guy I had dealt with again. He brought the bike out, stated what he done and then presented me with a bill for £22. I then explained to him about having paid originally and how the other guy stated there would be no additional charge. His defence was that he done additional work to fix the issue.....this was without mentioning this would be an additional charge when I spoke to him on the phone. He tried to justify himself again a few times and then stated that if I didn't want to pay the bill that he would turn the chainring around again to reinstate the issue.....keep in mind I had already paid him £24 the first time around to fix the gears and cables which includes altering the front derailleur as need be. So he essentially threatened to sabotage my bike, although he had already been paid to fix the issue. What he was trying to do was scam me for additional payment for a service I already paid for and that he didn't fix at the first time of asking. The guy who tried to scam me was called Richard, I would very much recommend avoiding this place. They take an unbelievable amount of time to fix your bike and when you do get it back chances are it'll not be done correctly anyway. read more