Superb friendly bike shop offering great service, great prices & great products. A ride to location…read moreout in the lovely lanes of Earlswood. Paul & Mel are always there and nothing is ever to much hassle.

Stopped in today when I was in town visiting family. The shop is beautiful and has a great…read moreselection of high end road gear. It's focussed on road gear so not for mountain bikes from what I saw today. There is a spinning studio, TV, which was showing the tour live when I was there and an impressive service area in the back. The staff were friendly and the flat white coffee I got from their cafe was excellent. I'm a coffee snob and can honestly say it was as good as coffee I get in good coffee shops in the Bay Area in California where I live.

These guys are awesome. I've had my bike serviced, repaired and an annual MoT there for about four…read moreyears now. Staff are friendly and you even get a cup of tea to keep your hands warm while you stand in the viewing area watching your bike get put through the paces. They sell bikes, accessories and clothes and will also order parts in for you if you need it. The mechanics are friendly and knowledgeable and will chat about your stuff if they have the time to do so. I had my bike serviced there as it was a bit lumpy, and the guy doing the work phoned me up and said "it's a lot better than it used to be; I've balanced the carbs and I'm fairly sure I can get some more performance out of it if you have the time, I've spent a lot of time on these so know I can get a bit more well out of it..." -- lovely to hear that they have a ton of experience of your machine when they're working on it. If you're looking for somewhere friendly and trustworthy to take your pride and joy to be given the once-over by a professional, you can't go wrong here. About £150 for an annual service and about £30 for a MoT.

Everyone at JCs really helpfull and friendly. I broke down…read morein Birmingham and got towed to them. And despite only having an hours notice, they managed to get the bike in the workshop and fix the problem [including someone having to go elsewhere to get a new battery for me]. Cost of work done was very competitive and carried out skillfully. I would recommend highly. Thanyou KCs. from Nik

My bike was chained to a railing and some clever person backed their car straight into the railings…read moreand my bike. Instead of leaving a note they decided to leave it and let me pick up the bill. So I took the damaged and warped bike to Scott's and they looked at it and said 'no problem'. I bought the bike for 900 and they said they would do the whole fix, which including two new wheels for under 100 pounds. I was very pleased with the price and checked my bike into the bike hospital for a night to be repaired. The repair was excellent and they called me earlier than anticipated to say they had completed the job. The service and workmanship I received on my repair was nothing short of excellent.

This is a good traditional bike shop, where the owner can tell you anything you ever needed to know…read moreabout bikes but were afraid to ask. My problem was dealt with promptly, at a reasonable price, and I was given good advice. I will certainly go here as my local bike shop

Warning £70 Mot Charge (without informing you)…read more Halfords have lost a loyal customer of 20+ years due to their new tatics of extracting money when you bring your car in for its MOT. You always get a free retest, not anymore, Halfords charged me another £20 as i carried out the minor work myself - leading to a total charge of £70 Mot - without telling you first of these hidden fees. I wont ever return.

Halfords have a Nationwide garage to the side of this shop. I have used them in the past and was…read morehappy with the whole package of price service and staff. Inside the Halfords store there are two levels to it and the staff are helpful when I have asked them for something. They sell things for your car as well as car roof boxes that they will fit for you and bikes as well as car seats for children and in the summer they do camping sets. They have offers on around the store and usually on the bikes and tom tom and sat navs

Bike Pro stock a range of bikes from kids character bikes to high end expensive specialist sport…read moreand racing machines. I'm in here for a BMX. I didn't have the cash to afford one a good one as a kid, and the bank have just decided that I need a credit card issued to me. So now I can re-live those days I never had! The staff know what they are talking about and the one looking after me is clear that its not the kind of bike to ride long distances on. I assure him that the furthest this bike is going is to Lidl carpark for some tailwhips, boomerangs, bunnyhops and other tricks that I hope I haven't forgotten how to perform. I sit on the bike, do a few stationery tricks but I can't really give in to the follies of youth, even though they offer an option to pay in installments.

I'm not going to pretend I know a great deal about bikes. However I do have an incredibly beat-up…read morebmx that has valiantly ploughed through all sorts of unforgiving terrain for many years. Well all of that finally took its toll. First my freewheel broke in half. For all of you who don't know, it's one of the critical pieces that allows you to turn the wheels around. So I took it off to bike pro, after my home crash course in bmx parts that came to nothing. They swiftly and efficiently replaced it with a new one while I was there looking bemused at the amount of shiny bike stuff that you can spend your money on. Wonderful, I thought, I can begin abusing my bike again. Well I could until I battled up a steep hill and my pedal decided to snap. So before this became more comical and my whole bike fell apart mid-ride, I took it back to bike pro, and again they looked unimpressed at what a pathetic bike I had, but swiftly took it off and nursed it back to health. I think they sensed from the bike I brought in that I wasn't a bona fide cyclist, so I was treated with a slight superior cyclist disregard. It really is a good shop if you want to spend an afternoon enthusing about bikes and bike mechanics, bike stuff and how many miles you've done in the last week. But this wasn't the reason for my visit, I just wanted my bike to be roadworthy again, and that's what resulted. New freewheel, new pedals, adjusted brakes and a polished frame and I've been riding off into the sunset ever since.

came in just to have a look around, had what i needed prices were competitive and fairread more

Having been open less than a year, Birmingham Bike Foundry is unique amongst the many buinesses in…read moreStirchley as it is run as a co - operative by left wing bike fanatics. Flyers for the anarchist book fair nestle alongside trendy looking BMX magazines on the counter. A range of first and second hand bikes are available, and a large portion of the selection I had a look at were definitely a bit more special than what's on offer in your average bike shop, and some could even have been described as vintage. The Birmingham Bike Foundry also reclaims bikes that have previously been scrapped and do a fair amount of bike repairs too, having a reputation for being dirt cheap as far as repairs are concerned. There's also all manner of workshops and tool share schemes on the go. With a food co operative due to open a food store in the next few months, Stirchley could turn into a haven for independent, co operative run small buisnesses. For now though, Birmingham Bike Foundry are doing an excellent job of leading the way. If you're a bike enthusiast, you'd be a fool not to pay them a visit.

Just visited the store for new running shoes and left very happy. Great advice from the team which…read morehelped me find the most comfortable trainers for me. Will be back for my next pair!

The guys at Birmingham Runner really know what they are talking about and offer great advice and…read moreoptions when you are looking for that perfect trainer. The purpose of my visit was to replace some old running trainers. There are some good brands of running shoes here, but not a huge selection to make you feel over whelmed. It wasn't long before I was asked if I needed any help, despite them being quite busy. I though the sales man approach could have been a bit different when I asked to try on some trainers - "just don't pick the trainers going by the colour". I am of course a fashion conscious woman so I am not going to buy some trainers that look whack but appreciate that comfort and suitability are important for each individual. I tried on a few pairs of trainers, running on the treadmill so that I could be recorded on how I ran in them. The sales man was patient whilst I tried on a few pairs and I decided to buy the first pair I tried on. There was 20% off all clothing which was great so I bought a running jacket too. I wouldn't hesitate in returning if I needed some sports wear. There is free car parking directly outside the shop too - bonus!