Bicycle Doctor

Their green signposts-​bikes strapped to the lamposts on Curry Mile alerted me to the existence of The Bicycle Doctor, which is located on one of the larger side roads off Wilmslow Road.
While Neil M. makes an obvious and valid point about the larger stock of Edinburgh Bicycle Co-​op, I don’t feel that is necessarily a deal-​breaker against buying a bike from The Bicycle Doctor which is still quite sizeable. Plus, I get the feeling that the stock offered by The Bicycle Doctor is quite savvy in its own way, with some unique products which may be hard to find elsewhere in Manchester. For example, an electric bike by Trek at £1,700 and a rainbow of cute pastel-​coloured Brompton folding bikes both suggest that people are spending serious money here — in fact I don’t think EBC stock electric bikes at all.
I parted with cash for an interestingly versatile 100% merino wool ‘buff’, which can be to protect and the cold and UV also, plus a neat pair of cycling sunglasses which several people have asked me where I bought them from. I am in the market for cycle panniers, and I will definitely consider buying them from the good Bicycle Doctor, especially since they stock the high-​end Ortlieb roll-​top waterproof designs and even had four or so different colours in stock.
On the repairs front, their website states that all their mechanics are Cytech-​certified which sounds good enough to me!
Lastly, The Bicycle Doctor allocates a significant corner of their precious floorspace to a rack of cycling leaflets detailing local routes, mass rides, and cycle-​friendly tourism further afield — an authentic touch which typifies this Workers’ Co-​op which has been ‘Serving the Cycling Community for over 25 years’. Thanks, Doc — you left me feeling good, and good to go!

Excellent customer service, no sales pressure. Bought a Surly Long Haul Trucker recently and was very happy with the build quality. I recommend this shop, and would definitely choose it in preference to a high street chain.

It is a dishonest, lazy store. Being a bicycle newbie, i brought in a 2^nd hand bike i needed to fix up, but they didn’t even bother to help with anything until i agreed to a price tag! they just stand there with their arms crossed looking down on me. cheh! very condescending staff. anyway, had a new tube fitted there, because i needed it, but 2 days later, it went bust! they tried to trick me into thinking that my tires were punctured to get me to buy a new one, but when i went to another shop, they said there was nothing wrong with my tires. it was actually the tube! well, i dont know much about bicycles, but i do know when a shop only wants money and doesn’t really care for the art of cycling. It may look like a fancy store, but do not be fooled.

The Bicycle Doctor is, for those of a nervous conscience, a co-​operative, which is something to warm the cockles of your moral radar.
As such, this is bike-​nerd heaven. The staff are very, very clued-​up and have a smallish shop filled to bursting point with some really cool and quirky bikes, as well as those for the serious cyclist.
This, of course, means they have touring, racing and mountain bikes, as well as those for the casual cyclist who simply wants to scoot around on something that looks nice.
The staff are very helpful, however, I heard a worrying rumour that they will refuse to look at your bike for repair if you didn’t buy it in their shop, which seems preposterous really.

Rusholme’s Bicycle Doctor is one of many co-​op cycle retailers in Manchester. I cant verify the fact that anyone working there is in fact a real doctor but I can confirm that the friendly staff certainly know a shimano gear from a kimono dress.
Like most independent cycle retailers the shop sells new and old bikes however the stock is limited when compared to somewhere like Edinburgh Cycle Co-​Op (boo Hiss evil empire style mega shiny chain store). Yet if its a personalised service you’re after with good after sales services then this is a good place to try particularly when it comes to repairing and servicing your pushbike.
If you’re useless with bikes (like I am) and can’t fix a puncture or if you’re too lazy (again like I am) to service those brakes then bring your bike here.
The cost of repairs varies obviously depending on the seriousness of the problem however generally a same-​day puncture repair will cost you less than a tenner with the price including a new inner tube which isn’t bad really.

This is an honest hard working store full of genuine and knowledgeable people. It is to my understanding, a co-​operative which is also nice.
They sell bikes (quite pricey), parts and accessories and they mend bikes however, this service is in huge demand so you may have to book or wait!

The Bicycle Doctor have some very knowledgeable staff running the shop which is filled with a huge range of the latest bikes and biking goods. They stock a wide range of different types of bikes and bike accessories including touring, racing and mountain biking. All the prices seem to be very competitive and are certainly a lot cheaper than some other bike shops I have been in.
The staff have been very helpful staff on the two occasions I have been in, the shop is easy to get to and it’s easy to park if you go by car, I’ll certainly be back for more. Well done!