Pretoria East Shops & Tech Service Experience

[Cogent Industries]

Who do you recommend in Pretoria for tech stuff like suspension service, brake rebuilds and wheel truing? What would pricing generally run for these services? 

[dirtrider]

Epic cycles

[Morwa]

Depends on what brand of suspension, etc.

 

Rock Shox, SRAM and wheel buidling......  One Shop:  SPOKEWORKS!

Ruan is a magician.

[Cogent Industries]

Would be Rock Shox rear and Fox forks. Brakes are Avid. 

[Morwa]

Fox service: Epic Cycles or Hot Spot Cycles 

RS / SRAM / Avid:  Spokeworks

 

Those I normally use.....

[muviman]

Fox service: Epic Cycles or Hot Spot Cycles 

RS / SRAM / Avid:  Spokeworks

 

Those I normally use.....

+1 on HotSpots, Neil and his crew are machines, and always willing to help a guy out.

[Vinnydabutcher]

Try Udo at Bikeworx - he is in Faerie Glen 

[Tayyib]

I'll put my hand up for hotpots! Great staff,and can't fault there work.Neil runs a fairly tight ship in the back there.

[HBO]

I'm a roadie, but I service my bikes at Hot Spot as well.

 

as said above the staff are always willing to help and are friendly. Never had problems with a service.

 

Prices are also reasonable.

[Morwa]

Try Udo at Bikeworx - he is in Faerie Glen 

 

Where in Faerie Glen?  Details please.  Never heard of them....

[Cogent Industries]

Thanks guys, going to see Spokeworks and Hot Spot.

[Billaridoo]

I get great service and prices from Bruce Reyneke at heir new shop near Silver Lakes. Raymond in the workshop is king.

[The expat cyclist]

Just for the record but I wanted to use Spokeworks for a front suspension service and they told me they no longer service suspensions.

 

Took it Hotspot.

[NelAndre]

Hotspot Cycles

Spokeworks

 

[Sharkie 2]

Where in Faerie Glen?  Details please.  Never heard of them....

Best mechanic you will find

His workshop is based from home he is in Orkney Avenue

[Squier]

I've had very bad experiences with Hot Spot. Bought my first three bikes there back in the day and was an avid supporter, but their services let me down just too many times in big ways. So, if you do go there, just keep that in mind.

 

I now use Conrad from www.mybicyclemechanic.co.za.

 

Most mechanics can do minor services (sleeves, etc.) on shocks but if you need major work done I'd suggest getting the specialists involved. Many regard Stoke Suspension Works as the leaders in SA. They're based in Cape Town though. Many LBS' send to them anyway.