Sunset Cycles

You can’t miss this spacious bike shop on Woodville Road, with its bright red signage and big window displays.
It sells the full range of mountain bikes, road bikes, city or all-​road bikes, as well as a whole host of cycling accessories ranging from bike locks, saddles, shoes and helmets to pedals, pants, pumps and puncture kits.
They also stock a lot of the leading, trendy makes of bikes such as Trek, Kona, Orange, Lapierre, DMR, Quintana Roo (know for inventing the triathlon-​specific bicycle), and so on.
A lot of their stock is quite expensive, but you may be able to benefit from the Cyclescheme they subscribe to, which offers customers a flexible, affordable and tax-​free way of buying a bike, saving up to 50% off the cost through their employer — to encourage more commuters to cycle to work. There’s lots of information about this on their website.
Because this shop is quite big, it’s good to browse around without feeling conspicuous, especially if you’re not looking for anything in particular or want to be left alone. The staff are friendly but unobtrusive, helpful if you need them but happy to leave you alone if you just want to browse.

I walk through the door behind my boyfriend and am hit instantly by the smell of bikes and of men. This is a man’s shop and you’d better know it.
We wander through the aisles, knowing what we are looking for (a lock and a chain for his bike) but unsure where to find them in amongst all of the other equipment.
The confusion must show on our faces but all of the sales people are busy so we eventually manage to navigate ourselves in the right direction.
Looking at the large range of locks on offer we frown a little at how expensive they are but decide to go for it anyway. Then, he realises he’s forgotten his wallet and we have to leave anyway.
A few days later, his bike was stolen. The moral of the story is a) always buy a lock for your bike and b) make sure you go back to this shop, where they sell everything you could possibly want for your bike.
And if it’s not in stock? They’ve got a website.