Reviews of Reading Bike Kitchen. (Bicycle Store) in Reading (Berkshire).

Reading Bike Kitchen

86 Reviews

69 Comments

Bicycle store

Bicycle repair shop

Unit C10, Weldale St, Reading RG1 7BX, United Kingdom

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Information of Reading Bike Kitchen, Bicycle store in Reading (Berkshire)

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This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of Reading Bike Kitchen

S. J.

We visited today for the first time. What a place! So helpful, and we watched and learned and took away a bike 100 time safer than when we came in. Thank you! To all the amazing volunteers.

Z. 3.

Incredibly helpful and friendly. Genuine people who want to help. I went twice and both my issues were resolved within minutes. They explained everything thoroughly and answered all my questions, as well as having a nice chat in the meanwhile. Looking forward to attending their bike maintenance workshop!

W.

A great experience! All the volunteers were very friendly and knowledgeable. Leon fitted my Raleigh Sprint with two second hand (good condition) Specialized tyres for a really reasonable price. Thanks very much - will be back!

J. L.

They are very helpful, with excellent skills, enthusiastic, well prepared, the 1 month warranty is really exists, you can learn many things from them. Now they have a lot of used bikes in a very good condition for sale. You can donate your old bike / parts as well...

S. J.

Very friendly and helpful. My bike needed a puncture, brakes and gears sorted, and a new back tyre. It was all done whilst I waited at great value for money.

A. C.

This place is so amazing. Went for the course about how to maintain my bike and fix the most common problems and at the end as there was sometime remaining they helped with our bikes. I think is a wonderful thing the volunteering they do here and the idea of the project

F. M.

Great! Helped fix an issue with my brakes quickly while also having a lovely chat about bikes. Price is incredibly reasonable- remember to bring cash.

S. E.

I visited the wonderful Reading Bicycle Kitchen today (they sorted out my brakes). I am so grateful that we have this service- the volunteers there are knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic. Thank you to all

r.

Amazing place, was gonna take months if I used any other company to fix my bike. Hard working and friendly staff who are keen to help.

M. N.

Excellent sevice. They gave my wife's bike second life. Affordable price. Will definitely recommend.

K. K. [.

Went to the bicycle kitchen as I needed help with changing my brake pads. Very efficient and friendly volunteers, and I learnt a thing or two as well! Highly recommended.

P. T.

Great service and advise. Charge very little for top class . Would recommend and charity none profit. Must be praised .

A. K.

I have visited this bicycle repair shop 3 times (where they also sell well maintained second hand bikes). Each time I have been here it was been a very friendly and genuinely lovely experience. The staff are incredible at what they do and are very friendly, can’t recommend enough! I personally initially had a dodgy break on one bike which they were able to fix and also spotted another issue which they resolved. On another occasion they sold me a great bike for a very reasonable price.

J. L.

I bought an excellent bicycle from here today. Lots of good advice and expertise freely offered, and it was fun! The ethos of RBK is spot on - restore and reuse, and encourage people to cycle more through selling good bikes in good order, and helping cyclists learn how to maintain their own. A five-star recommend!

A. D. C.

Always a friendly welcome and a fantastic service. Excellent value for money I highly recommend

T.

Lovely staff, helped me right out, with great prices. Honestly could not recommend them enough. I had them fix my bike but after seeing the shop I wish I had bought my bike from them so if you’re looking for a cheaper second hand bike, go for them over eBay or Facebook market!

0. 0.

Fantastic honest service and fair price. Thank you two happy boys.

J. C.

It's a positive space, focussed on communities in all senses - it was a really good experience and one with seemingly no downside...net benefit for planet, people and purse. Congrats to all involved. 🚲

H. G.

Really helpful team of knowledgeable volunteers (with great equipment) who guide you through learning how to repair your own bike. Pretty damn inspiring! Also nice to see unloved bikes available for sale 🚲

m. c.

Such a great place to repair you bike ! The team was always helpful

B. G.

So knowledgeable and happy to help. Great volunteers and they fix up your bicycle perfectly with very reasonable prices!

O. H.

Reading is so lucky to have a place like this. The level of service support in this place is incredible. I purchased a bike from them recently and the support these wonderful volunteers gave me was 10/10. Honestly cannot highly recommend this place enough, the fact this is all run by volunteers is amazing as the service and communication you receive is unbelievable. Truly the best community initiative of all time.

M. P.

Excellent service, they don't charge you all the contribution goes for a noble cause.

M. v.

Highly recommended for a bike query/repair or also if you want to buy a second-hand bike or a helmet. Today we got our bikes fixed and it was a good experience. Great prices, friendly support from knowledgeable helpers. It's a nice initiative run by amazing people (they are volunteers!) Keep going! :)

D. B.

I have had two urgent repairs done recently, front brakes replaced a couple of weeks ago and a worn spindle repaired today. I cannot praise the quality of the repair work too highly. Reading is so fortunate to have such a dedicated and selfless team for sorting out bike mechanicals. Highly recommended

O. F.

If you want to get a good used bicycle, this is the right place. Friendly staff. Except that they open only on Saturdays.

D. C. H.

How lucky we are in Reading to have such a friendly and economical repair shop to help with tricky problems. The volunteers are so knowledgeable and willing to share their tips and tricks. They also sell second hand bikes that have been refurbished to a high standard.

W. G.

Bought my new bike from here, great friendly service and super reasonable bike prices! Glad to have the peace of mind that it's been serviced by people who know what they are doing and got a months guarantee as well!

C. D. C.

Friendly staff . Great customer service. Affordable prices.👏

L.

Thank you so much to the two extremely helpful and knowledgeable volunteers that helped me today. My bike (which I had ordered online) needed a few tweaks here and there and they got it running perfectly for me. Reading bicycle kitchen do such great work for the community so thank you!

P. D.

Thank you for rescuing broken chain on my bike! Very helpful and friendly people!

F.

Fantastic if you want to fix your bike or even buy a second hand one. Not only is it incredibly cheap, you have the opportunity to learn a great deal about how to repair a bike yourself!

L. G.

I have just recieved my bike from Reading Bicycle Kitchen and they were all incredibly helpful! They showed me how to lock up my bike properly and made all the adjustments to the bike that it needed I would highly recommend this place!

T. W.

Really brilliant local service. Took a bike in that had stopped changing gears, the guys fixed that and then showed me how to give it a total service. They couldn't have been more helpful really. Will definitely go back again with any other problems, and would recommend to anyone!

t. o.

The absolute legend Rob truly a master of what he does.

R. W.

Very helpful and patient with me - I have no knowledge with bikes and they helped me find the part I was looking for

D. C.

Awesome service for the community, keeps it up💪💪💪

J. W.

Great get your bike back on the road

S. H.

Lovely guys, very helpful, and fixed my bike with no hassle. A great organisation!

A. j. J.

Handed in and donated my old mountain bike which they managed to fix up and sell the following week to help their charity and I cycled away with an excellent mountain bike for £50.00. Everyone's a winner.

M. M.

What a great idea, making use of unwanted bikes to make cycling more accessible for everyone

P. C.

This is a non profit bicycle repair workshop. Run by volunteers to enable anyone to have their bicycles repaired either by themselves or with help from skilled mechanics. All money made is used to maintain the project.

A. P.

Pop In on Saturday to have a look around Well in pressed very helpful just what I need To help fix my bike no job to small or big Nice people. Going to drop off my old bike that I no longer won't so thay can repair and sale.

P. Z.

Fantastic that reading has a place like this! The volunteers are friendly and super helpful. Can't recommend it enough.

A. M.

Very Nobel social work they are doing. I got used bike on affordable price.

A. C.

An amazing asset to Reading. They embody the meaning of community service through the help they offer and all at a cost anyone can afford. Can’t sing their praises enough.

A. Y.

What a wonderful concept and set up, could not recommend the volunteers and the whole place highly enough. 5 stars aren't enough.

p. d.

Great little place, friendly volunteers. They replaced a back break cable for me in about 5 minutes and only charged me £5.

G. D. C.

Great attention and service to solve your inquiries with the bikes, 😃

A. M.

Absolutely brilliant, top people who do an amazing job.😊

I. P.

Why would anyone take their bike anywhere else? Great service all round.

z. z.

If you look for 2nd hand bicycle well this is your place to be you will find anything you look for and in amazing prices

V. M.

Very friendly. My bike is fixed. Perfect

J. S.

Excellent service, friendly people and all for a good cause! I highly recommend.

A. B.

Recycling of unwanted bikes and bike parts to provide working bikes for deserving causes.

G. T.

Really expertise!

K. R.

Great service, very friendly, great value.

E. B.

Choices were less than what I expected.

A.

very good for small repairs

l. S.

Nice & helpful!

D. S.

Great guys and for a good cause

M. S.

Helpful people

s. s.

Very helpful

N. M.

(Translated) The dream of all cycling enthusiasts who want to learn how to take care of their bike while being supervised. I highly recommend! (Original) Le rêve de tous amateur de vélo qui veux apprendre à s'occuper de son vélo tout en étant encadré. Je recommande très fortement !

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