Variety is the spice of life

Cycleworks Manager Charlie Oborne on a unique Bike Shed

"People use our Bike Shed (lockup) for all sorts of reasons. We get cyclists that commute in from all over: Clevedon, Portishead and beyond - many other places around Bristol. They ride no-nonsense, working bikes that get them from A to B; they aren’t precious about how they look. 

"They value our Bike Shed, the fact that they can lock up, get a shower and go into work fresh for the day, it’s a good service we give them.

Light from the picture window floods into the Cafe

"Then there are other customers with expensive road bikes and who will regularly ride 120 miles in a sportive. These are the proper endurance guys, you could almost say they are semi-professional. They appreciate the knowledge, the facilities and the expert advice they find at Mud Dock.  They'll use the Bike Shed after a long ride.

"So, there are people who use the BikeShed to lock up on a daily basis, and others who use it after a long ride around Bristol. They they need somewhere safe to keep the bike while they have a meal upstairs in the cafe."

Some of a select range of bikes in store

More from the staff on life at Mud Dock over the next weeks.
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