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Normala öppettider:
Mån: 09-18
Tis: 07-16
Ons: 09-18
Tors: 09-18
Fre: 09-16
Lör: Stängt
Sön: Stängt
Avvikande öppettider
Tjänster
- Expert råd & hjälp. Över 30år i branschen!
- Cykelservice & reparationer
- Säljer cyklar – mountainbike, låd/lastcykel, gravelbike, city…mm
- Lådcykelservice & reparationer
- Dr Bike Check (30 punkters besiktning) när du är osäker för vad din cykel behöver
- Bosch & Shimano STEPS EL cykel specialist
- Dämparservice – bakdämpare & framgafflar
- Custom hjulbygg
- Custom cykelbygg
- Reservdelar – däck, kassetter, kedjor, bromsar, växlar, sadlar, kullager etc
- Tillbehör – belysning, lås, korgar, tvättmedel & smörjmedel etc
- OBS! – Vi slipar inte skridskor längre!
- Expert advice & help. Over 30 years in the branch!
- Cycle servicing & repairs
- Sell bikes – mountain bike, box/cargo bike, gravel bike, city bikes and more…
- Cargo bike servicing & repairs
- Dr Bike Check (30 point check) for people not sure what needs to be done to their bike
- Bosch & Shimano STEPS eBike specialist
- Suspension servicing – rear shocks & forks
- Custom wheel building
- Custom bike builds
- Spare parts – tyres, cassettes, chains, brakes, gearing, saddles, kullager etc
- Accessories – lights, locks, baskets, cleaning and lubing etc
- NOTE – we no longer sharpen ice skates!
Om oss
Hej, and welcome to Velotek! You’ve found the best little bike shop in Uppsala (maybe Sweden, or even the world!)*
We’re dedicated to what we do. Bikes, bits for bikes, things for bikers and most importantly – bikers! What we lack in size, we make up for in enthusiasm, great products and service that is second to none!
No matter what you come to us for, you can be assured we will only offer the very best advice, care and experience that we can. No matter if you drop in for a quick puncture fix, need to talk about the right products for an upcoming event, have questions on the latest wheel size or need a new bike for getting around the city, we treat everyone with the same attention and service. We are a growing business in a competitive market and we know that you demand the very best service when shopping locally.
We don’t have a huge display of bikes, with every different model from our suppliers ranges (we usually have only around 20 bikes on display) but we do have the best of the models to choose from with an expert fitting service and an honest approach when giving advice.
We believe that we have a good understanding of what works and what doesn’t. We choose products that we like, use and offer good value for money, whilst of course offering the best possible performance and feel good factor.
We have personal experience in all forms of cycling – kids bikes (as we have our own young family) Standard bikes (from the commute in every day!) Mountain bikes (from over 30 years of riding and racing) Road bikes (from the many, many training miles that have been covered) CX bikes (from working with the UK National Champion) and of course all those other types of bike that fall in between. The one thing in common being the 2 (or 3!) wheels that make them roll.
We have a fantastic, workshop facility (see the Verkstad page for more information and pricing) that can deal with anything ranging from a puncture, gear adjustment and accessory fitting, right through to internal hub gear servicing, suspension fork overhaul, disc brake bleeding and electronics troubleshooting as well as our dedicated lådcykel workshop and secondary ‘Express’ workshop (to deal with those more minor jobs, drop ins and an overflow at busier times)
So, if you want to talk bike and haven’t yet found what you are looking for, call in and speak to us!
The Staff.
 | Neil. Owner. One role at the shop. Everything! He’ll talk to you about your new bike, answer the phone, work the till, order the stock, answer the emails, socialise on FB, sweep up, fix the occasional bike and pretty much anything else that seems like it needs doing! Can mostly be found bouncing around from one thing to another. If he gets a chance to ride it’ll be either #enduro’ing around the local trails, gravelling to and from work or ‘eebing faster than is good for him! Thinks he’s still as fast as he was – and doesn’t stop trying to prove it (on Strava!) Can be persuaded, bribed and corrupted with a nice IPA or something chocolatey. |
 | Pelle. Mechanic. Pelle joined us in March 2020 and so we’re still to learn about his strengths and weaknesses! (edit: strength – tool knowledge. weakness – buying tools!) However, it’s fair to say he has a lot of experience and is highly knowledgeable in most areas, especially the E side of things. He’s well qualified in suspension service, wheel building, Ebikes and of course all the regular stuff. We’ll update you here when we know what he can be bribed with! (edit again: pastries!) |
| Tim. He’s so new, he’s not even here yet! We’ll let you know in the new year once we’ve sussed him out! (edit: Tiny Tim could be an imposter from Canada, we’re not sure. Chilled and sucking up all the info we can throw at him! Doesn’t ride a bike more than to work, but promises me he can backflip. Eats like a horse.) |
That’s us! We’re well worth a visit. Why not combine it with a days riding on the awesome local trails (we’ll point you in the right direction!) We can’t promise hundreds of like-a-bikes rowed up to see, we don’t have a cycling café to sit down in (we’ve got a Tassimo though!) but we do have a great heart and soul and a passion for what we do.
Butiken
Japp! Vi har en shop!
Välkommen!
We (obviously) think that supporting your local bike shop is the right thing to do! We understand online shopping is the norm now, but as we often like to say – “the internet won’t fix your bike”. Of course, you can ask google, watch a YouTube video or ask random strangers in the deep, dark forum world – but surely it would be better to ask an experienced, qualified professional about the issue/product instead. I don’t know about you, but some of the ‘advice’ that gets given can be downright dangerous and I wouldn’t trust much of it myself (being one of the aforementioned experienced, qualified professionals!)
As an independent bike shop, we choose what we sell, how we offer it, why we like it and a plethora of other reasons that get products on the shelf. Sure, we sell some things just ‘because’. Maybe we ‘have to’. Maybe we ‘need to’. Sometimes we don’t want to but have it anyway, but offer very straightforward advice to our customers that says ‘don’t buy that, it’s not very good.. buy this instead’. We need to have a bad product to show why a good one is better.
As with many bike shops, the workshop is the heart. It sees every type of bike, every component, every worn chain, leaky damper and a lot of flat tyres! Our mechanics have years of experience in every conceivable type of repair. We’re accredited for the likes of Shimano, Rock Shox, Fox, Hope, Bosch m.m…. this is something that takes time, money and effort to do. To keep updated with the latest information, to be aware of changes in procedure, warranties and setup. We spend thousands of crowns each year on new tooling, courses and equipment to make sure we can handle the jobs to the absolute best of our ability. Making sure your pride and joy is well looked after when it’s with us.
It might sound like we’re rambling on (and we are a bit…!) but supporting your LBS in whatever way you can will come back to you in some way with good karma. We employ people from the local area. They spend the money they earn in the local area, it gives them the ability to live and have families and do things they like doing. Unfortunately, buying a tyre or rear mech from amazon or bikeshoponline.com won’t make a vast difference to the shareholders and CEO, but to us in the shop it means we can send our kids to afterschool activities, or do a home improvement (using our skilled tradespeople customers) or fix the car at the local garage.. osv. What goes around, comes around.
We try to give back in whatever way we can. It could be in time and effort to organise rides, mech courses or other types of customer days. We, for example give the profits of our custom fenders to the local MTB group to help build trails and maintain the old ones (we attend whatever dig days we can as well) We run a little team, have a cycle club, provide helmets for schools, accept PRAO for work experience, give discounts to local club members… the list goes on. This isn’t meant to be ‘pat on the back’ for us, this is us supporting our local biking community, like hopefully they support us.
So, yes – we’re giving you some of the reasons we think we’re a better bet than .com, however – we understand that we all need to eat and pay our bills, so a good deal is a good deal, right? Sure! We’re always trying to find ways of bringing the cost of things down, whilst still making it worthwhile for us to do. It’s interesting that we still see/her people complaining about the cost of products here in Sweden, compared to other countries. I won’t go into details here, but have a think about a few things before making a direct comparison or checking the euro/sek exchange rate… size of market (tiny here!) means higher prices from suppliers as they don’t buy as much as the UK or Germany for example. Moms! Yes, everyones favourite! At least 5% more here than other European countries. Shipping… Scandinavia is described as a ‘peripheral’ market for many. It not on the direct routes and shipping often has to take a detour to get here. It costs more.
We could go on, but won’t. What we will say is that before coming to the conclusion that online.com is the cheapest place to buy something, have you asked your LBS? You might be surprised. We can add to this that if you’re a regular customer that comes in for little top up purchases like energy food and oil, as well as bigger purchases, upgrades and accessories and books a bike into the workshop on occasion, then you’ll most likely receive a better price because of it! Think abut it a bit like your ICA points card… you don’t get a discount at the checkout, just because you went in their instead of Coop, but if you spend money there on a regular basis and show your loyalty and support, you get rewarded with better prices, incentives and even freebies! Think about it!
OK, that’s it! (for now) Welcome in for professional advice, vast amounts of experience, a wide range of top quality products, friendly banter and maybe a coffee if you’re lucky!
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