Where are we and getting there?
MerseyCycle is the home of bicycle recycling in Liverpool Merseyside. We are based in Knowsley but are right on the Liverpool border.
There are various ways of getting to us.
We are based in Court Hey Park, the previous home of the Gladstone Family.
By car the park entrance is adjacent to the M62 between the Rocket and Knotty Ash Junction. Big brown information signs direct you to Court Hey Park. The entrance is on the A5080 Roby Road.
The nearest train stations are Broadgreen and Roby. Both are accessed on the City Line from Lime Street Railway Station.
The 61 bus goes along Roby Road but the 79 bus also goes along Childwall Valley Road at the rear of the park and then on foot the park can be accessed by the entrances by Pascal Baylon School.
Nation Cycle Network route 62 is very close to the park too. Locally this stretch is called the Ralla of the Loop Line. NCN62 goes from Southport to Hull. Leaving the route at Lanfranc Way and heading to Castletown Close you can then access Baldwin Avenue, Chelwood Avenue and then the park is easiest accessed from Thornton Road.
Opening Times?
We are a volunteer lead project. We are at the workshop every Wednesday and Thursday from 10 until 1 and then 2 until 4 and Saturday 10-1. Other times can be arranged by appointment. It is always best to phone ahead to check that we are in just in case something has cropped up including holidays. We will be closed on 4th, 8th and 9th May.
Donations of parts and bikes.
We always welcome donations but would ask you to contact us in advance to discuss the bicycles or parts that you have to donate. Sometimes not all bikes can be recycled. After a call with you we shall let you know. Sometimes we are so full that we have no more room for anymore.
From 1st April 2024 we now undertake servicing and repairs. Our experienced qualified mechanics are happy to help. Visit us for a chat and bring your bike for us to see what we can do to help.
Catalogue/Internet Bike Assembly is generally £42.50 but feel free to contact us to ask for a specific price based on your bike.
A service of a children's or adult bike without gears is £32.50
A standard service is £47.50 and for a hydraulic bike with a bleed £67.50
This is what we do in a standard service.
We take a systematic approach to the servicing of your bike removing the wheels and sometimes other components. The wheels are trued, cleaned and checked. Any axle work is undertaken and cassettes are cleaned and checked. Brake rotors are checked at this stage and cleaned too before your tyres are inflated to an appropriate PSI taking into account what it says on your tyres. Your bike frame and components are cleaned and checked. Disc brake pads are removed and cleaned and bleeding may take place of the hydraulic brake system. Gear mechanisms, brake callipers and gear and brake cables are cleaned and oiled. All other parts of the bike are checked and tightened including things like pedals, crank bolts and headsets and stems. Your chain is measured for wear and is cleaned and oiled. During this process we may replace any parts that we have agreed with you.
An enhanced service costs £85.00 and for a hydraulic bike with a bleed £105.00
The enhanced service covers the same process save for some additional work in respect of hubs and axles. Bottom brackets, wheel hubs and headset bearings are worked upon during this process. Most modern bikes have sealed bearings and whilst this can fail, if they do they need to be replaced as there is no alternative to "just greasing them up". This often lessens the work needed so the service price may be reduced.
Please note that additional charges may apply to extra dirty bikes and older bikes, especially those from last century. And all prices are exclusive of parts.
Please ask for prices when it relates to an electrically powered bicycle as often the work required can be different given that they do not operate the same way as a normal bicycle. We do not work on all electric bikes.
Had a puncture? Prices start from £15.00 for us to remove your wheel, inspect your tyre and replace it with a new tube. In these inspections we try our best to remove what it is that has caused the puncture.
Feel free to ask us for other prices on broken parts but always remember that it really helps us if we get to see the bike. How much for a gear chain? Is it a road bike, mountain bike, single speed, fixie, 3 speeder, 11, 12, 13, 18, 21,24,22,27, 30 speed it goes on and on so it is not always so easy to estimate a price without all the information.