Machine in Southwark

Quick, knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and affordable. What's not to love.

Friendly expertise highly recommended. My hydraulic disc brakes are back in action. Big THANK YOU for attention to detail and excellent bike service, as well as patient and informed customer service.

I called to enquire about getting my child's bike painted. They don't offer the service but were really helpful on the phone, giving me advice on what to do. Thanks!

Great and trustworthy mechanic. I trust Russell with all our families bikes.

Really wanted to like Machine, but can't bring myself to return. I took my bike in for a full service and rebuild, they let me know I could pick it up 40 minutes before their close time leaving me barely enough time to come pick it up. When I arrived, I immediately had to point out that the grip shifter on my bike was mounted upside down, with the window showing the gear facing the ground. Then upon leaving, I made it all of one block before I noticed the gears weren't indexed properly, and when shifting into 5th gear on the hub, the pedals would just spin without engaging. Took it back, had it resolved. Eventually I noticed that the way the brake hoses and shifting cables were arranged wasn't as it had been, and the cables were sticking out and pushing each other around when steering. Resolved to just take the brakes and shifters off of the handlebars and rearrange them myself using an old photo for reference rather than go back. On top of this, on the sign outside they advertise that a rebuild includes a frame wipedown, not a full clean but the bike was never that dirty anyway since its just a commuter. This was also not the case and the bike was dirtier than when I dropped it off, with smears of grease on the head tube. With these basic things not taken care of, I worry about the quality of the more important work, and whether the service I paid for was actually even carried out or not. I really wanted to like Machine, as they appeared to be one of few nicer bike shops around my area, but honestly I'll just go to NipNip in Tower Bridge or learn to do these things myself before I go back to them.

Really helpful and polite man in the shop, highly recommended. My crank fell off on the way back from work, lovely chap helped me out, life saver!

Sorry to say but my experience so far hasn't been great. Left my bike to fix the brakes (disc) and charged £80, first time I went to pick up the bike (after a day late) the brakes were not working at all, the gentleman replaced the pads, but the issue turns out was with the fluid, as such I left my bike there again, and two days later picked it up, same story, not braking at all. Another day, and finally there was much better stopping power, not a wheel lock as it should, but better, at least I could stop. but this went downhill within a month , making noises and lost the stopping power again. I went to another shop which got it sorted within the hour for not even a third of the price. Makes me wonder why they don't test the things they do (not on the stand, a bike with weight has different stopping power compared with unloaded). They for nice items and selection of bikes but I don't trust the engineering side. If you don't know, they may try to take advantage of it. Not happy with the service. Meh

Bike up and running on the spot perfect service needed the brake or my day would have been ruined 10/10

I had taken my bike for service before and was very happy. Today I needed two bolts to fit my frame lock to the bike frame and Russell helpful as always gave me just the ones I needed. Thanks!

Really friendly and knowledgeable, my bike is my new best fiend!

Had my cannondale supersix serviced here, great job. Many thanks.

Excellent Service, always friendly and knowledgeable,trustworthy and professional. I can’t recommend them enough. Good honest quick work with very fair prices.

Super nice chap who works there and kindly gave me some bike grease for free rather than charging for a whole tube.

Excellent independent bike shop. Their tune up service is more than fair

The staff here taught me how to remedy a puncture. I’d never done it before in my life. They also knew the size of tube needed just by glancing at the bike. Impeccable customer service.

Always take my bikes to machine Bermondsey russel is brilliant bike technician always helpful and never feel like I have been ripped off has I have done with other bike repair shops with there ridiculous prices and bad work would definitely recommend machine bike shop

nice shop, very approachable and knowledgeable staff. helped me choose a proper bike. test drive available.

Absolute 5***** and more than fair. I asked for the top service on my bike. Upon my return Russell said that it only needed a standard service. Great service from him and on my bike. A1 all round. Highly recommended.

Russell went above and beyond replacing my gear cables so I could still do RideLondon, working after the shop closed. He could have refused but he worked doggedly and diligently, and was charming in the process. I dedicate my RideLondon to him (which went as smoothly as my ultra smooth gear changes!).

Helpful + knowledgable staff, very friendly atmosphere. Thanks for the help guys!!!

Within about 30secs they were able to tell what the issue was with my gears, and gave some great advice about cables/tips to fix myself which i did in about 5 minutes! So much experience and beats watching hours of youtube videos, thank you!

The staff are so great service and resonable price as well. Bikes repairing is outstanding services. i definitely recommand you to go there, you won't regreat, you will enjoy every dishes.

Really brilliant, would definitely return, thank you!

I went to this shop for a minor work and I was satisfied with the service. I will come back to service my bike

5+ stars from me. Went in for new break pads and the staff did more than just replace the pads. Bike was ready on the same day for a good price too. Will be going back there.

Machine Bikes have been there every time I get a flat or my bike needed work doing. The staff are friendly, honest and helpful - definitely recommend them and their work. Thank you to all at Machine for your excellent work every time!!!

Wie alles in London nicht ganz billig. Guter , kompetenter und freundlicher Service fürs Fahrrad. Bitte unbedingt für Reparaturen vorher einen Termin vereinbaren. Wie viele Geschäfte schließt der Laden bereits sehr früh, 17 Uhr

Yearly MOT... Super service ! 5 years and counting.

Very efficient, reasonably priced, with friendly competent staff

Had a puncture fixed (tyre replaced) and they were friendly and quick and no problems since, also went in to get a new light for which I was missing a part and they had the spare part so gave me free of charge!! Recommend!!

helpful chap, very speedy repair and service. Great experience

Helpful knowledgeable staff. Did a good job with good parts and very reasonable prices. Strongly recommend

Helped out another bike shop in need of a couple specific tools. They didn’t have to do this but it was a great gesture in times when parts are in short supply. Thanks again!

Trued my wheel perfectly, and perfectly re-tuned the brake and attached my kryptonite wheelnutz correctly (unlike some other shops in the past). Noticed my brake didn't operate smoothly after truing (as it had been installed by me without grease by me and used in the rain) and replaced it for free. Definitely will be relying on this shop in the future!

I have always pasted this shop as I live in the area and really needed my pedals changed on my bike. So I thought lets try this place, they had changed what I need very quickly (good price) and did something else on my bike for free. Real friendly staff

Great local bike shop, friendly people and good service, provided obscure screw parts for free!

Rati quickly fixed my bike with a spare he had lying around - hardly a wait, and he was kind enough to not even charge me! I know where I’ll keep going for bike stuff

Following my experience at Manze just up the road, I needed a coffee and something to take the taste away (sorry, but it's true) so, having walked a long way up the road, I turned around & walked back to Machine. It's a bike shop, it's a bicyle repair shop, and it's a cafe. What's not to like? What a total opposite to the lunch & service I'd just endured. The guy behind the counter was welcoming, friendly and charming. The coffee was really excellent & the banana cake fresh, moist & tasty. I love the decor and ambiance in Machine. It never fails to cheer you up. It's a terrific idea & it works superbly well.

Visit this coffee shop almost every day for a cappuccino and an almond croissant. I would say they are the best coffee shop in the area. The lady serving is always very friendly too. They also repair bicycles! 🚲

I cycle past this place on my way to work every day and finally decided to stop there to see what it was like. I ordered a large latte. And I can confirm that indeed they do a fantastic coffee. It was more like a large flat white, which for me was perfect. It's a warm cosy place, with some quirky furniture e.g. Bar stools with Brooks saddles for seats. Definitely worth stopping off to visit.

I visited Machine several days in a row on a trip to London and now that I've moved on I don't quite know what I'll do for good coffee in the morning!!

OK, this place serves coffee and repairs bicycles. It has great coffee and a nice selection of sandwiches and other small food items. Friendly service completes for a pleasant place.

Nice relaxing little bike café. Recommend. Pretty and informal. Nice little bike bits. Quiet but busy. Great for solo travellers too. Sometimes the staff chat to you which is nice and not always about the cakes.

I was quoted £35 by another place to fix the slipping gears on my Brompton, would have had to make an appointment for next week and leave my bike there all day. I walked into Machine, it was fixed within 2 minutes and they wouldn't take any money for doing it. I've also had coffee there several times - it's a really nice atmosphere, interesting cycling-related items for sale, good coffee. I can't recommend this place highly enough.

Lovely service and nice sandwiches. They fix your bike while you have your coffee. There is so much bike memorabilia, perfect for bike lovers

I had this afternoon a chai latte and a piece of cake whilst discussing about a potential purchase of a bicycle. They have very cute tables and high chairs made up of bicycle wheels and seats! Chai was good and so was the cake.

Great place, popped in on the way to work for an espresso and an almond croissant. Perfect way to recoup energy for the office, or the ride. Cool decor (brooks saddled stools) and chilled music. Recommended.

Love it! My bike gets superb service, and I get tasty coffee plus nice chat with amazing owners and staff. Love it!

This place is the cutest and most hard core cycling cafe and shop... all the decor, tables, chairs and stools are upcycled with bicycle parts. the coffee - lethal in that it tastes as it should but really strong! We loved it even though we walked out with heart palpitations!

I don't own the bike but some friends do and have always recommend Machine. I love to stop by for a refreshing drink (or coffee of course) and love the healthy snacks and organic touches inside. It feels fresh, beautiful and authentic! The staff is very reactive and super nice. Definitely recommend.

They have done a great job at Machine since converting the front half of the shop into a cafe. There are some great fun cycle-themed pieces of furniture and art, lots of space to sit, well made coffee (Monmouth blend if you like that) and a selection of sweet and savoury bites. A group of about eight of us spent a few hours in there one Sunday morning, perfectly lovely!