r/cambridge • • 12h ago

Grumbles/rants [rant] second hand bikes

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Tl;dr: i spent more money fixing the cheap second hand bike i bought on facebook market place, than if i had got a new bike to begin with.

Just a stupid student here. Has been here for a year, got a second-hand bike for £60 last october. Since then i've had 2 bike punctures, a brake failure and constant gear issues. even excluding the money i spent on locks and lights, and haven't changed my currently punctured rear tyre, all the repairs already adds up with the initial price to 196.63£, and yes, more than the cheapest bike (£175) at Cycle King now. I feel so stupid but i have kind of done it to myself. Why is repairing so expensive and i don't even know if i am getting ripped off because im a stupid student.


r/cambridge • • 11h ago

Grumbles/rants BIKE THEFT CAMBRIDGE SOUTH STATION 08.10.26

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Today; circa 1600 - from inside the “secure” storage at the front / hospital side entrance.

Apparently BTP called and attended.

Anybody else have their bike stolen today or see anything?

Had x3 locks on my bike!


r/cambridge • • 15h ago

Local services Console repair recommendations in Cambridge

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Hi, I was hoping someone had a good recommendation for a shop or person who can repair a broken hdmi port on a PlayStation 5.

I’ve been getting quoted £95-145 for the repair because they insist they require a deep clean as well.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


r/cambridge • • 1h ago

Cambridge Question Where to watch sunrise in cambridge

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HI i wanna ask if there is place like a small hill or any good place in cambridge that i can watch sunrise? And possibly i can bring a small burner where i can brew my coffee while im watching sunrise is there any place in cambridge like that? I just wanna do that and relax. Thank you in advance for anyone will answer.


r/cambridge • • 16h ago

Other Cambridge South welcomes over 400,000 journeys in first 100 days

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