Barnes Cycles

stay away!!! i took my full carbon race bike with dura ace to this shop when my rear derailleur needed tweaking. the price seemed reasonable so i was quite happy until... i got off the train in nottingham my hometown (i was in lincoln visiting family), i clip in, start riding down the road, look down to check my rear derailleur and it explodes into my back wheel stopping my in my tracks in the middle of a busy road. luckily i didn't fall over but th rear derailleur had been tuned so badly it exploded into the rear wheel when i tried to shift up. it hit a spoke and stopped the wheel. i have therefore had to replace my spoke on my rear wheel, have my wheel trued, replace my dura ace rear derailleur (�£70), my cassette as the force bent a couple of teeth (�£35) and my chain (�£30) along with new cables. i emailed them not requesting they pay for the damage but to let them know this has happened and to be careful next time try maintain someone's bike in this way as i could easily have been going faster and have been thrown off my bike. i have received no response, no apology absolutely nothing. avoid at all costs. poor maintenance, poor communication and has cost me alot of money and time. so far it has cost me £190 plus i have just found out that my rear mech hanger is unusable and as they are extremely rare to come by for my bike, my carbon frame is now pretty much unusable. they have cost me alot of time and money and have not even had the decency to write to me, let alone compensate me. stay well away.