Henderson Cycle & Mower Centre, at 88 Centennial Avenue in Alexandra, has supplied cycles and lawn mowers to Alexandra and Central Otago for more than 30 years. It is a family-owned business, and its website says it is run by the current owners, who have lived in Alexandra for many years. The shop sells Giant, Mondraker, Norco and Trek bikes, including city, electric, kids, mountain and road bikes, and it stocks bike accessories. It also sells, repairs and services lawn mowers and other garden equipment, and offers a repair and parts service for the bike brands it sells. Opening hours are 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 12.30pm on Saturday. Bike or mower maintenance can be arranged by phone or through an enquiry form on the website.
Customers mention flat tyre fixes, wheel repairs and rail trail access, and some have bought new bikes. One reviewer says the shop did out-of-hours work to get a wheel sorted so they could get back onto the rail trail. Another dropped in at closing time with a bike that was missing gears after riding over Dansey Pass, and the shop fixed it the next day. A third says a mountain bike came back riding smooth and fast after repairs. Our pick in Alexandra for a repair on the rail trail or a bike from a long-established local shop.