Don't be swayed by bling in a shop.... and Casoli do lots of bling!
You asked a question, and got the answers from personal experience, but it's your money, I'd rather pay double (and I have) to get my bike serviced by someone who knows what they're doing. My last service was nearly £1300, but to be fair I did add about £500's worth of bits whilst she was there, but the bike has never missed a beat, and runs better than when she left the factory.
i am dropping it off on monday the 24th jan as i work in romford, and a collegue lives a couple of roads down who can pick me up, i will be picking it up the following saturday.
looks like i went too far in my discription regarding Casoli, my comments are now in the shredder. i will try and keep a check on my future posts. i found it tough to stop when on the subject of casoli. When i get taken for a mug i tend to see red and blurt out all kinds. Many appologies web team.