[SDCBC] Do it yourself? Re: Need bike shop recommendation

[Garcia, Joseph]

Speaking of old school shops and friendly people here are three more that I
have had good experiences with:

 

Penny Farthing: on C St. at 4th downtown on the trolley line...Felipe knows
his stuff and he has lots of consignment bikes for sale.

 

Pedal Pushing: 4966 El Cajon Blvd. "Dan the man" does a very good job, he has
a good stock of used bikes for sales and his part time help Henry has a
masters in physics so he can fix anything.

 

Ye Olde Bicycle Place and Café:  Dave and his staff do a very good work, lots
of used bikes for sales and one of the mechanics "Thomas" has lots of insight
into the local bike scene.

 

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From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]
On Behalf Of JonIsaacs at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Do it yourself? Re: Need bike shop recommendation

 

In a message dated 6/18/2008 9:14:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
neil0502 at yahoo.com writes:




Fair point.

The original e-mail had me a little confused about the geography, though.

Perhaps the original author can rephrase, asking for a reco for a good bike
shop in X, Y, or Z area.

Meanwhile, I hope others glean some value from the recently posted links.
Good sites, all!



Hi:  Many of us do all our own work or at least the vast majority of it, I
certainly do.  However there is no need to do so.  These days doing your own
repairs is no more necessary than it is a  to work on one's own automobile,
many ride on a daily basis with only rudimentary knowledge of how to fix
their bikes.  (Of course one does need to be able to change a flat...)  I
understood the original post to be asking about a nearby shop.

So, not knowing the exact locations involved, I will simply through out a few
shops I know of in the general area that I respect.  These are all smaller
shops, "mom and pop" shops, that offer the kind of service and customer care
that we used to take for granted.  

-  http://blackmountainbicycles.com/   Limited experience with them but
definitely a shop that does the good work.

- Quality Bike in Clairemont  My LBS, Susan and Xavier know their stuff and
take the time to make sure you get what you need.

- Adams Avenue Bikes  Andrew Lee rekindled the defunct Adams Avenue with a
wonderful vision of the what biking in San Diego could be...   (When you go
there, make sure you get Andrew to show you one of his special 22mm inner
tubes, he keeps these in stock.)  

I am sure there are plenty of other shops where you can get good service with
a smile from someone who will take the time to not only do the job but help
you understand...  Maybe the rest of you can chime in with suggestions of
shops that work for you.

Jon Isaacs


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