LBS and OBS for Fixed/Track/Single Speed
04-14-05 | 01:05 PM
#1
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From: NYC (chinatown, w.vill, morningside)
Bikes: fuji track se ('02) | independent fabrication crown jewel ('04)
LBS and OBS for Fixed/Track/Single Speed
starting a new thread (in the hopes of it becoming a sticky) to post listings of Local and Online bikeshops that are track/fixed knowledgable. we can also post ebay sellers to recommend or avoid.
04-14-05 | 01:13 PM
#2
Slower than you
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From: SF, CA
Bikes: IRO Mark V & Don Walker Custom
My favorite OBS for track stuff is www.businesscycles.com
There's also https://fixedgear.americancyclery.com/
but they cost a little more...
There's also https://fixedgear.americancyclery.com/
but they cost a little more...
04-14-05 | 01:20 PM
#3
asleep at the wheel
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Chicago
Bikes: Custom Richie Ditta Track Bike, Eddie Merckx Corsa, Marioni Custom Pista, Dolan Cyclocross
San Francisco Shops LBS
Road Rage - 1063 Folsom (@ 7th). Good prices on everyday bits, great service. Maybe the most track friendly store in the city.
American Cyclery - Stanyan & Haight. Everything you could ever want, lots of vintage stuff. Pricey but they can hook you up with almost anything.
https://fixedgear.americancyclery.com.
Refried Cycles - Haight @ Fillmore Lots of fixies, gets track frames in occasionally. Ex messenger.
https://www.refriedcycles.com/
Freewheel on Hayes - Travis seems to be able to get all the stuff that no-one else can. Co-op bike shop. The other store on Valencia has new frames and bikes (though sometimes an attitude).
https://www.thefreewheel.com/
Pedal Revolution - 3085 21st Street. Lots of 2nd hand bits, occasional fixie on the floor. Good service prices and they build a lot of street fixies for their customers.
https://www.pedalrevolution.com/
Saloon Des Bicilettes - Fillmore @ Haight. Small shop. A few bits, occassionally a frame or bike. But great service esp wrt to wheel building. Worth dropping by every now and then.
Also worth checking out the Bike Kitchen, Roaring Mouse and Big Swingin' Cycles.
Road Rage - 1063 Folsom (@ 7th). Good prices on everyday bits, great service. Maybe the most track friendly store in the city.
American Cyclery - Stanyan & Haight. Everything you could ever want, lots of vintage stuff. Pricey but they can hook you up with almost anything.
https://fixedgear.americancyclery.com.
Refried Cycles - Haight @ Fillmore Lots of fixies, gets track frames in occasionally. Ex messenger.
https://www.refriedcycles.com/
Freewheel on Hayes - Travis seems to be able to get all the stuff that no-one else can. Co-op bike shop. The other store on Valencia has new frames and bikes (though sometimes an attitude).
https://www.thefreewheel.com/
Pedal Revolution - 3085 21st Street. Lots of 2nd hand bits, occasional fixie on the floor. Good service prices and they build a lot of street fixies for their customers.
https://www.pedalrevolution.com/
Saloon Des Bicilettes - Fillmore @ Haight. Small shop. A few bits, occassionally a frame or bike. But great service esp wrt to wheel building. Worth dropping by every now and then.
Also worth checking out the Bike Kitchen, Roaring Mouse and Big Swingin' Cycles.
04-14-05 | 01:23 PM
#4
Slower than you
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: SF, CA
Bikes: IRO Mark V & Don Walker Custom
Don't forget Ye old Bike Shop/Biketeria/Dog City or whatever it is they're calling themselves, on 14th and guerrero. They have tons of stuff in bins and you can haggle over the price. Good place to build a beater...
But yeah, of all the SF bike shops, Road Rage is my favorite right now. Mainly because of proximity to me, but also because they don't f around or overcharge.
But yeah, of all the SF bike shops, Road Rage is my favorite right now. Mainly because of proximity to me, but also because they don't f around or overcharge.
04-14-05 | 01:30 PM
#5
Gizmo
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 312
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From: Austin, TX
Bikes: custom Moyer track bike, '94 Bianchi track bike, 99ish Bianchi Reparto Corsa 9speed record/chorus, '81ish Koga Miyata FullPro, '84 trek 720 touring bike, mid-80s Montagner slowly being built w/period campy
Austin LBS....yeah....
04-14-05 | 01:37 PM
#6
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From: atlanta, ga.
Bikes: Cervelo S3, Dolan Pre-Cursa
my favorite obs is spicercycles.com, although i also have an affinity for businesscycles.com. i also had good dealings with www.worldclasscycles.com and will very likely order from them again, they have good prices and quick service.
04-14-05 | 01:44 PM
#8
Thread Starter
...leaving skid marks
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From: NYC (chinatown, w.vill, morningside)
Bikes: fuji track se ('02) | independent fabrication crown jewel ('04)
N Y C
Bicycle Habitat
244 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
212-431-3315 | Fax: 212-431-1450
Open: M-Th 10-7; Fri 10-6:30; Sat & Sun 10-6:00
https://bicyclehabitat.com/
Bike Works
106 Ridge St., NYC 10002
212-388-1077
Open: 12 NOON to 6 PM. Closed Wednesdays and Sundays.
https://bikecult.com/works/
Trackstar
34 East 1st Street and 2nd Avenue
212.982.2553
Open: ? to 9pm everyday (summer hours : close early on Mondays)
https://trackstarnyc.com/
honorary...
IRO Cycles
314 Willard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314
Order Hotline: 917-613-1672 | Orders and Technical Information: 917-453-7724
https://irocycle.com/
Bicycle Habitat
244 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
212-431-3315 | Fax: 212-431-1450
Open: M-Th 10-7; Fri 10-6:30; Sat & Sun 10-6:00
https://bicyclehabitat.com/
Bike Works
106 Ridge St., NYC 10002
212-388-1077
Open: 12 NOON to 6 PM. Closed Wednesdays and Sundays.
https://bikecult.com/works/
Trackstar
34 East 1st Street and 2nd Avenue
212.982.2553
Open: ? to 9pm everyday (summer hours : close early on Mondays)
https://trackstarnyc.com/
honorary...
IRO Cycles
314 Willard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314
Order Hotline: 917-613-1672 | Orders and Technical Information: 917-453-7724
https://irocycle.com/
04-14-05 | 01:53 PM
#9
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Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Sacramento CA
Bikes: Too Many
Sacramento..
Bicycle business of Freeport. Kinda expensive but as of right now they are the only ones in town who stock track parts.
Bikechef on Jst. Just opened with the promise of stocking track parts.
Bicycle business of Freeport. Kinda expensive but as of right now they are the only ones in town who stock track parts.
Bikechef on Jst. Just opened with the promise of stocking track parts.
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04-14-05 | 02:09 PM
#10
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Anything Montreal or Quebec City specific?
The Urbane Cyclist in Toronto I thought was great the couple times I went there, knowledgeable staff and friendly, no punk rock handshake required.
https://www.ucycle.com
The Urbane Cyclist in Toronto I thought was great the couple times I went there, knowledgeable staff and friendly, no punk rock handshake required.
https://www.ucycle.com
04-14-05 | 02:13 PM
#12
cxmagazine dot com
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,269
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From: WI
Bikes: Titus road, Fort CX
04-14-05 | 02:41 PM
#13
Chicago:
Yojimbo's Garage (the one and only)
312 587 0878
1310 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL 60610
https://www.yojimbosgarage.com
- plenty of track and Marcus is the man.
Upgrade Cycleworks
312 226.8650
1130 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622
https://www.upgradecycle.com/
- carry track frames (Cinelli, Soma, etc) + track stuff in store
Uptown Bikes
773 728-5212
4653 N. Broadway, Chicago
- for the conversions, odd parts, cheap parts
Cycle Smithy
773 281 0444
2486 1/2 North Clark St, Chicago IL 60614
https://cyclesmithy.com/
- limited track stuff (cogs and lockrings), and off the shelf track bikes (Bianchi, Cannondale)
Yojimbo's Garage (the one and only)
312 587 0878
1310 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL 60610
https://www.yojimbosgarage.com
- plenty of track and Marcus is the man.
Upgrade Cycleworks
312 226.8650
1130 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622
https://www.upgradecycle.com/
- carry track frames (Cinelli, Soma, etc) + track stuff in store
Uptown Bikes
773 728-5212
4653 N. Broadway, Chicago
- for the conversions, odd parts, cheap parts
Cycle Smithy
773 281 0444
2486 1/2 North Clark St, Chicago IL 60614
https://cyclesmithy.com/
- limited track stuff (cogs and lockrings), and off the shelf track bikes (Bianchi, Cannondale)
04-14-05 | 03:42 PM
#14
@#$% cars
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 405
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From: Chicago
Bikes: '02 Schwinn Frontier;'03 Fisher Tiburon; '04 Raleigh Companion; 04 Dahon SpeedPro; 69 Raleigh Sport fixed
North of Chicago, Evanston to be exact
Turin Bicycle
1027 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
847/864-7660
www.turinbicycle.com
-the mechanics really know their stuff; the shop deals Bianchi, Trek & Fuji
Turin Bicycle
1027 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
847/864-7660
www.turinbicycle.com
-the mechanics really know their stuff; the shop deals Bianchi, Trek & Fuji
04-14-05 | 04:23 PM
#15
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East Bay:
Omafiets (formerly momovelo) on milvia and university great service, kai is awesome to deal with, and super knowledgable.
VeloSport, on the corner of MLK and Virginia more retrogrouchy, steel road frames than anything else, but the people there don't suck and have been plenty friendly to me.
Bay Area Bikes, 1050 W. Grand Ave. (in west oakland, between adeline and market, the place where i work). admitedly, we don't have a ton of stuff in stock, but we can get most things, plus we have great service. We're currently working toward filling the track gap in the east bay.
Omafiets (formerly momovelo) on milvia and university great service, kai is awesome to deal with, and super knowledgable.
VeloSport, on the corner of MLK and Virginia more retrogrouchy, steel road frames than anything else, but the people there don't suck and have been plenty friendly to me.
Bay Area Bikes, 1050 W. Grand Ave. (in west oakland, between adeline and market, the place where i work). admitedly, we don't have a ton of stuff in stock, but we can get most things, plus we have great service. We're currently working toward filling the track gap in the east bay.
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04-14-05 | 04:37 PM
#16
Norman Oklahoma. (lol)
Buchanon Bicycles
561 Buchanan
405/364-5513
Buchanon Bicycles
561 Buchanan
405/364-5513
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04-14-05 | 05:55 PM
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Gone, but not forgotten
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From: Newtonville, Massachusetts
Bikes: See: https://sheldonbrown.org/bicycles
Then there's us: Fixed Gear Central (https://harriscyclery.com/fixed) and [URL=https://harriscyclery.com/singlespeed]Singlespeed Central (https://harriscyclery.com/singlespeed)
Sheldon "Shameless Commerce" Brown
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04-14-05 | 06:13 PM
#18
BxTS
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 280
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From: Santa Rosa, CA
Bikes: 1987 Centurion Dave Scott Ironman, 1988 Giant Kashmir, 1989 Trek 660
haven't tried any OBS's- the internet (still) scares me.
LBS? Portland Veloshop!
Norf Portland Bike Works!
and the C.C.C., good resource for workspace and tools and friendly people
LBS? Portland Veloshop!
Norf Portland Bike Works!
and the C.C.C., good resource for workspace and tools and friendly people
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04-14-05 | 07:04 PM
#19
how does it corner?
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 268
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From: A mile above the sea
Bikes: De Bernardi track, Shogun fixie, Salvagetti 'cross
Denver::::>
Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop
313 W. 11th Ave
303-691-5595
www.salvagetti.com
Scott, the owner, is a really nice guy and knows his stuff. A lot of messengers use this shop. He reps for GroundUp and Black Sheep custom bikes. His prices are good, and he sells matte.
Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop
313 W. 11th Ave
303-691-5595
www.salvagetti.com
Scott, the owner, is a really nice guy and knows his stuff. A lot of messengers use this shop. He reps for GroundUp and Black Sheep custom bikes. His prices are good, and he sells matte.
04-14-05 | 07:24 PM
#20
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 84
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From: Atlanta
OBS
For track stuff I think www.businesscycles.com is the best. Phone in your order. John is very knowledgable and helpful, has fair prices, and ships quickly and cheaply.
I also like www.peterwhitecycles.com a lot. Excellent wheel builds, Specialites TA cranks, and Peter is also very knowledgable and helpful. Phone in your order.
For the best prices I like www.speedgoat.com ; their shipping is free, but be advised that they don't always have everything in their catalog on hand.
LBS (Atlanta)
If you want to ride a pista, langster, or a fillmore, www.outback-bikes.com has you covered. I wouldn't look to them for anything else, but just because they've dicked me over more than once doesn't mean they'll do the same to you.
No track stuff, but www.atlantaprobicycle.com is great. Stop by if there's something you need done that you could do yourself if you had the tools. Chris'll let you use his.
For track stuff I think www.businesscycles.com is the best. Phone in your order. John is very knowledgable and helpful, has fair prices, and ships quickly and cheaply.
I also like www.peterwhitecycles.com a lot. Excellent wheel builds, Specialites TA cranks, and Peter is also very knowledgable and helpful. Phone in your order.
For the best prices I like www.speedgoat.com ; their shipping is free, but be advised that they don't always have everything in their catalog on hand.
LBS (Atlanta)
If you want to ride a pista, langster, or a fillmore, www.outback-bikes.com has you covered. I wouldn't look to them for anything else, but just because they've dicked me over more than once doesn't mean they'll do the same to you.
No track stuff, but www.atlantaprobicycle.com is great. Stop by if there's something you need done that you could do yourself if you had the tools. Chris'll let you use his.
04-14-05 | 07:39 PM
#21
haploid
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 79
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From: honk hong
Bikes: mandaric track bike, surly cross-check, no-name white frankenbike, some other frames
San Diego:
Pedal Pushing Bicycle Shop
4966 El Cajon Blvd
(619) 583-2043
A selection of new track parts, lots of pickings for conversion frames and parts. Good pricing, and Dave is super friendly and helpful. Usually some cool bikes hanging. Great for getting a conversion built up on the cheap.
Thomas Bike Shop
1635 Fern St
619.232.0674
Cool little shop, some nice random track parts, a few beautiful complete bikes hanging, and good friendly help.
Adams Ave Bike Shop
2606 Adams Ave
619.295.8500
Higher end parts, caters to local velo riders. Great all around shop. Always willing to help you with a fixed gear.
What san diego doesnt have (and I wish we did) is a co-op
Pedal Pushing Bicycle Shop
4966 El Cajon Blvd
(619) 583-2043
A selection of new track parts, lots of pickings for conversion frames and parts. Good pricing, and Dave is super friendly and helpful. Usually some cool bikes hanging. Great for getting a conversion built up on the cheap.
Thomas Bike Shop
1635 Fern St
619.232.0674
Cool little shop, some nice random track parts, a few beautiful complete bikes hanging, and good friendly help.
Adams Ave Bike Shop
2606 Adams Ave
619.295.8500
Higher end parts, caters to local velo riders. Great all around shop. Always willing to help you with a fixed gear.
What san diego doesnt have (and I wish we did) is a co-op
04-14-05 | 08:39 PM
#22
safety first.
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 33
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From: Colorado is home. Chicago is where I live.
Bikes: Peugeot U08 fixed road conversion, Le Jeune pista, an early 70's Peugeot folding bike (grocery getter), 88' Mixed Campy equipped Guerciotti, 84' Ciocc criterium (set up ss.) Surly Cross-check, with Dura Ace 8.
Where in chicago is the best place to pick up used parts?
04-14-05 | 10:42 PM
#24
Lurker for Life
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 908
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From: PDX
https://www.webcyclery.com (Bend, Oregon, woo!) for single speed and trials goodies online. https://www.biketoolsetc.com is out of Ashland, and they have those miscellaneous bits you can't find in the usual places.
In Portland, Veloce (https://www.velocebicycles.com) on Hawthorne has been hooking me up with my track stuff. He also will build a singlespeed, if you ask him.
Bike N' Hike on 400 S.E. Grand stocks some track and BMX stuff.
Gresham Bike off the MAX line used to stock some trials stuff, but now I think they mostly do BMX and hybrids.
In Portland, Veloce (https://www.velocebicycles.com) on Hawthorne has been hooking me up with my track stuff. He also will build a singlespeed, if you ask him.
Bike N' Hike on 400 S.E. Grand stocks some track and BMX stuff.
Gresham Bike off the MAX line used to stock some trials stuff, but now I think they mostly do BMX and hybrids.
04-15-05 | 06:52 AM
#25
Newbie
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: Springboro, OH
Bikes: Several Gaansaris, Kona Unit, Schwinn Racer 3spd, Bontrager BMX