san francisco shop rec.

[AgilisMerlin]

any of note?

[54ny77]

bike nook, out in the sunset district.

[AgilisMerlin]

a good friend of mine, is travelling back after a couple decades - going to send him this thread

classic, hole in the wall, type shops?

thanks ahead of time

(ken, we'll see what the group comes up with :banana:)


K

[pbarry]

A Bicycle Odyssey in Sausalito. Worth the beautiful ride over the GGB.

[AgilisMerlin]

http://sfcitizen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/4a26689a-copy.jpg

[AgilisMerlin]

anything like conrad's

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h8ZVqmO1Kg8/UNqHvgwFjXI/AAAAAAAAA2M/Zz7flOELHJA/s1600/Conrad2.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2255/2131654041_6b636065aa_o.jpg

[bobswire]

http://americancyclery.com/ Haight/ Ashbury area on Stanyan/Frederick

http://www.rapha.cc/san-francisco Trendy Union St, area on Filbert

Citizen Chain http://www.citizenchain.com/ (North Beach on Columbus)

The aforementioned Bike Nook on Taravel st. Out in the Sunset near ocean beach. I understand Len lost his lease and will either shut down or move to a new location. I may take ride and stop by the Bike Nook to find out the latest on this.

If your friend has a bike available have him ride up and down Valencia st.
Becoming trendy bike blvd with plenty of bike shops.

[downtube]

Go see Len at the bike nook. Cool little shop, with a fun inventory. Worth a visit.

[Bruce K]

A friend out there likes Roaring Mouse (or something like that)

BK

[rePhil]

Besides The Bike Nook and A Bicycle Odyssey, Above Category Just relocated from Mill Valley to Sausalito: http://www.abovecategorycycling.com/

And to Bobswire....let us know what you find out about the Bike Nook

[technicolor]

Besides The Bike Nook and A Bicycle Odyssey, Above Category Just relocated from Mill Valley to Sausalito: http://www.abovecategorycycling.com/

And to Bobswire....let us know what you find out about the Bike Nook

Above Category does not meet the OP criteria of "classic, hole in the wall, type shop".

I'd recommend DD Cycles on Balboa out in the Richmond. http://www.ddcycles.com

[sales guy]

+1000000000. For A Bicycle Odyssey. Tony and Wes are great guys and a wild inventory. Very cool place and tony has too much bike history/knowledge for one guy. And right across the street, excellent fresh seafood!

[Fixed]

I have only been to a few , I made friends with Josh the head wrench at city cyclery he is a nice guy also tison at American cyclery , I went to a fixed gear custom shop in the mission also that was like a fixed gear city bike custom shop
Can't remember the name though .
A couple of very nice shops in Palo Alto , one very large one very small
The small shop( velo something )had beautiful high end bikes like pegs and colnago .
Cheers I will keep looking
I am new and a baby here in San Francisco but it is a bikers heaven
Cheers :)
http://www.marinbike.org/Map/Index.shtml#SF

[downtube]

I have only been to a few , I made friends with Josh the head wrench at city cyclery he is a nice guy also tison at American cyclery , I went to a fixed gear custom shop in the mission also that was like a fixed gear city bike custom shop
Can't remember the name though .
A couple of very nice shops in Palo Alto , one very large one very small
The small shop( velo something )had beautiful high end bikes like pegs and colnago .
Cheers I will keep looking
I am new and a baby here in San Francisco but it is a bikers heaven
Cheers :)
http://www.marinbike.org/Map/Index.shtml#SF

The small shop in Palo Alto is Velo Tech, cool shop nice guys work there.
.http://www.velotechcycles.com/contact.htm

[alexstar]

The very definition of "Hole in the wall"... DD Cycles on Balboa.

[downtube]

Besides The Bike Nook and A Bicycle Odyssey, Above Category Just relocated from Mill Valley to Sausalito: http://www.abovecategorycycling.com/

And to Bobswire....let us know what you find out about the Bike Nook

Len and Bob are good guys, I hope this is just a rumor.

[plattyjo]

My favorite Bay Area shops (because of the stuff they carry and the rad people that run them):

1) Montano Velo / Oakland (owner Jason Montano has an amazing collection of track bikes hanging on the wall)
2) Fresh Air Bicycles / SF
3) Freewheel Hayes / SF
4) Box Dog Bikes / SF
5) Studio Velo / Mill Valley
6) Pedal Revolution / SF
7) pushbike / SF (no bikes, but clothing apparel/goods, incl. vintage)
8) Roaring Mouse
9) All the ones mentioned above

[oldpotatoe]

any of note?

Bike Nook

Bicycle Odyssey(Saulsalito)

Above Category for a studio type, very high end, shop.

[bloody sunday]

I don't care if it's not a hole in the wall, but another recommendation for abovecategory

[mvrider]

Here's a shout-out for Mark and Tom (http://www.bicycling.com/bike-shops/come-over) at VeloTech in Palo Alto. Great guys, tiny shop, many of the Italian brands (Pegoretti, Pinarello, Colnago, Bianchi, plus Alchemy).

And featured in the NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/technology/a-start-up-is-gold-for-facebooks-new-millionaires.html)! With video (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/silicon-valley-bike-scene-cycling/), too.

[apeescape]

If you down to make the trek to Redwood City, check out Veloro. Lazer focus on road bikes with no attitude.

[BrakeL8]

Cykel on Union in North Beach is always a friendly visit

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It was a very beautiful day here today the riding was super the bridge was open to cyclist only on one side ..it is like cycling paradise here
There is a protected bike lane all the way from my condo to the bridge ,
Cheers :)
I stop by city cycles got a cass switched over for my commuter .
Thank you

[AgilisMerlin]

Ken, my friend, hope you rented a bici

[Drmojo]

Bike Odyssey
Great steel frame inventory