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Your experience with bike mechanics in NYC.
Looking for a good reliable mechanic with attention to detail in the NYC area.
I used to go to John Brittan ar Signature and he was fabulous but he seems to have vanished. It's a bit of a haul to go all the way to Greenwich CT for repairs. Anyone had good luck with someone wrenching in NYC? Thanks for reading. |
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NYC Velo handles highend pretty well if you're looking in manhattan, i go to conrad's everytime i need wheels built.
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Definitely gonna pay attention to this thread!
I've gone through a lot of NYC mechanics. The ones who receive -- or received -- the highest accolades still managed to disappoint me at least once. And it's not like I have ridiculously high standards/expectations, but I think Three Strikes And You're Out might be a much too charitable policy when the guy is working on a vehicle that can get you killed even when it's working perfectly. |
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It's the only place I know of that has the tools and know how to work on older Campy. |
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Unfortunately in general quality of mechanic in NYC went down in my opinion. Many shops have closed and many more moved to Brooklyn.
In Manhattan I only go to NY Velo since they were the only one stocking Campagnolo parts. You also have to be lucky who is going to service ur bike there. Went there 3 times, the first two my bike was serviced by a senior mechanic and he did a great job. Last it was a junior and the quality of the job was average at best. In Brooklyn there are many good mechanics. And when I say good, I mean real good. The guy I trust the most is Tom at Maglia Rosa. He is bit expensive but he is really good. He is a former machinist so can easily do also frame modification if needed. Equally good was Tijon at Deluxe. He seems to no longer work there but he was fantastic. Really nice guy.’ I heard great things about the peeps at Rover Cycle Co and I will definitely give them a shot. Same for Conrad but never been Ultimately also depends what u looking for. For Campy i’d say Tom at Maglia Rosa and NY Velo head mechanic. For wheel building Tijon is really a master. Frame modification Tom at MR I don’t want to give bad publicity to other shops who actually ruined my bike but u gotta be careful who is going to touch ur bike. More than once I had terrible service especially when truing wheels by a selected number of shops in manhattan Last edited by NoMoreParagon; 04-24-2018 at 02:30 PM. |
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My car mechanic is 50 miles away. I wouldn't use anyone else. |
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When I went to the Campy Grand Fondo last year I went to Brooklyn and had Jonathan at Acme help me with something. He was really nice and did a great job.
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Frankly the number of poor-to-bad wrenches in NYC is shocking. Finding talent in the city is amazingly hard, tho not helped by the fact that most shops won't pay a wrench much more than a sales person.
And some of the best wrenches in the city are kinda awful to deal with... Last edited by zzy; 09-23-2018 at 05:40 PM. |
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Bike mechanic tasks are getting more and more complex. Components are lighter, easier to damage, therefore good hands should be paid accordingly. Problem is that bike shop in NYC and Brooklyn have to deal with obscene fixed costs (rent and, if you will, online purchases tax free) so shop owners dont have an easy life at all. I think everybody doing their best to survive. I admire few of them and will continue to support them. |
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Jon is great. +1 on him. Rover Cycle is using part of his space and they been partnering for over a year. Really good people there. Nice, knowledgeable and always willing to help.
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Ironically, there is PLENTY of money made by wrenches. A good, fast working NYC wrench can book over $200K in labor alone, not to mention literally everything else like bike builds and accessory installs. There are a TON of cyclists in NYC, and 10-11 hour days are common in larger shops. The problem is very little of that sees its way back to the person actually doing the work. |
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Maglia Rosa
Signature Cycles (CT) Everything else will be hit or miss. |
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I had 3 friends working in bike shops. Each had 2-3 roommates in 1-2br apartments on lower east side. |
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