I can't say I know much about bike rental in the city, Bike and Roll seems
like it does a brisk business and they have a lot of locations. As for
shops, I like the folks at NYC Velo. Their shop's not really interesting
outside of a normal well stocked bike shop but their repair staff is nice
The Hub and Waterfront Bikes are both great for rentals. The Hub is also
one of the city's better shops for practical city bikes and is worth a
visit:
http://www.hubcycles.com/
http://www.bikeshopny.com/
Other interesting shops to check out:
http://www.redlanternbicycles.com/
Howdy -- a NYC shop I've been wanting to visit is Brooklyn's new
www.bespoke-bicycles.com. Learned about them when the founder posted
this on EcoVelo: http://bit.ly/hkvbwf ... Rivish?
In Manhattan, has anyone found anything more Rivish than Bicycle
Habitat (244 250 Lafayette Street)?
I've been
Do visit Bespoke! They're great and definitely the most Rivish shop
in NYC. Quite small, though.
Melanie
On May 7, 8:10 am, Will M wpm...@gmail.com wrote:
Howdy -- a NYC shop I've been wanting to visit is Brooklyn's
ne.bespoke-bicycles.com. Learned about them when the founder posted
I have been to Bespoke Bicycles a few times. Small, charming, and the
people who work there are sort of down with the whole Riv point of
view. They have copies of BQ in a rack by the cash register and stock
VO parts and accessories. They don't actually sell any Riv products,
to my knowledge.
Hudson Urban Bikes might be more Riv-ish than Bike Habitat - or a
least more commuter and cargo bike oriented.
But BH is a pretty decent place. I took a 6 week bicycle mechanics
class at Bike Habitat that was very educational. And whenever I stop
by there with my Atlantis with moustache bars,
http://www.rivbike.com ? Works just as well from NYC. Sorry, not
helpful, but I couldn't resist.
More serious now, I've lived and worked in some pretty good bike
towns. Seattle, Sacramento, Davis, Boulder. Haven't quite found
another place like RBW. Good shops yes, but all different. Which
Hudson Urban Bikes is an interesting shop - they carry some new bikes
and have an interesting selection of used bikes and very reasonable
rentals near the west side bike path (nice ride up to GW bridge if you
have the time). They don't stock much in the way of accessories, but
have a friendly
Not a lot of Riv-ish type shops in NYC, unfortunately. Lots of shops,
most of them catering to either the newly emerging class of commuter
cyclists or else the spandex crowd.
HUB Bikes on Charles Street in the West Village stocks lots of used
bikes and has an interesting selection of Dutch
It's not really Riv-sh, but bfold (www.bfold.com) is one of those only in
New York kind of shops - they sell exclusively folders and you need to
negotiate a flight of stairs to get to the shop that David runs out of a
small apartment!
You'll be amazed how many Bike Fridays and Bromptons he
Thanks ya'll. Not too surprised there's not much rivish action but am
always up for checking out a cool bike shop.
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In case it wasn't clear, I should mention that the HUB Bikes I
originally referenced is the same as Hudson Urban Bicycles mentioned
by Dlbracey, And they do rent and are literally one block from the
West side bike path that runs some 15+ miles from Battery Park past
the George Washington Bridge -
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