I use to live in Providence, RI and I use to know the guy who runs Cycle A Cyclery. He actually taught a really good basic bicycle mechanic course at a local co-op/free bike program.
He's really smart and knows a helluva lot of bicycle know-how. I got most my bicycle bicycle knowledge from the dude so I really owe him this one good recommendation.
In one of the free bicycle classes we all went over to tour his Workshop and it was the first time I saw a custom bicycle workshop with all the specialized machines like jugs, sandblasters, and even a really cool old-school Chopper.
He really loves bicycles and it show with this work.
Joe