Northeast - I'm in NYC for the week - any good shops to check out? (roadie)

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prendrefeu
11-20-07, 05:32 PM
Hello there,

Any recommendations from BF members for some great shops to check out while in town? I'm in the NYC area (all borough - staying in Brooklyn, working/meetings/visits in Manhattan mostly)
Road oriented - bicycle bling/porn of course. I'm keen on picking up a local jersey or something, or at the very least components (if the price is right...)

Fixed shops, as well - as I also ride fixed part of the time.

Thanks!
:D

Bacciagalupe
11-20-07, 07:09 PM
Uh... er... no? ;)

I guess SBR if you like tri/TT stuff. Bicycle Renaissance has some real high-end stuff. Sid's in the 20s is pretty slick store but is mostly limited to the usual suspects (Specialized, Cannondale).

King Kog is a "track bike boutique," if you can imagine such a thing.
Lucky07
11-20-07, 08:43 PM
Cadence is fun for sheer ridiculousness http://www.cadencecycling.com/
NYCVelo, TrackStar, BicycleHabitat, Gotham & Toga all in Manhattan. R &A in Brooklyn.

gfrance
11-20-07, 08:46 PM
R&A for sheer amount of eye candy.
prendrefeu
11-21-07, 10:43 AM
Cool! I think I'll check out R&A and Cadence just for the bike porn alone... maybe even buy something.

Thanks guys.
C Law
11-21-07, 11:29 AM
Barneys?
stevesurf
11-21-07, 03:28 PM
My vote's for Bay Ridge Bikes (http://www.bayridgebikes.com/) :)
prendrefeu
11-25-07, 12:07 PM
Thanks again. I ended up stopping by Cadence on Wednesday before I headed into LongIsland. Will probably stop by R&A on Monday. Currently in WDC.
I even bought something at Cadence - Rapha arm warmers. Yeah, pricey - but I justified it by saving the costs of shipping from the UK. Plus I got to try them on. Swanky!
zacster
11-25-07, 08:02 PM
R&A usually has the largest selection of road bikes and frames. I've never seen anything like them anywhere. I bought my original Kuota there and they took pretty good care of me. I know a lot of people don't like them, but I guess if you have 2 customers and one is buying a multi-tool and the other is buying a custom bike, which one gets the attention?

I've never been to Cadence, although I've been to all the others mentioned. I didn't even know it was there. I'll be in Tribeca on Tuesday so maybe I'll check it out myself if I have time.