Originally Posted by
CyLowe97
Yeah, it was nice having Mission Bay in Elgin, but there are other shops as you ride around. A lot of them are on or near the Fox River bike path as you venture north (Bicycle Garage in E Dundee, Main Street Cycles in Carpentersville) or south (Mill Race in Geneva, Sammy's in St. Charles). Others like Village Pedaler off of Randall in S Elgin, Bicycle Heaven in Geneva, or Lucky Brake up in Crystal Lake.
Ride around the area, dig around on the net. Lots of good folks to help out.
I've actually been to most of them (I live in Elgin and work in Geneva so I pass by most of them). And in the summer I did some leisurely rides with some people out of Mill Race, and that was always fun. I'll have to hit up Lucky Brake and Wheel Werks up in Crystal lake to check them out.