Yeah I remenber till like a year ago bicycle doctor use to have superbe hubs for sale...oh the good old times.
But anyways, bike shops in NYC suck ass. I use Bike Works cuz is convinient and also I brought them so many clients that they even give me deals in parts.
NOw I would never say use City Habitat or any other Nolita/ Soho spots. First is overpriced, secondly the are snob f***s. They make so much money selling and fixing fancy carbon fiber yuppie bikes that they don give a s***t to people with simple needs.
I went there the other day to get Soyo grips and they were asking $30 for it! What a joke.