Originally Posted by bitpartinyrlife

Avoid NYCBikesat all costs. for reasons why, search the forums. These are the worst guys in the business. They are literally a block away from my house and i'd sooner ride to ****ing long island than give them my business. They're snooty, pretentious little ****tards that openly berate their customers. i've seen it happen on several occasions, most recently (and the very last time i went in there) to a hispanic delivery guy who's basket broke. the guy just needed help fixing the basket so he could do his job and pay his bills, he was willing to pay, and they're telling him how his bike is a piece of **** and how he should come back in a week and trying to pressure him into getting his headset overhauled. it I had a cog put on my beater there once because i didn't have a lockring wrench handy and I needed the work done that day. the ******* that did it neglected to tell me that the stress of removing the old cog was the last straw in stripping my old hub. i left and rode down the street, i went to skid at the bottom of the hill (literally 50yrds from the shop) due to a red light and my whole drive train went slack 30 feet from a live intersection. my brake saved my ass and when i went back up there to say what the ****, his answer was "yeah, i noticed it was kind of stripped." also, they sell ****ty, heavy asian frames with subpar parts for insane markups to people who don't know any better.

anyway, for pretty much the mecca of new york track bike shops go to trackstar. its on e 1st street between 1st and 2nd aves. Right around the corner on 2nd ave between 3rd and 4th e is NYC Velo. Not fixed only, but nice enough guys and the owner/manager at least knows his **** about fixies. on the lower east side, there's a place called bike works on ridge st. I like these guys a lot as well, and their prices are pretty reasonable. bicycle habitat on lafayette has a few track bikes and some people really like them, but i think their prices are a bit steep and most of their employees would rather sell you a carbon fiber roadie or a cruiser to go ride central park. Out in williamsburg, where i live, and just a short walk from nycbikes is king kog, more of a boutiquey kind of place. its on marcey ave and hope st. haven't dealt with them (though the shop is 40 yards from my apt and i i walk by twice a day), but i see their guys around at the track and the alleycats and they seem like good enough guys. you can get there by the L train or the jmz. there's also bicycle doctor on grand st a 5 minute walk away. i think between berry and wythe maybe? he's very track bike friendly. some think he's a little blunt, but i like that he gives it to you straight.

anyway pretty much all of these places have websites (except bicycle dr. that i know of) so just google them