you guys been into one of these yet? i checked it out last weekend in Stockholm

cool concept and interesting people

Too highfalutin for me.

Every time I walk past that place, my wallet starts twitching.

doesn't help that it's in Östermalm.

can't hurt any worse than Mathilde (right around the corner) ... last weekend i picked up a pair of boots and 3 handbags and was out 16000 SEK.

on REA

There's a local combination bike shop / cafe that also sells Bianchi, - along with Surly and several other brands.

Maybe it's the pile of bottle caps on the stairs leading down to their bicycle junkyard, the sex shop next door, or the fact that they're a major force behind the annual "Stupor Bowl" alley cat race - but it doesn't strike me as quite as tony as the place in the video

The people are definitely interesting.

What is tony? Pretentious, I assume?

The "sex" shops are usually in the high-end department stores. At least the preferred ones.

I didn't mean pretentious exactly but it definitely looks like a place that caters to the affluent and style conscious.

My guess is that there isn't anybody working there who goes by the name of "Hurl".

I have seen a place little similar to that in London, not quite as "highfalutin'". They had a cafe, more the American self-serve style and in a corner a couple of bike stands, a counter were you could buy basic bike supplies (inner tubes, brake pads etc). Very nice idea, and it was crowded everytime I walk past it.

There's a few places sort of like that around here. Aside from the place I mentioned already there are couple of others that sell gourmet coffee and sandwiches and/or baked goods. They have tables, couches, or bars so people can hang out. None of them have a huge number of bikes for sale on the floor. They're more like showrooms but they do have service and parts available. They cater to those who see biking as part of their lifestyle rather than just an occasional recreational activity.

This one's called the "Angry Catfish". It's a few blocks from where I live.

good one!

Acidfast7: tony is the diminutive of Anthony, silly. and the Tony Tjspiel refers to is apparently pretentious, superficial and a snappy dresser.

Agreed, The bike shop/cafe's in Minneapolis also have bikes and food, but that's where the similarity ends. They were built on and grew out of the bike community and they have credibility and a regular clientele that is earned and honest. They weren't manufactured on a borrowed concept by a global brand marketing committee. There's nothing inherently wrong with that destination type of store, where would the Mall of America, 5th ave NYC, Las Vegas, Michigan Ave, and Rodeo Drive be with out them

With that said, if I'm ever lucky enough to get to those areas in Stockholm or Tokyo I would definitely stop in and have a beer and bite and stare at bikes. Which reminds me, I'm gonna go to One on One and get some soup for lunch.

Good day for soup.

Yeah, that's kinda what it looked like. We need to get something like that in Chicago.

Nice place! A little low on the Champange, but looks get nonetheless.

Agreed. Making a pumpkin curry soup tonight as we just some new salt in ... gotta love the stick blender.