Can any one recomend some Seattle bike shops that are customer friendly.Or that have good prices on parts to convert my bike over to a single speed, or even where to go to have a custom rear rim made, thnx

Recycled cycles

20/20 cycles on 21st and union

mobius cycles on 1st and madison
https://mobiuscycle.com/

Counterbalance in lower queen anne

Theyre all run by rad folks and do a lot of work with fixed gears

Wright Brothers Cycle Works in fremont is the shiz. for 30 bucks you can buy a membership to their workshop and use their tools... for life. charles can be grumpy, but if you want to learn about stuff it's worth having him grump at you for a while. they also have a couple of classes you can take, basic maintenance, wheel building. the prices there might not be the cheapest but he can get you just about anything.

also, Greggs will build you a wheel. they don't really advertise it but their wrenches are fairly knowledgeable about FG/SS stuff. they also have reasonable prices. not to mention they back their stuff pretty well so if you get a wheelset built, you'll probably be able to get any minor issues fixed for free in a couple minutes if you just take it in there.

parts: Recycled
service: Free Range

Alex at 20/20 is super helpful and friendly.

recycled rules too

I've gotten attitude at recycled.
also a little [what I preceived as] snobbery for having a production track bike.

but then again, there's one mechanic there who was rad and helped me out and when I saw him in the city later on in the week said hello.

i vote counterbalance. nothing but good.
I miss seattle.

Yeah recycled is about the only place ive made to here where they were patient with my questions after question on my last ghetto conversion. Thnx every one for the heads up

20/20 is a really cool shop and Alex is a great guy. Also can highly recommend Counterbalance.

Yeah, I used to go to Recycled loyally but stopped because of their customer service. They have the developed the roady **** head vibe.

My order would be 1) 20/20.... Alex and April rock... 2) Mobius just rocks in general 3) Aaron's for sure.
**** Velo.
**** Recycled.

thats awesome that 20/20 has such a great rep already. alex is awesome. ive never seen one person help so many people, so well at the same time

yeah... he rocks.
My friend April works there two days a week and she rocks too. Kinda quiet until you get to know her though so don't let it throw yah.

Yeah ive met her before too. she totally seems nice.

i love the atmosphere at the shop too. has such a friendly vibe. they help out everyone. while i was there once someone walked in with a guitar and alex took a look at it and fixed whatever the issue was quick.

Word.
Yeah, it's one of the few shops they are actually nice to you because they are nice people as opposed to putting up a front.