Hey All - I've been out of the SSFG loop for a while and recently dusted off the trusty steed and started riding again.
I am looking to purchase new wheels and was wondering which shops in NYC are recommended. I know I can buy online but would rather see and feel what I am buying. I noticed a few shops on the LES are no longer there. Where should I / shouldn't I go??
Thanks in advance.

in manhattan? continuum. or chari & co.
if in brooklyn: king kog. or affinity..?

I usually go to Ciel bikes. Cool guys, good service, good mechanic work.
Bike Works NYC is pretty decent.
King Kog has pretty good stuff but IIRC they're kinda jerks. I went in and there was one guy behind a counter staring at a magazine who completely ignored me. There's no way he didn't see me since the place is about the size of my living room.
There's Affinity which has a decent rep.

Thank you. This will get me started.
Now...what should I get????

Have fun getting back on the wagon. When I lived the Slope I had a lot of luck with both 718 Cyclery and Ride Brooklyn. NYC Velo is my local shop now and they've always treated me well.

I also bote for 718. And in Lower Manhattan, New York Velo.

bikeworks are good mechanics, nyc velo is a great shop and their mechanics seem to know what theyre doing

I use SIDS or TOGA

+1 on NYC Velo and RideBrooklyn. I've had good experiences in the past with both, mainly for mechanical work on my road bike and fixie. Always friendly and courteous. If I was in the market for a new bike I wouldn't hesitate to give either shop my business if they dealt a brand I was looking for. Just outside NYC, if you do the Piermont / Nyack ride, Piermont Bicycle Connection has also given me good mechanical service in the past, and has a pretty decent sized showroom, by NYC standards.

+1, also Gypsy Donut outpost in Piermont Bicycle Connection.

their ebay page is strangely varied. they had a klein frame i shouldve bought, but they also sell womens shoes and luggage.

Things I've bought off their eBay store:
FSA 100mm stem, $10.
20-year-old clarinet, $20.
Espresso knockbox, $5.

Outbid on: Alden shoes, Barbour jacket (!), Litespeed frame.
Needless to say, I check their eBay store regularly, but not so much since being laid off womp womp

I got a Litespeed frame from Piermont at a somewhat decent price.

Not......


In these days of fifty dollar tee shirts and baseball hats, I got 5 hats from Piermont for less than $20.

The best part---------------not a one of them had NASCAR anything on it.

Yes, Piermont sells on consignment.