Not a lot of Riv-ish type shops in NYC, unfortunately. Lots of shops, most of them catering to either the newly emerging class of commuter cyclists or else the spandex crowd.
HUB Bikes on Charles Street in the West Village stocks lots of used bikes and has an interesting selection of Dutch cargo-type bikes. It's more of a garage that opens on to the sidewalk though than a true shop so a little hard to browse. People describe BikeWorks on Ridge Street in the Lower East Side as a retro kind of place too, though I've never found it particularly browsable or overly-friendly. Recycle-A-Bicycle sells lots of used bikes and is a non-profit that puts the proceeds towards urban youth programs. I suspect their stock runs more towards workable beaters than vintage gems though. There may be others shops of interest in Brooklyn but I have no experience there. The economics of NYC real estate, especially Manhattan, and of bike shops in general being what it is, most shops either have to sell a lot of high end racer stuff or turn a very high volume of gear and rentals to cover their overhead. Doesn't leave a lot of room for the quirky niche shops. Peter NYC On May 5, 2:56 pm, Cycletex <clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Anyone have NYC bike shop suggestions that a Riv lover shouldn't miss > out on? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
