Manhattan Bike shop recomendadtions
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Hiya Everbody!
Visiting NYC end of the month and wanted to hit a few bike shops. I live in Mallorca so I'm not interested in the cRAPha /trekalizedale we have here, nor indeed a shop full of hirstute millennials pretending bike messengers are still a thing...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
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Visiting NYC end of the month and wanted to hit a few bike shops. I live in Mallorca so I'm not interested in the cRAPha /trekalizedale we have here, nor indeed a shop full of hirstute millennials pretending bike messengers are still a thing...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
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You've pretty much eliminated all of the options!Leviathan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:22 amHiya Everbody!
Visiting NYC end of the month and wanted to hit a few bike shops. I live in Mallorca so I'm not interested in the cRAPha /trekalizedale we have here, nor indeed a shop full of hirstute millennials pretending bike messengers are still a thing...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
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Seriously though, there's not much on offer for higher end shops in Manhattan. Trek has gobbled up a bunch of the independent stores in the last few years and the ones that are left are not really much to write home about.
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It was last August but, these days, it's not worth the journey, imo.
R&A out in Brooklyn might be worth going to - they used to have good stock of high end frames and a good clothing section - but I haven't been there in years.
Last time I was at R&A, seemed like they were more focused on online sales vs. in store sales. Product showcases were dismal but many high end frames hanging in the rafters...out of reach and close up view (my poor eyesight) to make any visit there worthwhile. Lots of eye candy and minimal help staff.
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R & A has morphed into a boutique shop, and when you walk in you feel it. It's distant and antiseptic.
But with the level of corporate homogenization going on in the cycling world, they cater to a different clientele. They used to be the neighborhood bike shop where you could buy a kid's tricycle while checking out their impressive array of pretty much everything there was to see. It was a unique shop in that regard. They had EVERYTHING, and it was right there for you to see.
Now they have this- http://www.racycles.black/ where the discerning executive can track his company's stock buybacks while not having to be bothered by the presence of other customers.
But with the level of corporate homogenization going on in the cycling world, they cater to a different clientele. They used to be the neighborhood bike shop where you could buy a kid's tricycle while checking out their impressive array of pretty much everything there was to see. It was a unique shop in that regard. They had EVERYTHING, and it was right there for you to see.
Now they have this- http://www.racycles.black/ where the discerning executive can track his company's stock buybacks while not having to be bothered by the presence of other customers.
How times have changed, I guess you have to give someone an experience when you're relieving them of so much money, personally I find it quite sad how a simple pleasure has been turned into something I barely recognise.Berzin1 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:49 pm
Now they have this- http://www.racycles.black/ where the discerning executive can track his company's stock buybacks while not having to be bothered by the presence of other customers.
Guess I'm just an old twat.
Combining the bike fit and a sort of consultation service where you pick the build does make sense for the ultra rich customers. However the "exclusive client area" to work and watch TV is a concept that eludes me. I suppose it's not a waiting area, because such important people can't be kept waiting anyways. Are they supposed to just randomly show up there to watch TV? Is that a rich people thing, these days?
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