Spring Spoke Special: Where To Buy Your Bike And Get Tune-Ups In The Slope
Spring has indeed sprung, and let’s admit it — some of you need to clear the cobwebs off of your handlebars. Luckily, the Slope boasts many places to get your bike tuned up.
Can’t find your helmet? We don’t have to tell you how important they are. And of course, you may be shopping for a brand new chariot so you can lap Prospect Park or head upstate for a Spring galavant on the open roads.
We have plenty of shops that cater to both the cycling enthusiast and the newbie. One of these places will surely make you feel comfortable asking all those questions.
From the older shops that have been part of the neighborhood for years to the newer kids on the block, here’s a list of shops for your reference. Many of you have your go-to place already, and others are looking for a new one. If you’re in the neighborhood, we can make one cycling guarantee: you’re close to one of these shops.
Cycle often. Cycle safely.
718 Cyclery
Where: 254 3rd Avenue (near 3rd Avenue)
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 9am-9pm; Saturdays-Sundays, 9am-6pm
Contact: 347-457-5760 or info@718c.com
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and tune-ups.
9th Street Cycles
Where: 375 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue)
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 11am-7pm; Saturdays, 10am-6pm; Sundays 11am-5pm
Contact: 718-768-2453 or info@9thstreetcycles.com
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and tune-ups.
Behind Bars in Brooklyn
Where: 610 5th Avenue (at 17th Street)
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 8am-8pm; Saturdays, 8am-6pm; Sundays 10am-5pm
Contact: 718-715-4111 or Bikes@BehindBarsinBrooklyn.com
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and tune-ups. BBB is newest of the list, having opened in October 2014.
Bicycle Habitat
Where: 475 5th Avenue (at 11th Street)
Hours: Mondays-Wednesays, 11am-7pm; Thursdays-Fridays, 11am-8pm; Saturdays, 10am-7pm; Sundays 10am-6pm
Contact: 718-788-2543 or email them through their website.
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and tune-ups, events and classes — including a ‘how to repair’ are available.
Dixons Bike Shop
Where: 792 Union Street (near 7th Avenue, next to the Park Slope Food Coop)
Hours: 10am-10pm seven days of the week, except Wednesdays, 9am-10pm
Contact: 718-636-0067 or dixonsbikeshop@gmail.com
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and tune-ups. Dixons is a family-owned business and has been a fixture in Park Slope for over 45 years.
On The Move
Where: 259 13th Street (near 5th Avenue) — note they have recently located to this new address.
Hours: May-August hours: Mondays-Fridays, 11am-7pm; Saturdays, 10am-6pm; Sundays 10am-5pm
Contact: 718-768-4998 or info@onthemovenyc.com
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and services.
R&A Cycles
Where: 105 5th Avenue (between Park and Sterling Places)
Hours: May-August hours: Mondays-Fridays, 10am-7pm; Saturdays, 10am-6pm; Sundays 11am-5pm
Contact: Main phone: 718-638-0479, Service phone: 718-638-1660 or CS@racycles.com.
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs and services.
Ride Brooklyn
Where: 468 Bergen Street (between 5th and Flatbush Avenues)
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 10am-7pm; Saturdays, 10am-6pm; Sundays 11am-6pm
Contact: 347-599-1340
Details: Bikes for sale, bike repairs, tune-ups, and rentals — Pricing for rentals available here.
Have we missed one? Let us know at editor@bklyner.com.