Berkeley Parents Network: Bicycle Repair Shops

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Bicycle Repair Shops

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August 2001

I am looking for a place to take my 7 year old (and very lonely) mountain >bike in for a "tune-up." I may want to add on a child seat, so any >additional information is welcome. I have seen the previous postings about the Bent Spoke, Missing Link and Karim's but was hoping to get a few more suggestions. Courtney

Bike shop recommendation. I love Velo Sport on MLK in Berkeley. The people there are great and very helpful Amanda Rittenhouse Jonathan

I highly recommend the bicycle repair shop at REI. We had my husband's mountain bike in for a tune up and repair work earlier in the summer and he was pleased with the results. I think the tune up is $50 or $60 with a price for members and non-members. We paid, $135 for tune up, truing the wheels, replacing a bent spoke, and replacing one of the gear shifters. It takes one week for the bikes to "get into the system" or something, so if you ride your bike everyday, timing it for when you go on vacation is a good idea. Sonya

REI has a bike shop Toby

We go to The Pedaler on San Pablo Dam Road (near Appian) in El Sobrante for purchase and service on our mountain bikes. They are even shipping my son's bike off to college after tuning it this time. Service 222-3530. Bonnie

You can also try Solano Cyclery on Solano Ave. and The Pedaler in El Sobrante. The latter was a bit less expensive but they are further away if you are in Berkeley. The work that they did on my son's mountain bike was a quick turn around and has been fine. J Kawahata

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