Support Your Local Bike Shop on Black Friday - What's Your LBS?

While throngs of shoppers head out on "Black Friday" to chase deals, instead consider visiting your LBS (Local Bike Shop) for your winter riding needs and gift ideas for the cyclists in your life. When you support your LBS, you are directly impacting your local economy and helping contribute to a stable "bicycle economy" made up of store owners, store clerks, mechanics and other jobs. This, in turn, helps continue to foster a community that values bicycling. So simply by "shopping local" you are helping bicycling overall.

I just did a blog post on this and included a list of local bike sh... I thought it'd be interesting to see what shop everyone considered their "LBS." 

For me when I'm near my house I go to Glenview Cycle and the Pony Shop and Wheel & Sprocket (formerly Ten 27 and before Turin) in Etown. But I probably do most of my bike shopping at the Bike Lane on Milwaukee.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on November 27, 2015 at 8:43am

Bikes N' Roses

Address: 4747 N. Sawyer, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone:(872) 203-9019
http://www.bikesnroses.org/
Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on November 27, 2015 at 9:24am

Irv's Bike Shop                                                                                                                   1725 S. Racine Ave.                                                                                                               Chicago, IL 60608-2320                                                                                                         Phone:  (312) 226-6330                                                                                                       https://www.facebook.com/Irvs-Bike-Shop-138562259527643/?ref=hl

Blue City Bicycles                                                                                                                   3201 S. Halsted Ave.                                                                                                             Chicago, IL 60608                                                                                                                 Phone:  312-225-3780                                                                                                           www.bluecitycycles.com 

It's great to have these two fine shops in my cruising range.  They complement each other well and all the people involved are knowledgeable and helpful.  And nice.      

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on November 27, 2015 at 10:01am
Comrade Cycles

1908 w. Chicago ave. 773-292-2522

http://comradecycles.com/


West Town Bikes / Ciclo Urbano

2459 w. Division St. 773-772-4870

http://www.westtownbikes.org/
Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on November 27, 2015 at 12:39pm

My locals are in California, Michigan and Oregon. Local enough for me. The guys one town away are doing just fine selling overpriced Pinarellos and S-Works bikes to handsomely compensated "one percenters". I do make sure to spread the love around in my local counties with big purchases and small but they only get my money for doing something more than simply being in close proximity to my living quarters; they have to have what I want and, as well, treat me as a customer.

Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on November 27, 2015 at 4:46pm

Yojimbo's Garage, the one and only!

https://www.facebook.com/yojimbos.garage

Address: 1310 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone:(312) 587-0878
Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on November 28, 2015 at 4:12pm
Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on November 29, 2015 at 1:48pm

BikeFix is great too!  Curt is the best!

Permalink Reply by Steve G on November 29, 2015 at 3:26am

Turin Bicycle Chicago

4710 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: 773-271-3141
http://www.turinbicycle.com/

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on November 30, 2015 at 4:11am

Rudy's, The Bike Lane, and sometimes Kozy's on N Milwaukee but hopefully never again.  

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 1, 2015 at 4:28am

Beverly Bike & Ski, 9121 S. Western - also nice for x-c ski and snowshoe rental


Until now, Rapid Transit has been my go-to place for my folding bike and recumbent. I guess I'll try Kozy's for the folder.

Joe Reichert runs a good shop in Niles (Amlings) specializing in recumbents.  I guess I'll need to make the long trek from time to time.  Not a lot of 'bent expertise in the city without Rapid Transit.  :(

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