New Bike Shop

Anyone know anything about a new bike shop going in at 4912(ish) N. Elston?

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on August 11, 2011 at 2:55am

based on looking at their site they are not doing very good work, misrepresenting the bikes they have and selling less than great bikes.  On their site I spotted a brakeless conversion and a single speed done with a multi-speed free wheel.

 

Holy shit, I just noticed they have a bike for sale, that is not a fixed gear, that uses an old shift lever as a brake handle... no bullshit!

Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on August 11, 2011 at 3:03am
But no regular mid-week hours as of now.
Permalink Reply by S.Presley☠ on August 11, 2011 at 10:33am

I see a "chainLink" connection on window sign...The Plot thickens

Exibit A: picture taken today 10am

 

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on August 11, 2011 at 10:35am
They will have hit the big-time when Apple sues them for some generic patent-infringement.
Permalink Reply by Bailey Gene Newbrey on August 11, 2011 at 3:03pm

To BlackHeron, whatever Howard calls himself now, & others:

I was legitimately curious. Bad bike shops (not saying they are, but see Dug's comment about their site) are bad for the bike community. I don't get it. I worked at a shop who had to pick up the pieces from a short lived chop shop & it ain't pretty. Why so many Chainlinkers need to tease/attack people with real comments makes no sense to me. Keep your semi-anonymous shitty comments, I'm done.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on August 11, 2011 at 3:16pm
As one of those "fly-by-night" hobby-shops you speak so highly of I'm feeling the love too there Bailey Gene.  It goes both ways.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on August 11, 2011 at 3:24pm

"rusty" lentils...

 

Oh, you meant over the doors and windows ;)

Permalink Reply by Jin Kim on August 11, 2011 at 4:32pm

Wow, this is surreal.

That sign is how I first heard about thechainlink.org.

That sign has been up for a over a year. I would see it on my commute home and wonder to myself, "What's chainlink?"

 

S.Presley said:

I see a "chainLink" connection on window sign...The Plot thickens

Exibit A: picture taken today 10am

 

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on August 11, 2011 at 4:49pm

You are not what Bailey refers to.  I have also had to clean up after shops like this and it is in no way the kind of work you do.  No bullshit, they have a bike on their site that uses an old shift lever as a brake lever; there is no way you can defend a shop selling that to the general public as OK.

 

Shops like this do nothing to further cycling, in fact they set it back a step because the people who buy bikes there and do business with them are, almost for sure, going to end up unhappy with cycling.

 

I think that it is also worth mentioning that not only do they list chainlink as a way to contact them but they have a profile here and have yet to use it; even to defend themselves...

 

James BlackHeron said:

As one of those "fly-by-night" hobby-shops you speak so highly of I'm feeling the love too there Bailey Gene.  It goes both ways.
Permalink Reply by Michael A on August 11, 2011 at 4:57pm
to be fair, the S on that shift lever could stand for STOP
Permalink Reply by Michael A on August 11, 2011 at 5:20pm
Permalink Reply by John Sirovatka on August 11, 2011 at 5:32pm

Are we zoning enforcement, entrepreneurial police or cyclists? Let the city deal with their licencing and zoning. IF there is a shop worth patronizing, Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand" of economics will let it prosper.


I'm happy to see there are people who are willing to stick their fiscal necks out to serve the bike community.   

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