Iron Cycles closes in Albany Park

I just noticed this weekend that the storefront on Montrose is for rent. From what I can gather online, it sounds like they got fed up with break-ins. I'm very sad as this was only about a block and a half away from me! I know they still have the store in Wicker Park, but I'm not going to haul down there. Anyone have any other info/suggestions for bike shops in this area?

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Permalink Reply by EssFresh on December 2, 2013 at 10:59am


+1. I work near this shop and they are very solid. Always there when I am in a jam. 


Christopher C. said:

Try out Turin bicycles on Damon just south of Lawrence.
Permalink Reply by Amanda on December 2, 2013 at 4:38pm
Word on the street is that particular shop does some shady business.

dan brown said:

On the Route on Lawerence. great shop. also south of there is roscoe village bikes.

I just moved to bryn mawr / western area and noticed a nice little (**very** locally owned) LBS

on the NW corner of that intersection/ don't go to wicker park !!!! shop local

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on December 3, 2013 at 7:40am

Super tough when there are bike shops EVERYWHERE. I wonder how that new shop is doing on milwaukee S. of division.  Good luck to them all.
 
Juan 2-8 mi. said:

I was the only one to pick up their 3 tubes for $10.00 deal in their Wicker Park Location. The impression I got was that they extended themselves a bit in the Albany Park spot and took over the dutch bike shop location that went out of business. The bicycle bizz is very tough.

Permalink Reply by Mike Fiasco on December 3, 2013 at 3:56pm

Pedal to the People has nothing to do with 5600Bikes or Shiny Bikes.

h' 1.0 said:

5600 cycles is the new joint venture between Shining Bikes and Things and Pedal to the People?

I would have had a little more fun with the name....

Pedal to the Shiny People.... Pedal to the People and Things.... Pedal to the Shine...
 
Kevin C said:

"5600Bikes" is still registered to Robert Vaughters.

Adam, do you know of this "new" shop?



Pedal To The People said:

We will certainly be there for all your cycling needs!

Permalink Reply by Jeremy on December 4, 2013 at 2:38am
Back to Iron Cycles, that's a bummer. They weren't as close to my home as some of the other options that have been mentioned here but I did like them the most and took my business there. That seems like a real blow to that stretch of Montrose to lose a business like that.
Permalink Reply by Heather on December 4, 2013 at 5:59am

Yeah, and Albany Park in general. We need some more businesses like that. So many empty storefronts around too.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on December 4, 2013 at 6:41am

Perhaps Bikes N' Roses at Lawrence and Kedzie is still providing some kind of service to the Albany park community? 

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on December 4, 2013 at 7:44am

+2 on Turin, a wonderful shop! But if you want to stay on Montrose (just further east), I also highly recommend Green Machine Cycles at 1634 W. Montrose. New store dedicated to sustainability and specializing in cargo/touring, but will do work on any bikes. 

Bonus is there are Divvy stations across the street from each of these if you need to drop your bike off for service!

I'll miss Iron Cycles, too. Bought my gorgeous Surly there. Those guys were great. Best of luck to all of them!

EssFresh said:


+1. I work near this shop and they are very solid. Always there when I am in a jam. 


Christopher C. said:

Try out Turin bicycles on Damon just south of Lawrence.
Permalink Reply by Craig S. on December 4, 2013 at 2:42pm

Wow, that's a shame about Iron Cycles. 

On The Route, are you kidding? That shop is bullshit, has been for decades.

Turin, best shop in the world, I live within spitting distance.  So glad they're here and not in Evanston. I no longer order bike parts online, I order through Turin.

Permalink Reply by Albany Park Al on December 5, 2013 at 1:35pm

Really sorry to hear this.  They are just a few blocks away from us.  I first went into their original location on Montrose and they could not have been more friendly.  I've only bought parts, tires, etc there as I have old bikes.  They have always seemed to be quite busy, and I'd assumed they were thriving in that location.   I assume that Brandon, Steve, and the excellent mechanic there are now at the shop down in Wicker Park.

Permalink Reply by Kat on December 6, 2013 at 8:21am

Also very sad to hear about Iron Cycles.  I've been going there since I followed Matt from GAG.  But now I don't feel so guilty about how much I love Turin, and have taken my bike there the last few times since it's much closer to my house.

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on December 6, 2013 at 8:30am

I thought Iron Cycles were very supportive.  I took my bike there several times for "minor" repair work - replacing cables, chains, etc.  They took it right away, and I either waited a few minutes or went and had coffee and came back.  It seemed to me they were busy, but I don't know how busy you need to be to make it as a bike shop. 

I wish they would have charged higher prices so they could have stayed there.

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