I'm pretty sure any shop can be a SC dealer. I know we had an account at Ti Cycles and we never carried any bikes. The only reason we got the account was for EP.Snacks said:
How come there aren't any decent shops in Seattle
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They have territory restrictions like most other dealers. There was some heat a few years back between some of the PNW shops because certain individuals started raising a stink about this very issue.buildyourown said:
As far as competent mechanics and service, I think they are one of the best. But they really don't have many new parts. Especially for a DH bikegirlwhoboards said:
Jr_Bullit said:I recently found Bicycle Centers in Everett to be amazingly reliable. They handled with speed and efficiency getting my fork fully warrantied by RS.
Their professionalism, knowledge, and follow-through has earned my continuing business.
they suck some big fatty balls. they hate me and my friend for some reason and have horrible service. Tim's Bike shop in everett all the way foo its way better then bicycle centers
Hehehe yup Scott will let you know if your wheels have been abused and neglectedVelocity Girl said:...despite the fact that I get my butt chewed out for letting my wheels get so out of wack at times...but he always fixes 'em right up
but the return for doing what he says is the best nearly bullit proof set of race wheels a rider can have.....absolute trust in ones equipment is a good thing and that requires the best mech.....Scott gets 
from me any day. :evil:
Recycled.girlwhoboards said:
Finn hill was good too but that is kind of moot since they are out of business.
I am just putting in my two cents but as an employee at greggs of green lake the shop does not have alot of dh selection it is road dominated. However if youare looking for good wrenching come down and if you cant find someone in parts that can help you than ask for a mech ( most of us are dh riders unlike the parts guys ) but yes I would agree with almost everything swaid and once GHY has there shop open you can bet they are going to take alot of the dh/freeride $$$ away from other shops like DHZ
is he the one that drives the jeep grand charokeegirlwhoboards said:ask for ross at tim's...he's friendly, knowledgable and rocked the house at bike expo on his bmx. tell him kim sent ya
Hey you guys, check out fluidride.com They're close to Seattle, offer great prices, KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT, quick turn around on repairs and have one of the best mechanics in the world, master wheelbuilder, professional race mechanic, semi-pro dher and all around good guy Zeb Tingey.
I live in Aberdeen and have LaVogues Bike Shop in Hoquiam as my LBS. They have been in business since 1908 so I assume they no what they are doing. 90% of what I buy from the shop has to be special ordered and usually takes 2 or 3 days to arrive. I do not mind the wait for the obscure specialty parts I might need because there is no way they could profitably stock all the crap I might need. I am lucky that my market area will never be attractive to big box discount chains.
Large giants like Supergo will eventually ruin all independents by flooding the market with the lower cost merchandise consumers want. The small LBS simply will not be able to compete with the buying volume of large chains like Supergo.
The next time any of you are driving through Hoquiam stop in at LaVogues Ive never seen another bike shop like it.
Large giants like Supergo will eventually ruin all independents by flooding the market with the lower cost merchandise consumers want. The small LBS simply will not be able to compete with the buying volume of large chains like Supergo.
The next time any of you are driving through Hoquiam stop in at LaVogues Ive never seen another bike shop like it.
cause they are runing everybody close to us out of business idiot
Shopping is about the consumer. A lot of people seem to be against Supergo, but I've always experienced great prices, great customer service, and knowledgeable staff...and if they didn't know..they'd be quick to find out. Excuse them for being a chain. As someone stated, I won't pay $60 for a $30 headset because there's some underground rule to support a botique shop. Plus, comparing Supergo to Walmart is ridiculous. You guys all get your groceries from that little corner minim art? Do you watch movies at a theater other than Regal, purchase a vehicle from "Sams Vehicle Prowl Us Used Car Sales"huckerAJ said:
Now that I've gotten that out, would I trust Supergo to wrench on my FR rig over DropNZone..absolutely not
P.S. I look foward to checking out your store, a DH/FR oriented shop a little closer to Olympia will be great.
P.S.S. I purchased my FR rig from Allen at Dropnzone, I support local too
the LBS's have a much better atomosphere and if you keep coming back they give you really good deals heck mine even knows me by name and thats everybody who works their they usally give me free service too and just charge me for parts now can stupergo beat that
"sack"rifice ond toshi must work for walmart! if you cant see how ridiculous that argument is, you should shop at supergo too. save the local bike shops for the smart people who support small business. i'll gladly pay two dollars more at dhz or any local shop, wait a couple of days for that obscure part, just to know i'm helping out someone in my community! think people!
its funny to hear props for supergo. i used to work at greggs greenlake as one of the senior wrenches, and i cant tell you how many times i had a customer come in telling me how the supergo had no idea what they were talking about and gave them the worst service. i fixed many a "repair" out of that shop. as for the DH stuff, i agree with tacoma lad, go back to the service area. ask for brad, dan or some of the newer DH guys. they will be happy to help you i am sure, and i know kevin can get anything they dont have in stock, that guy is the man when it comes to getting parts. and just cause they dont know of one headset bearing doesnt mean jack. you have to realize how many parts those guys have in their mind and know of. they are road centric, but there are plenty of knowledgeable people that work there.
Not sure that any of my posts ever deserve a personal attack...much less a lame one such as "sack"fattyfat1 said:
Let me ask you this...where do you buy your Groceries..if it's anywhere other than Hagen/Top Foods, you're guilty.
Secondly as I stated I have and do support a local LBS...(read: Bought my $$$$$ ASX from a Bellingham bike shop)
If I'm need a part right now to ride right now and Supergo has it and an LBS doesn't, guess where I'm going.
What kind of bike do you ride?
p.s. Comparing Supergo to Walmart is plain moronic
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Does anyone else find this funny that Cove Rider is calling someone who recently attended Harvard an idiot......cove rider said:
hey pal when can you ride again?Knobularlife said:
Hey Buddy.....I see the Doc next tuesday....He will say a Yah or Nah !Skookum said:
If I get to play they will be treating duel knee injurys next, cause I have 7 months to make up for lost time. pedalpedalpedalpedalpedal.
sweet lemme know whats up, you still gotta show me Banner.Knobularlife said:
You might pay a little more at the DHZ but you're not just paying for the part. Those guys have the knowledge AND experience(probably a lot more than most) in the FR/DH area. Believe me when I say I'm not rich but I will gladly pay a little more for that than to have someone who is "quick to find out" experiment on my bike. I'm not trying to flame anyone but someone had to say it. I wish AJ and the boys all the best too. They are good peeps.
who are you calling a moron "sack"? i'll gladly add cambria, rei, jenson, and any other super shop to my don't shop list moron! youre killing the people who love bikes more than you do by shopping there. oh ya, if you must know, i probably own more "bike" than you could ever imagine! its because i love them like the independent shop owners. 5 bikes beotch, and not 1 stinkin single part on any of them comes from your walmart bike shops.
Zman said:
To be fair, I walked out through the servive area and Dan recognized me and knew what I was looking for. They still didn't have it in stock. This isn't an obscure DH part. It is OEM replacement for probably close to half of all new bikes. I was really surprised that nobody had it in stock.
And the walmart comp is weak. Walmart treats it's employees like poop, hires illegal labor, and does everything it can to keep unions out so they don't have to pay a liveable wage. Supergo does non of those things.
I try to support my local shop but they need to try and earn my business too.
buildyourown said:
hmmm yeah, has been known to happen. but then again (besides supergo) greggs does tend to have the best selection of spare parts in the city. also there are actually about 5 or 6 if not more "generic" integrated HS bearings out there. differnet depths with different angles and all that. so many so that FSA has actually come out with a guage to figure out what the hell you end up needing. but at leeast you did talk to one of the intellignet and knowledgeable guys there. there are some in parts that are (maybe were since i haven't worked there for 6 months) basically moronic. the joy of a high turnover. but usually they are very knowledgeable
Fanatik, Fairhaven bike and mountain sport, Jacks, Kulshan, Clarks cycle, The Out door center @wwu, Drop in Zone.. All within 10 minutes.. We are lucky up here, Bellingham has an abundance of bike shops. My purchases are through the Drop in Zone, and I dont let anyone but me work on my bike.
I'm not killing anything. I have no obligation to shop at any place other than which can cater to their customer the best. Like I've said..what twice now? I purchased my bike from Dropnzone in Bellingham and will continue to give him my service because his prices were competitive and his service was excellent. Oh and I have a Sportworks rack on my car...is that supporting local enough?fattyfat1 said:
How many of your bikes are manfucatured right here in the northwest, how many are manufactured by out of the garage companies? so you can continue to support the local bike industry beyond who you ordered your precious little part from. Glad to see you can afford 5 bikes, props to you.fattyfat1 said:
So lets say GHY shop is a great hit and they open up another shop, and then another, will you stop supporting them because they're more successful then your run-out-of-the-closet bike shop down the street?
By the way, I own an independent record label, buy music from me or you're killing me, I love music.
don't ask me what i ride then slam me for havin bikes. who the hell do you think you are ? two are made in the usa, two are custom, and last but not least, one is welded, maybe even assembled in taiwan, but corporate hq. is in ferndale wa. is that ok w/you "sack"?
And they're open until 7pm Tue-Sat which is a little later than some of the shops.NateH said:
oh ya, good thing you just bought your bike there. good for you! parts is where the lbs make most of their coin anyways. the initial sale of that bike you so generously bought from your lbs is great, not going back there for for the parts, acessories, clothing,is like having sex w/ your sister. feels good till everyone finds out. buy american. buy local. read labels, find out were your stuff comes from. you can't buy even half the stuff you own like this, but it does'nt hurt to make an effort and at least think about it. have a concience about these things when it's feasible. it takes more work, i know,but its worth it. we "americans" are lazy and dont like to think about these things, but we should. this kind of complacency kills the little guy, kills the community.
no, cause it's corporate, and that's not independent, and you're killing stuff.fattyfat1 said:
When did I slam you for having bikes? Didn't I say props? You've got issues beyond what store you make your purchases at. Try Zoloft?
Who am I? I'm Kevin, I ride with a **** eating grin on a bike I purchased from an Independent LBS, something you can't get over.
By the way, I find your petty attacks on my username quite comical, "fattyfat."
**** Eating grins save the thread! Happy Endingfattyfat1 said:
This thread is funny.... Ahh.... gotta love the Seattle biking community....
whoa, whoa,whoa: Are you trying to tell me that every part on all 5 of your bikes are manufactured by a rider owned company and not some faceless, Taiwanesse-loving behemouth? What's the difference between that and not supporting a rider owned shop?fattyfat1 said:
I too am mourning the loss of FHB. Jeff is a friend of mine who supported me from way back and in my BMX racing days.
REI is bad? Aren't they are least a 'local' company?fattyfat1 said:
What do you mean by you own more 'bike'?
If I was to buy the same shirt (ie Sugoi) at a local shop vs. REI wouldn't the money still go to the non-local manufacture?seand said:
I think REI also sponsors some of the BBTC work parties.