The Lorimer Bike Shop

This place is great. My first time using this shop for a flat tire. The shop is nice and clean and the staff is truly knowledgable and helpful. Plus, my flat fix was only $ 15. Done on the spot!

Solid place, polite staff. Tire change was $ 15 and done in 15 minutes on a sunday late morning.

Small shop. Straight up service. Replaced a crankset for $ 44 while I had a coke.

Hipster paradise! Before I get into the bike shop, way back in the day, this use to be a comic book store. I use to come in here as kid. When it closed down, I remembered I knocked on the door pretty hard almost breaking it’s glass because I was so upset that it was closing. I don’t know if it was the owner or landlord that came out to opened the door. He first yelled the living crap out of me and I guess he felt bad because I ended up buying a crap load of old Marvel comics for a dirt cheap price. A few weeks after that, it turned into a bike shop. As a kid, for years I thought this place was a storage for broken down junk bikes because they all look so old and dusty and the lights were never on. By the the time I was in high school, I realized those bikes weren’t busted, it’s just what hipsters like to ride.

Super helpful, and changed my tire tubes while I waited. Seemed like a good range of used bikes.

Peter’s gone but the new shop is great, they’ve turned it into a way more professional operation. I went in today with a a flat and they hooked me up in no time flat, even after closing hours, and for a very reasonable price. These guys know what they’re doing I’d highly recommend them for any tuneups, repairs other bike related needs. No frills in a good way.

I stopped by here last Sunday based on the amazing Unilocal reviews. As promised, he was helpful, and sold me a nice road bike for $ 210. The gear shifting was sticky, but he tightened a few screws and assured me it would be fine.
Starting on Monday, I started riding that bike to work, 12 miles round trip. By Monday evening, the gears were not shifting properly at all, and the chain felt like it was starting to skip a cog every fourth or fifth pedal. On Tuesday, one of the pads on the front brake completely popped off.
I took the bike in to Recycle-​a-​Bicycle during lunch today to have someone take a look at it. Here’s what they found:
— Brake cables are too loose
— Front tire was warped, which probably caused the front brake to pop off
— Chain came from a different bike, so didn’t properly fit the freewheel
— Shaved down brake cables had been used instead of proper shifting cables

Sure, the prices are cheap, but you get what you pay for. For $ 210, this bike should have been far more rideable than it was.

Bought a Bike off Craigslist,
Peter took a look at it and made an adjustment to the handlebars for me.
He didn’t charge me because there was nothing wrong with the bike and didn’t need a tuneup.

Peter is an honest local who gets the job done for the right price. I’m sure he doesn’t WANT Unilocal reviews, but I can’t help myself. I don’t want to get into bashing other bike shops in the area, but to make a long story short and vague (very), this guy offered to do something for $ 25.00 and another bike shop offered to do it for $ 120.00. WTF?!
The bike in question was an old cruiser that I planned on selling off for $ 100, so it wasn’t worth that amount of money to begin with!
BUSY AS HELL. Hit this place Monday– Thursday during the day if you can. If you have a small repair issue, be prepared to get your bike back in an hour. This guy needs to free up his space, because everyone is a repeat customer.

I can’t say enough good things about this place!
I had been by this place countless times on the bus, but with its crowded window and sign-​less storefront, I never even really realized that it was an operational bike shop. Run by a man named Peter, it certainly is operational. Here’s how my experience went here:
My friend told me to come here. I went to see Peter, introduced myself to him, and he asked me what I was looking for. He showed me some bikes that he had been working on for other people, and told me to come back the next week, after a new bunch came in.
I stopped back in the next week, reminded him of what I was looking for, and he showed me a frame he was working on and said he’d fix it up and I could come the next day and try it out. I did just that. The bike was fabulous– an old Raleigh with new tires, brakes, gearpiece. He charged me $ 175, told me to come back any time if I needed anything fixed, suggested a cheap place to get U-​locks, and made sure I wasn’t going to be an idiot locking it to stupid shit. Peter is rad.
I love my bike and I loved my experience here. Peter is honest and forthright and I know he’s not inflating his prices even though he’s in the right neighborhood to do it. I hope I don’t have to go bikes hopping any time soon, but at least now I know where to do it!

Peter, owner of the bike shop is great. He fixed me up with a new tube and charged me $ 10 for labor and parts. I tried to give him $ 15, but he wouldn’t let me. He’s a rare, hard-​working, no bullshit, no glitz or glamour just get the job done type of guys. perfect.

I’m not sure of this shop has a name. but on Lorimer St. between Skillman and Jackson you will find the most reasonably priced used bike guy.
He sells bikes, he sells parts and he will service your bike for you while he’s at it… gruff, but its all part of the brooklyn charm.
My front wheel was stolen some time back and i was afraid i would have to fork out about 80 bucks for a new wheel. He did everything for 30.. awesome.
If you are in the market for a second hand bike. look no further… this guy is tops.