Golden Bike Shop

I have been to a lot of shops, and worked in the bike industry for a lot of years, and I have to say that Golden Bike shop is amazing. They have a ton of really great bikes in-​stock, (especially given the relatively small shop space) and they have selected an impressive bunch of brands including Yeti, Santa Cruz, Pivot, and Salsa. Personally, as a mountain biker, gravel rider and fat-​bike enthusiast, I find this place to be like a dream come true. It’s nice to see a shop without any triathlon or road bikes in it!
I highly recommend the Friday Night Fatty ride at 5pm every Friday. You can demo a fat bike from the shop, and keep it the whole weekend for only $ 50. It’s a great group of people, and a seriously good time.
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Moved to Colorado last year and began searching for a local bike shop. When purchasing a new bike the relationship you build with your shop is critical. Golden Bike Shop (GBS) has a superb demo program with a variety of middle to high end bikes. Their sales staff was knowledgable/​helpful and were able to put me in the right bike (See Steve or Jordan).
I’ve had the bike now for about 6 months and whenever I have maintenance, warranty, or general questions their maintenance team is generally on point. Although the techs can get super busy they alway seem time to provide sound advice (Thanks Bo!).
The shop can get busy so I suggest trying to get there in the middle of the day for the best one on one customer service… or have patients when they get busy.

I’m an avid rider and have been sponsored by numerous shops. Although I ride road I’m fairly new to mountain biking and a buddy recommended this shop for some work I needed done on my wife and i’s used bikes. I took our bikes to the mechanic there and, yes I know the bikes aren’t the latest 29er Carbon bikes, but both are higher end 26er bikes from ’04 and ’09 respectively. I felt insulted leaving there.
They treated me like a second class citizen due to the age of my bikes and told me not to drop a penny on upgrades but to buy a new $ 3500 bike because my wheel size was old and the bikes were not what they would ride. They wanted to just charge me $ 130 for a all new brake set rather than trying a brake bleed on my older brakes. I wound up leaving and going to vista bikes down the street where the treated me like an actual human being and did the brake bleed for $ 30 no worries. I guess if you have a $ 3-​$ 7k mountain bike, Golden Bike shop may talk to you like an actual person, for the rest of us, getting into the sport, or with outdated 26er stuff, I’d for sure take your business elsewhere.

Great shop, with some very helpful and knowledgeable techs. Always set expectations accordingly and won’t look to nickel and dime you for repairs you might not even need.

Was shopping around for a bike shop to service my higher end mountain bike… paid for the top $ service and also had my fork and shock rebuilt… the bike came back shifting crisp, it was clean, but it was pretty clear that they washed my bike and left the chain untouched as it was pretty darn rusty… I paid north of $ 400 for a service and receive a rusty chain? Very strange… also, the service guys seemed to have a chip on their shoulder and weren’t the most pleasant people to deal with… not sure what the deal is with this place… still looking for a good shop…

This place is my favorite. Knowledgeable, kind, unpretentious – just what a bike shop should be.

GBS was recommended to me for their bike saddle demo program. I’m a road biker but they were still willing to work with me. They let me try several demo saddles for as long as I wanted with no $$ down, and when the demo saddles weren’t working, they let me try new saddles as well — again, no $$ down. I finally found one that worked and walked away happy. Their customer service is exceptional — it’s what being a LBS is all about.

I’m new to mountain biking and wanted to try out several bikes before making a decision. I was really impressed with GBS’s selection of 29er’s and that they offered an affordable demo program; $ 150 for four demos and they put the demo amount towards your bike purchase. I also liked that I was able to pick up the bike on Friday evening and ride until 11am on Sunday.
When it came time to buy my bike, Boe at GBS walked me through my options specific to my riding style/​terrain, price points, potential upgrades, etc. He was incredibly professional, knew his stuff and didn’t try to upsell me. I walked away with a bike built for me under my budget.
See you guys out there.

Absolutely the best shop and employees in town. Went above and beyond helping us and giving great advice on what to ride and which direction. They do a great job getting you setup correctly with great bikes. Well worth the money to rent from these guys. Everyone of them were incredibly nice and go out of there way to be helpful. I will be back to visit the area and ppl of GBS.

This shop is awesome! Great prices, they do good work and do it quickly, have a friendly staff, and a central location — It’s the place to go for all serious riders and geezers like me. They make anyone feel welcome!

First off, I haven’t been there in a couple years for reasons below so this may have changed but I’m still so upset about my experience there that I need to share it.
I purchased my highish end carbon bike from them which was a smooth and pleasant transaction. I told them that I had to travel with the bike in the near future for a race and they told me they would pack it up for free to help me out. Due to poor communication from GBS, it was a rush to get it in the queue for shipping and I ended up paying for the packing anyway. When my bike arrived in San Diego, the front brake was mangled as if it had been hit with a sledge hammer and the fork was chipped from where it stopped the brake from breaking off. The box was in perfect condition and the shop I had it shipped to was my shop for years when I lived in San Diego. They called immediately to see what happened and what to do. After multiple calls to Golden Bike Shop, they did absolutely nothing. They would not take responsibility for the damage they did and left me with a broken and damaged bike.
From my experience and other reviews, they are potentially a horrible shop and not worth the risk.

I have yet to buy a bicycle here but my next one will be coming from them. I have however purchased a custom wheel set built by their wheel smith Alex who is also one of their exceptional and encyclopedic mechanics. In fact every upgrade I’ve made to my bike has come from and been installed by them, they’re a great and very knowledgeable group of guys.

I just learned about GBS today while I was visiting family and looking to get a ride in.
They were able to set me up quickly with a nice carbon bike and all the staff are super friendly!
The rental process was really easy and the price (considering the quality of the bike) was totally fair! I will rent from them again for sure the next time I’m in town!
Thanks guys!

They’ve got the goods. How they cram all that stuff in this tiny shop is pretty amazing. Geared more towards the fat tire crowd for sure.

This place has more bells and whistles than, well hell I don’t really know anyone who sells bells and whistles…
Take 2: This place has everything you need as a beginner or serious epic mountain bike rider. (They also cater to Cyclo-​Cross and road bikes– but me and spandex have a love hate relationship).
Their beefy selection of top of the line mountain bikes makes me want to do a Tim Allen impression. whoa ho whoa…
You walk in and the place just oozes precision, technical ability, form meeting function. They have a great demo program and great sales on demo bikes.
I also love the fact they are closed on Saturday’s, which translates to the staff being able to get out and ride, which makes them even happier when they are open on Sunday… when the other bike shop in Golden is closed.

as the stars say, Meh, I’ve experienced better. Twice I’ve had my bike serviced here, and twice I’ve felt like it was $ 100 wasted. I think they are probably really great for sales? but for service, I’ve not been impressed.
As an aside, I also struggle with their hours… closed on Saturday??? Isn’t that the biggest day for bikes?

Best bike shop in the Denver area.

Awesome shop. Great staff, great bikes, great location.
BUT, it’s baffling that they are closed on Saturday, the biggest riding day of the week!
Whyyyyyyyy!!!

I have been coming here since this shop was located in a tiny little area on the other side of Golden’s downtown. The staff has always been super friendly and while the bike shops in Golden are more expensive than those here in Denver, this place has saved my butt on several different occasions when I’ve blown out a tube while on Lookout. They have always never tried to screw men on any service.
If you are visiting Golden and you need a sure fire bike shop to stop at this place is reliable and they are not sneaky or crappy.

I rented a pivot Mach 429 from Golden Bike Shop in Mid Aug. I am an avid mountain biker and used the bike for a 5 day trip in Crested Butte and a few days on the front range.
The rental had racing tires on it, which are questionably appropriate for the local terrain/​a rental bike, but what was really bad was the wildly out of true rear wheel and the totally BALD racing tire.
A friend picked the bike up for me as I got in later in the evening so part of the blame lies on my side as she could have noticed the flaws, but it was late.
I brought it to the attention of the gentleman who checked the bike over when I dropped it off and he said «yeah, thats pretty bad, I wouldn’t want to ride that tire either, we usually do a better job» Thanks for the confirmation man.
I’ll rent elsewhere next time.