Suncoast Bicycles Plus

The worst ever!!! Expensive and terrible customer service. Had the asshole who worked there tell me I was too much trouble. Can’t believe he said that to a paying customer. Screw them. I have spoken to many people on the trail and they cannot understand why this place is still in business. I shoot them the bird every time I ride by. They do, however, have a nice selection of Trek bikes, but I would suggest checking out a model you like and then purchasing it online or from another bike shop. Use the Inverness Bicycle Shop up the street if you are having any mechanical difficulties with your bike. Sherri is honest and their mechanic is the best.

This is a nice bike shop not far removed from the Historic Inverness Square. They have a limited showroom, but good inventory to choose from, and apparently, they offer bike rentals too. Next time I’m in town, I’m going to check into the rental situation.
They also have a decent repair shop, and that was the purpose for this visit:
My father in law has a vintage three speed bike (Raleigh) which needed a new front tire. Without looking at the tire size, I ran down to Wally-​World (Walmart) and picked up a 26″ tire I thought would fit the rim. Of course, the tire I purchased didn’t fit — but I didn’t realize it until I got it stuck on the rim (and I mean REALLY STUCK). I couldn’t get it back off!
I drove the rim and tire down to Suncoast Bicycles. The mechanic dropped what he was doing, cut the wrong sized tire off the rim, replaced the tire with a proper size — which he happened to have in stock, and mounted it, all for little more than $ 20.
Frankly, he saved the day. My father in law wouldn’t have let me live it down if he had seen the mess I’d made of the first tire! Thanks Suncoast!