Redstone Cyclery

I ride! I have a decent bike around 6k and was visiting Colorado from Santa cruz ca.
I went to via cycle in Estes park to ask about riding and renting in the area and owner named stefano was really nice but said he was still setting up his shop. Too late in the season to buy a fleet. Shop Looked really nice, coffee bar, etc. he was super cool and told me my riding type (6−8″ travel bike) would be best to go Lyons and he thought they rent bikes there and that the shop should know the trails.
In I walk to redstone. I have ridden in whistler Canada, Squamish, black rock Oregon, downyville ca, Ashland Oregon, Chico, Tahoe, big bear, and visited many a shop in each place. Never have I found such a rude owner!!! Most riders and owners in our sport are Mello and awesome. Not so here…
With in 3 minutes we walked out: we were told no rentals, no trails, and to go back to Estes to ride around a lake? We were basically looked at and spoke too like we were his misbehaving children?
Unless your a local pal of Dave I would stay as far away from this shop as I could. In fact I’d recommend to go to via cycle in Estes!

Bad attitude here! And overpriced! The arrogant guy says all the right stuff to drive away customers. Should never have given him my money… And won’t in the future. Get your cycling stuff/​repairs in Boulder where shops are way friendlier!

Nice shop with a few shirts. Staff super friendly and local. Lots of parking out front.

Small town shop with high end selection and service. Matched Internet pricing on a frame-​set, even found a custom color that wasn’t on sale on the Web for me, no up charge. Helped me with a Frankenstein build using old parts I had to get me up and rolling quickly. Highly recommended if you want highly knowledgeable service, selection, and if they don’t have it they can get it for you pretty fast.
Dave builds bombproof wheels that seem to never need truing too. I have two sets that just keep on rolling and I am no lightweight.

I was warned that Dave had an attitude by friends (and serious riders) who had already sworn this place off. Figured I’d take a chance on Redstone, but it didnt work out. Had a tuneup and little work done on my rear brake. Very soon after, that rear brake went out on me completely, which is quite a story in itself. Brought it by for Dave to look at, and he denied any responsibility, claimed there was no connection, and wanted to charge me $ 45 to bleed my brakes. I asked him why he didn’t bleed them the first time, he claimed that he only bleeds brakes when they need it. This is in the same conversation that he’s telling me I need it. Make sense to you? Me neither.
When I question the situation, this guy gets all excitable and starts kind of puffing up his chest. Over a brake bleed. Seriously dude, you need to relax.
I can accept ignorance, forgive shoddy workmanship, and understand that no one is perfect. But when you have a really bad attitude combined with absolute zero willingness to take responsibility for your mistakes AND you charge twice as much as your superior competition, that’s a problem.
Go here if you want to be way overcharged, wait a week for a simple repair and get treated like an idiot. Looking for a fair price on quality, fast service with a smile? There are about 5 places in Boulder that do that well.

Its a solid MTB shop, the dude is a competent wheelwright but his attitude is a little to much. There are simply to many other shops with friendly service to waste time and money here.

I’ve been to a fair share of bike shops over the years and have had the best service at Redstone. Dave is the shop owner, lead mechanic, and a previous racer — needless to say, highly knowledgeable in bikes, parts, and bike history. I highly recommend the shop.

I took my bike to Dave at Redstone Cyclery this Spring for a tune up. Not only did he do a great job, but he was really nice and had my bike ready for me the same day. My bike now rides smoother than ever before and I have a bike place in town where I know I’ll be treated well every time. Thanks Dave!

Mountain biking. For me, this lost love that I haven’t had much time to explore lately. I sorely miss it. Work, house, blah blah blah… these things are important, but, they somehow have the ability to strip you of the fun things that make you lose skin, howl at the moon, or the mindset that makes it okay to take elicit substances.
Now, the Redstone Cyclery could have many names, but, the closest names that fit might be «Dave’s Mountain Biking Palace». Or «Dave’s Bike Emporium», or «Dave’s Super Duper Anything To Do With Mountain Biking Shop and Oh, by the way, do you know any good trails?» I’m joking, but, Dave’s personality, his winning newsletters, his ability to deliver whatever mtn bike you crave has to be elicited here on Unilocal.
I wanted to buy/​purchase a new mountain bike recently, but, the plans were quashed, still in their infancy by a wife who had foresight into monetary checkbook balances that I was probably ignoring out of a form of self delusion that comes with a serious case of the «I Wants». That case of «I Wants» is over, but, I’m not going to give up being a dreamer. I’ll probably be taking my old Klein hardtail over there for a tune up. I really like it when my brakes work like, you know, perfect, and as my wife says, «If you want a brand new spanking mtn bike, perhaps you should dust off your old one first and get it out of the garage.» (damn rationality).
I first went to Redstone Cyclery a few years back, chatted with Dave a bit and showed up a week later with that same, old, Klein Hardtail. That blue aluminum baby of mine is probably close to 10 or 11 years old now. Everything but the headset and frame have been replaced over the years — which is okay, since, I like to practice the 3 R’s (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce). Dave tuned it up for me and I went riding. While this tune up was going on I remember thinking to myself, «This guy is great and he’s doing this all on his own in this tiny little postage stamp shop in downtown Lyons. How cool is that?» It was his attitude, his love of mountain biking and the fact that he had these really cool maps that didn’t rip or tear for sale in his shop for $ 12.
So, if you are looking for a good to great mountain bike or you want one custom built, go talk to him or visit his website. Not only does he have access to really cool gear and all, but, he has a history of leading what I hear are really cool nighttime mountain bike rides.