Manifesto Bicycles

Not a bad shop, but supposedly commuter friendly yet it closes before most commuters pass by. They would make a killing being open when most people actually ride on 40^th.
Not the greatest parts selection and slightly condescending staff.

I love this place. They are really helpful and don’t treat you poorly if you’re not knowledgable about bikes. Ask for Shawn. He’ll be honest about what you can expect from parts and services.

I really like coming to Manifesto Bicycles — they are very friendly and I’m in love with their $ 60 tune-​ups. I take my bike in here once a year or so for the tuneup and even though it’s 30+ years old, it always rides like a dream when they’re done with it!

I like to support local businesses. I had a great experience with the service at Manifesto. Came in with a flat and as a novice rider, omar worked with me on Bike 101including maintenance tips. Go here before you hit up the big shops.

These guys saved my day. Started out on a ride, got a flat immediately, didn’t have my repair kit with me. They fixed it right away and then lent me a makeshift repair kit for the day for free which they strapped under my saddle. They also diagnosed a gnarly bottom bracket problem I’ve been trying to figure out for months. Very friendly place. Go here!

Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
Often.
This an honest, working-man’s shop. They’ll fix your flat for $ 15, and they might even give your bike a little more TLC for free if the job isn’t too involved.
The first time I checked them out, I had brought in my burning man bike, unwashed of the corrosive dust for months until the rains came and rusted it for a few more months. The chain was about to break off, and the gears were worse off. The brakes slipped, and both tires were flat. I came in nice and early (over a month before burning man), and presented them with my once-​rideable rust bucket, expecting to hear something like, «Sorry, mate, this one’s a gonner. It’s hopeless.»
I explained that it didn’t have to look nice, I just wanted it to minimally function. The gent said they don’t have much time, but they do have a burning man bike special ($ 30!!!), and if I could come back in 5 days, it’ll be ready to go. I walked out of there having traded my bicycle for a work order, that simply said «make work», with $ 30 in the total margin.
They did it. I don’t know how (magic?). It’s not sleek, and it’s not fancy, and it’s not their fault. However, it’s reliable and 100% functional and safe.
I’ve been back for many little things since, and they’re always upfront and reasonable about pricing. Hopefully my experiences remain fantastic!

I am new to the area and live one block away. I just asked if I could use 2 tools for a quick job on my bike which involves undoing 2 nuts to remove the crank arms and knocking the cups out of the headset (2 blows with a hammer and 30 seconds with a wrench) I was quoted $ 30 for what is less than a 2 minute job.
I would highly recommend this place if you don’t care about throwing your money away. It just sucks that a local bike shop should be a hub (pun intended) in the community but these guys obviously just care about extracting dollars from single speed hipsters. Sorry for my lack of beard and tattoos.
I told the guy that I was building a bike so too bad that they will miss out on my business for pedals, bars, brakes, chain, cables, tubes and tires.

This is the place! Super friendly, family owned, helpful bike shop. I bought my first new bike here 8 months ago and it includes free tune ups!!! They are rad!!!

.. brought in old bike that was becoming garden art and then picked it up.
WOW! It works! FUCK YEA!
thank you

I popped a couple spokes on my rear wheel on Sunday morning. I had to work at noon, so wasn’t able to get into a shop. Most of the shops were closed Monday. to add insult to injury (literally, here), I had a car turn in front of me and I slammed into the rear quarter panel on my «tank/​truck» hauler bike, screwing up the front wheel on that one on my way home from work Sunday night.
My situation got worse that I had a job interview Tuesday morning and had to be back at work at 2pm on Monday. I get to Manifesto’s about 5 minutes before they open. Explain my situation and I believe Omar (can’t remember his name entirely) suggests that in my time frame, the fact it was a used bike with older wheels and just to be sure I should buy a new wheel. I see dollar signs, but need a working bike. He quotes me 100 bucks for a new wheel plus installation. I’m ok with that price and timeframe since he immediately gets to work on it. THEN, because they wanted cash for the deal price to offset credit costs, HE LENDS ME HIS PERSONAL BIKE TO HIT AN ATM!!!
To add to the awesome, the metal parody logos from Metallica and Iron Maiden, as well as the giant pride flag in the front window… I’m new to the area and needed a bike shop. Manifesto is that shop.

I went in a tour of East Bay bike shops over the last few months looking for the perfect single-​speed city bike. Manifesto hands down is my favorite of the bunch. Warm, competent service, interesting selection and great followup service. I honestly can’t recommend this place highly enough! Love my bike and love Manifesto.

One of the shop owners, Mackay, reached out to me last week and I’m glad to say everything was resolved. She was super responsive and completely fixed the situation /​elaborated on why it may have occurred in the first place. I’ll definitely be coming back for all my bike related needs.

I’ve never written a Unilocal review but I have to say the folks at Manifesto not only are incredibly helpful and clearly masters of their trade, but they are also kind, compassionate, and treat their customers with respect.
As an avid biker but a total novice at bike repair, they showed me how to change my bike tire without being condescending and actually cared (or at least pretended really well) that I understood what was going on. Their prices are reasonable and the shop is beautiful. They also put my bike back together after having it shipped across the country, and it is riding better than ever. Very grateful that they’re in my neighborhood.

I am incompetent in mechanical matters, but luckily Manifesto Bicycles is my neighborhood bike shop. They have helped me countless times with silly, easy things like fussy brakes and popped tires. They’ve also done some more significant repair work and helped me with a damage claim for a bike accident. On many occasions the bike mechanic has come out of the repair shop to fix something for me right in the store. These people are amazing. They’re also friendly. And the shop is locally owned. And they sell Linus and Breezer, and some fancier brands.
Thank you, Manifesto, for being swell.

Going to Manifesto Bicycles is such a pleasure. I’ve been shopping for bikes the last few weeks, traveling all over the Bay Area to check out different bike stores.
Oakland’s Manifesto Bicycles won we over on multiple levels.
The highlights:
+Friendly, genuine, approachable and knowledgeable staff = Great customer service
+Great selection of chic city bikes
+They stock urban bikes with appealing aesthetics
+Incredibly helpful if you want to customize/​make changes to the bike
+Reasonable prices
+There is a sense of joy to the place — like they actually really enjoy what they do!
After selecting my new bike and having it customized with some new parts, I couldn’t be more pleased with Manifesto. And the neighborhood is great. They are right between SubRosa Coffee and a great vintage shop for men: you have options after bike shopping.
Special call-​out to the following staff who all helped along the way: Betty, Jim, Sam!
Don’t know his name, but one of the mechanics with the rescue dogs was super friendly and genuine guy, as well!
In the future, I’ll gladly make the trek from SF to Oakland and Manifesto again. Such a great bike store!

Super friendly staff. Replaced my front fork in half the time, and for half of the price, that I was quoted at another shop. They magically had exactly one of the glitter handlebar covers that I stupidly chopped off (trying to remove a brake) and gave it to me for free!

service service service. Sam and MacKay took amazing care of me and all my idiosyncratic requests. End result is my favorite bike I’ve ever owned.

I came here for a bike lock to replace a rusted one. Good transaction in a rebirth neighborhood that has the smell of hipsterville.

Manifesto has tons of affordable single-​speed bikes. I found a single-​speed I really liked but knew I prefer a 3-​speed. Manifesto was able to upgrade the bike to a 3 speed in less than a day at a very affordable price. I walked out with a bike I LOVED.
Manifesto never tried to up-​sell me on other products. They also list all of the prices right on the bicycles. This made me feel like they were very honest and there to help me get a bike I liked, not to make the most money they could from me (unlike other Oakland bike shops I’d been to).
They answered all my newbie bike questions and they even offer free tune-​ups for bikes purchased from them. As a new rider, this makes my life so much easier. I just have to bring my bike back in a few months for the first tune-​up :). They also helped me load my bike into my little Honda Civic (had to take off the front wheel to make it fit).
If you’re looking for EXCELLENT customer service, affordable prices, and knowledgable staff that doesn’t pressure you to buy, then do yourself a favor and make this your first stop during your bike shopping.

I’m a total bike n00b and, frankly, terrified of hipster-​looking places, but after looking at a few bike shops on Unilocal I decided to try Manifesto, since it’s close to my house.
Manifesto is awesome. Betty, who’s been there most of the times I’ve gone, is super rad and consistently gives helpful and knowledgable customer service. I went in there with only a vague idea of what I wanted and she helped me pick out a bike that fit my needs and my budget. I love the bike, but so does my husband, so I decided to get a second bike.
This time I ordered one online (a really specific bike I couldn’t find anywhere else), and I brought it in to get the brakes put on and a new handlebar stem. I was nervous about bringing in an outsider bike, but again, Betty just raved about how cute the bike was and immediately put me at ease.
Montaño Velo is actually around the corner from me, and I use their bike pump all the time (thanks guys!), but for me it’s Manifesto all the way.