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At one point, I thought it would be great to have a shop selling city bikes that people would really love, ones that were sensible in spirit, but with enough eccentricity to keep things interesting. Then I discovered momovelo's line of customized rides, and I realized that there was already someone doing this, and better than I could imagine doing it myself. So what if he's in Berkeley. My bicycle tendencies are a bit more Bay Area than Bay Ridge... Anyhow, the momovelo bikes are almost universally excellent. The Cheeseboard is probably my favorite, along with the Gilman...
...and the Mini Royal:
So the first two are (I assume) just Surly framesets (a 1x1 and a Steamroller?) with custom powder coats and well-selected componentry--but it's done so well. Visit the site, and look around: momovelo.com |
A.N.T. bikes are all pretty damn nice in that good city bike kind of way, but this old-style ride stands out. I'm not really into coaster brakes, but otherwise, this thing looks like a lot of fun. Take a look at the site... the Light Roadster is also a favorite. Jitensha Ebisu:
Ah... walking into the Jitensha studio/shop in Berkeley is refreshing... everything just feels kind of right. Very clean, very real bikes. Jitensha.com Biomega Copenhagen:
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