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    Archer Bicycle

    4.9 (187 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Derrion W.

    Since I've moved to California for college Archer has always gone above and beyond to take care of my bikes. I've had 7 speeds and Ev bikes that he has repaired. Very CHEAP prices and friendly service. 12/10

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    Corey Y.

    This place is small and a hole in the wall business. Greg, the business owner, was very informative and helpful with his service. Because I brought in two bikes, he told me what was wrong with the bikes and fixed them swiftly. I was also really nervous that this shop was in the heart of Downtown Oakland since there's way more restrictions nowadays. I purchased the parts for the two bikes and the costs were around $18 and $5 for the part and to install. His repairs were also very quick. Thank you Greg. Support local businesses!

    Alex B.

    Update, 9/2021 Again, Greg is incredibly helpful and just a down to earth guy. I came back because I needed a front rack installed over fenders. He took care of it with no problem at all. His prices are fair and he does great work.

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    30 days ago

    Greg was super helpful and really kind! He fixed a brake problem for my e bike super quickly. will be back!

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    9 months ago

    Great service and excellent communication. We will miss them when they close. Parking is a pain there but they're worth it.

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    1 year ago

    No appointments or waiting (unlike the bike repair shops in Alameda). First come first served. Got it done quickly and efficiently. Go here!

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    Small shop but run by a knowledgeable person who's willing to help. Prices are very fair too. Great service!

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    9 months ago

    Open the day before Thanksgiving, efficient, affordable, kind & only did the amount of repair needed for our 2 strollers' wheels. Thank you!

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    2 years ago

    Fast friendly service. Reasonable prices. Greg is a delight and will have your bike in tip top shape.

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    Loved this shop! Fast, very reasonable and cool guy who runs it. Wish I'd found it sooner

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    I came here to replace my tires to tubeless. Very knowledgeable, honest, plain good service.

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    Greg is an outstanding bike mechanic, able to do all things required to install a new battery in my recumbent trike.

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    King Kog is a great bike shop with good prices & skillful, kind mechanics. Its downtown Oakland…read morelocation is super convenient & the vibe is chill & easy going. They did a super fast & affordable tune-up on my daily commuter bike & repaired an older hard tail mt bike for my kid that now rides like new. I'll definitely go back to King Kog again. Thanks!

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    Actually I was planning on writing a negative review however , after a few events that took place…read moreafter I got frustrated,the owner and the mechanics attitude was quite impressive and eventually my point was accepted and , eventually after a bit of headache ,I feel taken care of and heard. so overall I think this is a nice place. People make mistakes but overall the repair was very well done and it feels good now

    Pains my heart to give any 1 star review for small businesses…read more But I ordered a Veloric folding bike on 3/17 so I can reduce use of my car. Especially with gas prices. I also live in Walnut Creek and decided to go with a more "local" (used to live in Alameda) shop. Originally I was going to go for an Letric bike, but got convinced to go for the Veloric. So Vivee was nice enough to let me test ride one that was in the shop for service and I decided to buy one, but they didn't have any in stock. She asked if I can use Zelle and I wanted to use card, but she said she would face a 3.5% fee. Ok sure. We also bonded over tennis as well since my brother played and her kids play it and she was a hitting partner, which we found funny. We go over the options on what the bike looks like, what options I wanted and add-ons. I got a date of mid-April, probably more on the early end for me to pick up including assembly and shipping. Veloric would take 3-10 days to ship (from their site for direct to consumer) and then it would take time to assemble. So I presumed, ok, maybe it's quick and coming early. I'll call! I text Vivee on March 20 and she said she would check Monday when she got back. I didn't see a response. So I text back on Monday to check. No response. I call the shop (no response). I text again (no response). It's now 4/7 and yes I called and left a message on the phone and text. So the lack of response + Zelle payment + reviews I didn't read up here = panic. I decided to go and call Veloric to see what's happening. Veloric told me to try to work it out and confirmed there was a fold 1 that was delivered, but they couldn't confirm this was mine. Vivee did eventually answer the phone on 4/9, but said she was waiting on the shipment and said that she ordered a pallet and blamed the tariffs for the delay. So I decide to go in 4/23 when my bike was supposed to be there, but it turns out it wasn't. She told me she was ordering a pallet and she would install my bike first. She also said it was difficult to talk to Veloric's customer service team since there were trade shows. Turns out she lied. I had been in contact with Veloric's customer service team since March because I read some of the reviews and there was a Reddit post on them buying a bike there with a few other horror stories on people getting repairs and either never getting them done and having to pay upfront. Veloric told me they had not gotten an order from Westside Joe's since March 16 and I had come in on March 17 to order my bike. I truly wanted to support a woman owned minority business in my hometown of Alameda. But unfortunately, they are unable to be transparent on ETAs to the point where the manufacturer had to check for me and now I have to dispute with my bank. I've also posted my story to Alameda Peeps, and it looks like there are more horror stories. Moral of the story: It's great to shop local, but please be careful on who you chose to do business with.

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