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    Chandra D.

    We got first bike for our older son. He is very particular about the color and looks so we did a search with bike stores in the city that can meet his choice. BFF bikes had some great suggestions over the phone so we decided to stop by here. First about the store: this store is right in our neighborhood so glad we came here. The staff is extremely friendly. They helped my kid try out few bikes. While he was so hesitant to try any color other than blue, they got his color of choice in a box quickly so my son gets the assurance that they have the bike of his color choice. The service was great. We were told that it may take a day to assemble the bike but we got a call same evening and my son was more than happy to try his new ride. I would recommend this store for your new ride or service!

    G R.

    Stopped in today to check out what they carried in bike locks, not a huge selection, however a range to to fit your needs. You can choose from a light, medium, or heavy duty lock. The question of what you need depends on how long you plan on locking it up. If you're running into a store for a few minutes, or will you be locking it up for hours while you go to work on Metra? You will also need a cable to pull through your front tire if you don't want that stolen. Lots of good advice on what you need. I didn't buy a lock today, I have a couple at home that I haven't been able to locate, have to look a little harder and should I be fortunate enough to find them, see if they're appropriate. I did make a purchase though, I needed a pouch to carry my phone and keys in. Again, an efficient selection covered all the bases. I looked at a couple and the sales associate was very helpful by putting them on a bike to demonstrate how to install it and let me see how my phone fit into it. Now that phones are larger my old one doesn't cut it anymore. Now for the overdue part of my review, I did purchase a bike here. I do have a couple of other bikes that I thought would be great rides, however I picked those out myself without any expert help. What I ended up with are a couple of bikes that I don't enjoy riding, they sure look nice though. BFF concentrates on fitting the right bike for the female rider, I now have a bike that is nice looking, but more importantly fits me well and is super comfortable to ride. Great people make this a great full service shop.

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    1 month ago

    Always helpful and friendly, always great service, always reasonably priced. So glad to have them in the neighborhood!

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    Everyone's always nice and seemingly knowledgeable. Bought some random things like a pump here.

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    6 years ago

    Helped me with an odd in-house repair on a stationary bike. Friendly, efficient, and adapted to the odd situation!

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    Very friendly! Helped me fill up my very flat tires that I thought were going to be needed to be replaced! Got me filled up for free!

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    4 years ago

    They had the exact bike I was looking for and the service was outstanding! Highly recommend!

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    Always reliable and fair pricing. Convenient location on Broadway. I mean if you get a flat on LSD…read moreit's relatively easy to walk over to Broadway since it runs parallel and throw your bike on a bus. For my single speed and racing bikes always on time with good service and fair pricing. Nice selection and if you don't see it they have no problem ordering direct. Quality small local business. Check them out, Spring is coming.

    In response to the (mostly) positive reviews to this place, I trusted them to provide quality…read moreservice. My rating is due to bike service issues, not personnel. The workers were what you'd expect as far as being nice - but the mechanics are amateur at best. After my first disappointment with their routine "maintenance service", I wanted to give them another shot with my brakes. After all, I yearn to have a good relationship with a local bike shop. And sadly, it's a bigger disappointment than my first visit. I asked for them to bleed both brakes. I received a call saying they're "fine" and suggested NOT bleeding brakes; but the pads and rotors were caked in oil and other residue (I cleaned them both 3 days ago). But I figured you gotta trust the pros, right? Wrong. I figured they'd replace the pads, clean the rotors and call it a day. After all, I hadn't sanded the pads this past time and they are getting old (10 months). Nope, just VERY poorly sanded the existing brake pads, cleaned the rotor below my normal standard and was charged nearly $50. For that. To sand 4 little brake pads and (presumably) apply some rubbing alcohol to the rotors. $50. Look at the picture of the brake pads after they serviced them. Lmao. I could have done that for $2 at home since all I need is a little more rough sand paper. Ha. And no, it didn't help my brakes at all. They produced very little friction, we're extremely loud and there was even a clicking noise from my drivetrain on my ride home I haven't even diagnosed yet. I just had to write this review. Ha. Should have just told them to screw off and bleed the damn brakes. To me, it's simple. This is a classic big city bike shop that is money hungry. $50 for that is LAUGHABLE. I could take this to my hometown bike shop and for that money they'd do a bleed, drivetrain clean, fork pressurization, frame clean, etc. And after all that, I still need my brakes bled. They didn't do it. Ha. EDIT: Attached is the video of my new wheel sound! I think it's just the dork disk, but still.

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