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    4.8 (114 reviews)

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    Bike repair and maintenance

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    Maintenance shop around the corner
    Allen T.

    Great friendly and efficient service on this day in May! Alex was providing service for my bike and keen to the details. I brought my bike in because the front tire was flat. He showed me the thorn that popped the tire. Got questions about bikes feel free to ask these guys they're great! I also asked how much was a valve cap, and they threw it in for free, amazing service I would recommend (Edit) Forgot to mention, I went to wheels and sprocket first and they had a three day wait, and this was my other choice, took the chance and under 30 minutes my bike was ready to roll

    Did not fix my daughter's bike correctly.
    Christina K.

    Bike broke down... same issue I brought it in for; they didn't fix it great and charged me a hefty price. Daughter was devastated. I'll just buy a whole new one rather than bringing it back.

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    Warm, kind and knowledgeable owners of this bike shop. I can't emphasize this enough. This is the experience you hope to get at a bike shop.

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    Family service feels like family, it's not cheap but you know you're getting the best, fix it and forget it.

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    Hype is real. Great shop that doesn't rip you off or tell you to do stuff you don't need.

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    I will simply never be back here. I went here once and had a terrible experience and can not in…read moregood conscience recommend them to anyone. Others may have had better service, but believe the negative reviews they have received because they are true as well. I went here only out of convenience because I work nearby and the previous shop I went to was in Humboldt park. Rather than going far out of my way, I thought I'd give this place a try out of convenience. But suffice it to say the pretentious roadie vibes are very real here and I should've stuck with my old shop. I went in to get my tubeless tires changed. That was it. It turned into sooo much more. When I first went in, I had already previously purchased tires in the fall and didn't bother getting the service done until spring. The tech laughed at me for not bringing in the correct tires for the bike.... I explained, no they are correct, I am not stupid. He then laughed it off... oh you're right, they are just so freaking dusty I couldn't tell(they had been in my basement since winter) This then turned into inspecting my bike and telling me I was going to need new handle bars all of a sudden? A full inspection because "things weren't working", and then the ancillary fees associated" new bar tape, labor, etc.) I reluctantly agreed, which turned into a 2 month process with my bike. They called me saying I needed new forks but could only get the ones they had picked, they couldn't return it to me without doing that work. The back and forth went on for so long I eventually said let me pay you for the work you have done and give me my bike back. It turns out the only work they had done was disassembling my bike. Take the bearings out of the forks, taking the bar tape off. And giving it back in that condition without the tires being done when that was all I wanted in the first place. Then they charged me 40 bucks for their "work". Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. After asking around, there are better shops in Evanston. Save yourself the trouble you might encounter from these guys. Thanks but no thanks Pony.

    This is a great bike shop. The folks are super helpful an d friendly. Nice selection of…read moreCannondale and other bikes. They tuned up my wife's e-trike that needed some tweaking. I just bought a Quick 3 mens bike. They have an air hose to fill your tires.

    Everyday Cycles & Motion - Opus Belladonna

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    Amazing shop and the owner Elizabeth is super knowledgeable, super helpful, super supportive, and a…read moresupercalifragilistic human being!!!! And the best part is it is right in my hometown of Evanston!!! My birthday yesterday was topped off with a brand new Opus Belladonna with a big yellow bow on it that my husband and she cooked up for me!!! And she will help me turn my on-it's-last-legs 1994 Mongoose over to The Recyclery on Broadway for the kids to work on and donate!! The Goose will have life after trade in!!!! Check this shop out and I guarantee you will not be disappointed!! Lynne Creighton‼

    Wow, this bike shop is great! I recently bought a bike there and they have such great service and…read morea great customer experience. I'm a bit of a picky shopper, and I compared to other bike shops in Evanston, and Everyday Cycles has completely won me over. Some of the great things: * Knowledgeable staff helps you choose the right things for your needs, whether fitting you to a bike or looking for an accessory. * Not pushy or overly sales-y. * The shop is small, so there is not a lot of product on hand, but you can tell that the products they carry have been vetted... It seems like someone working there has done research on the products and hand-picked the best products out there, so there may be only a few items to choose from, but they are the ones you would want anyway. They can also order items, of course. * Customer service went above and beyond expectations to address a minor manufacturer issue. * Convenient location Story time: The bicycle I chose to purchase (after a great experience trying out different bikes with different frame sizes) had a manufacturing defect on the rim. They swapped the rim with the same kind from another bike, which to me would have resolved the issue, because this other rim was satisfactory and would have completely evened out after breaking it in. (The original, defective rim was sent back to the manufacturer.) However, they went above and beyond and decided that they wanted to put a different, better model of rims on this type of bike, so they essentially upgraded my rims, which exceeded my expectations! I love the bike, love the shopping experience, advice, and expertise. I look forward to giving them more of my business.

    Play It Again Sports Evanston - The Power Tower I bought in my living room which is slowly morphing into a workout space.

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    The owner, Mike, is really outgoing and super helpful, and I don't feel any buying pressure when…read moreI'm in the store. It's like a used bookstore of sporting equipment, which feels very comfortable. Yesterday I stopped in looking for a free-standing pull-up bar, on a whim that they might have it, and lo and behold they had a Power Tower that was exactly what I needed. Mike was very can-do and cleared out a space for me to try it out, adjusting the height so it would work for me (I'm 6'7", hence the need for a pull-up higher than a door frame bar), and gave me plenty of space and no pressure to try it out. I bought it on the spot. I knew it probably wouldn't fit in my car and was only there for groceries at the Valli's supermarket in the same shopping center, and asked if I could could pick it up tomorrow (today) and Mike worked out when he'd have it disassembled by in time for me, and then offered to drop it off at my place at the end of the day for free (given I live relatively close in South Evanston), which was amazing and I took him up on it. This morning I woke up and couldn't get the idea of doing pull-ups at home out of my head, and stopped by at 10:30 am just after they opened, and Mike was not at all surprised to see me, was very ready to disassemble the item and try to load it into my car, and sure enough my car was too small. He then, unbelievably, offered to drive it over to my place on the spot. I was incredulous that he'd give me that kind of time during the business day. Besides this exceptional customer service experience (I hope I don't get Mike in trouble with customers asking for home delivery! ), they also have great selection and I've gotten a used skateboard there for my daughter and water bottles. When my daughter gets old enough to play sports, I'm sure I'll be back. And as I'm kitting out my home gym setup, this will be my first stop.

    Because Evanston Youth Hockey has a relationship with PIAS-Evanston I had to go there to buy a…read morepiece of hockey gear that could not be purchased Anywhere Else. NOTE: I decided some time ago that Anywhere Else are my first, second, third... choices because the owner here at PAIS has *YELLED* at me three times for not pickup up an order that was not really a special order. He's absolutely crazy! He also *YELLED OBSCENITIES" at me for mentioning (as gently as I could) that he didn't cut my son's skates on-center, and "Could we find a way to guarantee a better cut?" But I digress... So I had to buy a piece of branded Evanston hockey gear, and only PIAS-Evanston carried it. All options of buying elsewhere were off the table. So I had no choice but to go into this establishment. I brought my son--thinking surely the owner would not yell at me in front of my son. Luckily the owner wasn't there. So I just introduced my son to the staff--who were tossing around a football (important job, I guess?). Staff Guy #1 said hi and turned to Staff Guy #2 and said "You help him." and then returned to doing nothing. Staff Guy #2 said to my son "There's a pile of those there; help yourself." After about 2-3 minutes of digging through a junky pile my son could not find the item in the size he was looking for, so I asked Guy #2 "Could you please help him?" Guy #2 said: "He should be perfectly capable." and returned to throwing a football to Guy #3. Long story. No help. My son dug and dug and dug amidst the junk and finally found one piece in the right size... no thanks to The PIAS-Evanston Team! So if you are expecting Customer Service here, you will be disappointed. Their excuse: "We're just in high school."

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