Even though this is a tiny place, with mainly some unisex bicycles, I very highly recommend it…read more After having gone to different popular bicycles stores and getting nothing but BS and wasting my time, I was in and out of the Gallery shop right away, having found exactly what I wanted at an excellent price.
I bought a very good used Mongoose unisex bicycle. The seat was way too narrow for my butt, so the man quickly picked out and installed a different seat for me. This other seat was wide, thick, padded, and very, very comfortable. HUGE difference from the original seat.
The bike was very old for a Mongoose, and was kind of dusty, and had some scratches, but felt comfortable, and the tires are solid, and the gears and everything were in great working order. (Prior to writing this review, I've been riding the bike all over the place, up and down hills, over curbs, etc., and it rides very well. I'm extremely satisfied.)
In other stores, I asked simple questions about bicycles and the staff either didn't understand English or didn't answer my questions right, or they tried to sell me other stuff for the bicycle, or there were so many choices that it was just too confusing.
This guy (at Gallery) quickly explained all about the bike, and about bikes in general, and he quickly adjusted the seat, the pole, the bars, and the gears, in order to fit my height and size. He also explained about the different speed levels, and the various parts of the bike, and their functions and everything, in a way that was simple and easy for me to understand.
This guy also does repairs on bicycles you already own, and as I said, he's very knowledgeable about bicycles in general.
He doesn't have many bikes sitting out there...maybe a dozen or so. But he's very honest, answers all questions thoroughly, and is a highly approachable person. He doesn't say stuff like, "Well, are you buying this, or what?" He doesn't try to push you or rush you. He lets you ask all kinds of questions. His prices are fair enough that you don't really have to haggle over them.
The only thing is that he's very hard of hearing, so you have to talk loud and slowly, but otherwise, he's very nice and it's comfortable to talk to him. He doesn't make you feel stupid for asking questions. He's not rude, intimidating, or manipulative.
But the place is SMALLLLL!!! On the road, you have to keep your eyes open for his shop, or you'll quickly miss it. It's a small beige building, sort of like a house, with a bunch of bikes outside, and he has his little bike shop in the house, with bikes in various stages of being repaired or adjusted. The inside of the shop smells good, like an auto service shop !! It smells like rubber and mechanical parts, which is a smell l really like a lot !!
If you pass Town & Country Inn on your right, then slow down to 40 mph or so (ignore the cars tailgating behind you) and start looking very carefully to your right. The bike shop is about maybe a mile past the Inn, and you can EASILY miss it in the blink of an eye if you're not very careful and focused. It's like a very short dirt driveway, really close to the road. I had to make two U-turns before I found it.
I wish I had gone here first, instead of wasting my time going to other places.
