<p>I plan to purchase a bike once i get to UCSD. I was just wondering which bike shop would have the best prices. I plan on getting a used hybrid. But am having trouble deciding where to go to buy it.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>i would honestly go with craigslist/ebay … not to put down any of the existing bike shops, but there are much better deals to be found when you go to the buyer yourself.</p>
<p>I’m wondering bout the same thing.</p>
<p>UCSD bike shop sucks. UC Cyclery sucks. Mybikecommute.net is my favorite, but not especially great (particularly if you’re buying a bike). I’d look on craigslist.</p>
<p>Some of the guys on the cycling/tri team work at the UCSD Bike Shop but they usually have quite a long wait list in terms of service. Only reason I get stuff there is because I get a 30% discount for being on the team. That being said, they have decent bikes for decent prices even if you don’t get a discount.</p>
<p>Best shop in the area imo is B&L Bike and Sports in Solana Beach. UC Cyclery isn’t the best but the wrenches there are good people who know their stuff. I think they carry Specialized stuff and they make a pretty good hybrid (Sirius, I think).</p>
<p>Finding a decent bike on Craigslist takes a lot of patience and is kinda shady sometimes, so make sure you bring a friend a long when you buy. Especially true if the price is decently high.</p>
<p>^ if you see bal around, give him a thanks from me for shipping a cycling kit all the way out to NYC. i’m considering joining the team here, but in the meantime i’d rather sport the logo of my alma mater :)</p>
<p>bicycle warehouse in PB</p>
<p>For your sake, I hope you got the jersey/bibs from the year before last. The new white/light blue ones aren’t bad, but the grey/blue ones 2007-2008 were way better. </p>
<p>Ruined my nice kit in a road race crash. And I was trying to protect them by not wearing them in crits too. :(</p>
<p>do we have to wear helmets?</p>
<p>Not if you’re riding around campus but if you’re going to venture off-campus, I would wear one because the speed limits around the school are pretty high. Better safe than sorry.</p>
<p>Helmets save lives, people.</p>
<p>yeah but my mom tells me i have a hard head so i dont need one</p>
<p>^^^lmao rofl lol!</p>
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<p>That’s where I found my bike.</p>
<p>I’m not a huge fan of the blue/white kit since, uh, white doesn’t exactly hide much and rain-soaked white hides even less. Oh well.</p>
<p>Tomorrow’s the NYC century – lengths of 15 to 100 miles through New York City. I’m doing 75 and stoked, the weather’s going to be perfect! For being such an urban city, NYC actually has a wealth of cycling opportunities. And I’ve heard the ECCC is pretty vicious compared to the other groups. Silly East Coasters.</p>
<p>Pacific Beach has someee nice shops ;]</p>
<p>how about Walmart?</p>
<p>Forget Walmart. Target actually has much better value if you’re looking for a hardtail or full suspension bike. I think the brand they have there is Iron something.</p>
<p>"Helmets save lives, people. "</p>
<p>+1
Everyone that has ridden awhile has either personally been saved by a helmet (me), or knows someone saved. There are also tragic no-helmet stories too.</p>
<p>These are not high speed accidents either. The ones I know about are low speed, routine riding mostly having to do with poles and trees.</p>
<p>I always get my bikes at Target. :D</p>