Anonymous wrote:A hike for you, but Bike Lane in Reston.

On the trail, and you can get a beer while you're there!

They make a great IPA.

Green Lizard in Herndon.

Just buy used there are tons of rich people dumping very nice, lightly used bikes for cheap all the time.

Anonymous wrote:I like Proteus in College Park

I second this!! Local store (college park) with great support and patience to find appropriate bike, fit, and service for the first X miles or six months or something. Also, my tall long legged child got a bike.

I like Proteus in College Park

Anonymous wrote:Takoma Bicycle is old school and helpful

Until you've bought the bike and then you'll only get marketing emails.

Arrow Bicycle

I read this too fast and thought it said "best place to buy blokes."

A hike for you, but Bike Lane in Reston.

On the trail, and you can get a beer while you're there!

Anonymous wrote:Contes.

not unless you really like overpaying. Canyon bikes if you are ok doing some minimal setup yourself

Takoma Bicycle is old school and helpful

Contes.

The bike industry is on tough times due to oversupply coming out of covid. I probably will never buy a new bike again. Used bikes are a great value if you know what to look for. Otherwise, trek has basically bought up most of the local bike shops.

All bikes are effectively the same within a model type, more or less. Especially the more relaxed non racing frames. Most of the carbon frames are laid up next to one another in Taiwan, even if a different brand. There are only two main group set manufacturers sold in the US anyways.

Anyhow, shop around a little. You’ll find good deals even now as the oversupply persists.

REI is good even though not a LBS.

Used to shopping at getting service at City Bikes in Adams Morgan, but now not sure where to go... Need to buy 3 adult-size bikes. Probably 2 hybrid and one 1 road.

Any recommendations? Any upcoming sales to know about?