Brady B.
Yelp
I want to call out this bike shop for good service. I was out in the East Village, riding my bicycle around on a busy Saturday, and found a couple of bolts loose on my cranks.
So I found the nearest bike shop (during a pandemic, just as a side-note) and I came to them with one of those problems that makes no money for a bike shop but tests whether they're good at customer service, on a busy day when they have a lot going on.
I knew what parts I needed and had the tool to fix the problem, I just needed the parts. Bike shops hate this. They make no money, and customers sometimes think they're entitled to borrow tools to do the work in front of the shop if they're buying some basic part for a couple bucks. But a shop wants to do good work and be well-compensated for that, and this situation runs counter to that.
Nevertheless, they were cool about it. Thy had the parts in stock, offered to do the work for me but I couldn't wait, then just handed me the parts, let me do the work on my own, offered to lend me the tool, and then charged me a couple bucks. This EXACTLY what makes a bike shop an essential service. PLEASE give these guys your business if you need something bike-related, and don't do what I did: don't expect that someone who is skilled at what they do will just give their services away for a couple bucks. SUPPORT THESE FOLKS!!!