Bike Shops in Houston, TX

Love the folks at a Bike Barn and coworkers rave about Planetary Cycles. Ultimately comes down to what bike brand fits you best as they sell different ones.

I am very, very happy with Urban Bike Gallery south of i-10 in the Heights. I bought my and my girlfriend's Giants from them, and was really pleased. I haven't bought a bike from I-cycle, but they are really friendly folks who do good service. The occasion I went to Blue Line Bike lab, I caught attitude that I did not care for from their slacker staff. I don't shop there now.

West End Bikes is my personal favorite and I have been to all of them.

[Blue Line Bike Lab](http://www.bluelinebikelab.com/) has two locations, one in the Heights, one on Telephone Road E-SE of downtown. Good techs, friendly staff. [I Cycle](http://store.icyclebikeshop.com/) off T.C. Jester near Ella (inside 610, north west) has everything you could want, and the folks there also are friendly and professional. [West End](http://www.westendbikes.com/home) is also great in both service and equipment. Edit/Update: I bought my first bicycle at [Bike Barn](http://bikebarn.com/) (University) on Weslayan, and have been back there several times. Quite a collection of equipment, and plenty of employees with plenty of experience and expertise.

I've bought bikes from Boones and Bike Barn. Great experiences each time. If you ride a lot of miles, Bike Barn has a fitting service that will turn a nice ride into a great one. It's in the $300 range.

Blue line bike lab was cool. They were really helpful saying they could order anything. I still got the " i cant believe i have to fix this problem" when i took my bike in but i think that is everywhere. I didn't like their selection of bikes though but i did ride for them one year for the ms 150 and they are cool as shit. Houston Bicycle company usually helped me with any problems i had and is where i bought my fixie. These guys like to bullshit and curse about other peoples bikes they have to fix so get used to that ( i've seen some people bring in some beater bikes that should be put out of service though so i guess i can understand) I recently bought a bike from bike barn and had amazing service but i dont really get the "local" vibe but i did have top notch service when i picked up my mtb. I think this place is hit or miss and if you are a bike snob/enthusiast i could see you getting upset over some question about a screw or something no average person would know

Huge fan of Blue Line Bike Labs. Have a huge bone to pick with beloved west end bicycles. Want to check out Fletcher Bikes.

I've bought a few bikes at Bay Area cycling, great guys and awesome customer service.

The best bike shop IMO is Planetary Cycles (713) 668-2300 8715 West Loop S, Houston, TX 77096

I had a set of these on my Mountain Bike. I <3 them. https://www.serfas.com/products/view/267/referer:products%7Cindex%7Ctires%7Chybrid-comfort-tires

https://www.facebook.com/hamcycles2/ Big boy friendly. The only place I've found some tires and tubes that support my weight.

The Kenda Small Block 8 Tire has good grip and rides smooth. Description The ultimate XC racing tire is here. The Kenda Small Block 8 DCT SCT Mountain Tire is fast accelerating, extremely grippy and has amazing cornering ability. Dual Tread Compound improves wear resistance, enhances overall grip, boosts traction in the climbs and gives you faster center-line acceleration, all while shaving grams over traditional tires. It's well suited for a variety of riding conditions and compatible with fluid-based tubeless conversion systems. Designed with the expertise and experience of John Tomac, the greatest and most successful mountain biker of all time. Tomac Signature Series hardpack cross-country tire Dual Tread Compound puts Kenda's L3R PRO compound (60 shore A durometer) in the center and STICK-E compound (50 shore A durometer) on the outside knobs for greater tread life, cornering control and grip Numerous knobs provide multiple contact points with the ground and deliver the speed of a semi-slick tire SCT modifies existing Kenda tire technologies for compatibility with fluid based tubeless conversion systems Suitable for front or rear use.

I use the performance brand Tsali tires they are super inexpensive and they are great for urban riding as well as most hard pack trails around here. http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1118812_-1___

You won’t come out ahead. Bikes are much cheaper when you buy them complete than they are when you build them up from parts.

> I'm cheap, I don't like paying anyone to do something I can do myself, You will pay more if you build a bike than if you buy a complete bike. Much more. If you like tinkering and want to go through the process it is well worth it - but you'll spend more.

A lot of people here seem to be unaware of NEW OLD STOCK. You can absolutely find NOS parts and piece together a bike for a cheaper or comparable price. i just put together a colnago v1-r with record group / deda kit / lightbicycle 50 mm wheels for ~3 k. You would be HARD PRESSED to find it priced that way as an assembled bike. if you are ok with "105 mix or Ultegra mix" sure you can get cheaper shit, just might not be good shit or the shit you wanted. merlin cycles is great for new. slowtwitch classifieds and sometimes pinbike classifieds for used. dont be scared of ebay, just do your homework.

I built my bike and save half the cost by buying a used frame and like new equipment. I kitted out a 7 k bike for just over 3. It is possible and will take only slightly longer if you do good recon on ebay.

If you are sticking with name brand stuff you are going to pay the same if not more when building up a bike. If you go the gray market route (Merlin, chain reaction etc..) you might save a little bit. You could save money by going with a oem frame from a China manufacturer (dengfu / hunfu). It really depends on your comfort level.

Like some people have said, it depends on what spec you want. You can pick up decent bikes these days for prices between £300 and £500. Unless you manage to get a good frame for next to nothing. Buying second hand is always a good choice. I've seen some really good bikes on eBay etc for a third of what they cost. I know we are now in Spring but winter is always good for buying bikes I have found.

Just buy a used bike if you don’t need the absolute newest model/gear out there. Some people overvalue their bikes when selling but there are also some great deals to be had.

I actually just finished a new build where I sourced each part individually. I got the frame (Scott Foil), wheelset (Fast Forward F4R's), full Ultegra 6870 di2 groupset, Vittoria Corsa G+ tyres, and the rest, mostly second hand or like new for around £700, all from eBay. Everything is in perfect condition, you really couldn't tell it'd be used. So I say go for it.

Buy a second hand bike and upgrad/repair it over time. You can get real bargains in used bikes on gumtree.

I built my road bike from the frame up. I built it pretty cheap actually by using used parts off craigslist and Splurging on things like new rims and groupsets. Like I got the frame, headset, handlebars, pedals, and cranks used, they were mostly parts that racers had used for a season then upgraded. That being said even though I think it's super cool and rare and a blast to ride...... it's basically worthless to anyone else. No one want's a custom built bike. The process of building a bike is cool though. I learned a lot. the only thing I shopped out was pressing in the BB.

You will 100% end up paying more to build it yourself. A lot more.

Unfortunately building a bike isn't like building a PC. You'll pay more. Unless perhaps you source used parts. Making a custom bike is reasonable if you have spare parts, old bikes and/or if you have some specific idea in mind for everything so that isn't catered for by an off the shelf bike. Even then you might find a LBS willing to build it for the same money anyway. Don't let that you put you off though, once you've got a bike it'll pay to keep it running yourself, and building a bike from a bare frame upwards is a decent way of learning how to do that.

\- frame 2011 tarmac craigslist 500 \- wheels superteam 38 mm carbon ebay 370 \- groupset: ultegra r8000 ebay 455 \- tires vittorias ebay 114 \- crank ultega r8000 175 \- peddels (cant recall where) 55 \- saddle cragslist 40 \- misc (bar tape, cables etc) say 50 Total $1,759 Then add in the time to find this stuff, buy tools, build, rebuild cuz your learning etc etc. It can be a PITA but I learned a lot. ​

You won't save money *unless* you have a very specific set of requirements that you are looking for *and* you are willing to hunt for deals on used components (or have a parts bin with a bunch of stuff you need). For instance, I saved a bunch of money building up a killer gravel bike. But I already had rotors, bars, stem, seatpost, and saddle in my parts bin so I really just needed a frameset, wheels, and groupset. I spent a month or two sniping deals, and I bought some new take-off components from eBay. I ended up coming in a few hundred bucks cheaper than a pre-built bike, and with nicer wheels to boot. But that took a lot of deal hunting and if I had to buy tools and buy every component instead of just re-using some parts bin stuff, I wouldn't have come out ahead. The wheelset is kinda key - I wanted a very specific wheelset, and it made more sense to build up the frame and groupset and put on the wheels I wanted than it would to buy a pre-built bike with stock wheels and replace them. If I was just putting on a generic OEM-quality wheelset, the math wouldn't have worked out.

Building will almost always be more expensive than just buying the complete bike. The individual components consumers have access to are way more expensive than what bike makers get. You can end up paying about the same or a little less if you look for used parts and deals, but it's a real pain if you're new to wrenching on a bike (component compatability is not straight forward), and even then, you may spend more if you have to buy the tools too ( although I'll say the experience it gives you is well worth the investment in the tools themselves if you continue to work on bikes).

A lot of posters here are correctly saying that building a bike from new parts will not save you money. But, you can easily save a ton of money by taking the effort that you would have spent ordering parts and building the bike and putting it into searching the used market. If you want to save money by bike wrenching, the ideal score is a bike that is in excellent shape, except for a a small number of issues. Some sellers will be unable or unwilling to fix those issues and will instead let go of the bike for a real bargain. But that's a very specific scenario that not so easy to find. You will still save a ton of money by finding paying market price for a well-maintained bike that is a few years old.

There are a few situations where building is a good idea. A) If you think it's just fun, or something you want to do, have at it. B) You have a pile of parts already, so you just need a frame to bold them on, because you've already paid for the parts at some point in the past. C) You're extremely particular and want a specific group, specific cockpit, wheels, tires, etc. In this case it can sometimes still be better off financially to buy a complete bike, sell everything you don't want, and buy the stuff you do. You're very unlikely to actually save money with any of those though, so if that's the goal, maybe don't build a bike. If you really hunt for cheap, used stuff, and just need the cheapest bike, you can probably come out pretty well building a super cheap single speed or something. Beyond that though, complete bikes are going to save you money.

Looked into details when I some parts of my Sora broke down. Had a giant defy 3, with stock wheels and Sora groupset, and I decided to keep the frame and bought a secondhand pair of wheels and a new 105 groupset. But looking at prices I think I would've been better off selling everything for scraps and replacing the bike as a whole, than keeping the old frame + second hand wheels + new groupset. I did love building up the bike though...

Building a bike is good for when you want top of the line everything or at least are very particular about which parts you want to use. Buy a prebuilt to save money. Manufacturers get crazy discounts on components by buying en masse, that’s how they are able to build a bike for cheaper than you are able to.

I built a Chinarello. Asked the sellers over AliExpress to not put any decals or paint. Full carbon gloss. Only parts that were fake was the frame, fork and seat stem. The rest I waited for bargains on eBay or online shops, and I bought my wheels second hand. That was 6 years ago and I still catch myself looking back at the bike. It's very sleek.

The closest place you can try out multiple brands of wheels is WC Mercantile in Navasota. That's where I got mine. They do spinning classes as well and I know they carry Schacht, Ashford, Kromski, Louet and possibly Majacraft. It's a drive but there's nowhere else close that carries more than one brand of wheel.

http://fiberarts.org/directories/guilds/texas ;)

Mohair & More in New Waverly

This group has spinning classes. Scroll down past the weaving classes. http://weavehouston.org/classes/

Might want to phone ahead in case I'm wrong - 713-926-3450.

MT Filley were u look I g for Enrique Bike Shop?

If you have aftermarket supspension, I would contact these guys: Precision Concepts Racing 2 reviews · Motorcycle Repair Shop 6236 River Crest Dr # I · (951) 697-8488 Or you could give Chaparral Motorsports a call, they may be able to help: 1-800-841-2960

aw, pete.. how did you blow a fork seal? /s ;) hope you get it worked out. I know a lot of friends in that area if you need any help besides a shop.

Go to Deal Extreme and get a T6 bike light. I spent less than $40 and it's still running strong after over a year. There's also an attachment you can get that you can mount to your helmet for better visibility. I got this and the velcro mount: http://www.dx.com/p/t6-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-82510

its competition sports number is 228-456-0218. i have heard they have a very good service depot.

Joshua Wallmuth design custom cages and bumpers Alexandria

https://www.facebook.com/713315635467829 PCF for cages does great work

Jeff Stroud bulit mine he is the only one that will do custom fab work on my bike

Chris Amanda Gunalda@Mirror Image.

Joey Milam blackhawkhydrographics does hydro dipping

Joshua Wallmuth's General

Try Kenny Wayne Miller he sells em

Give me a call@Rut Kutters Motorsports in Vidalia La 318 336 5677

If they're willing to drive a little bit. Handlebar Cyclery is hands down the best. It's up off 1093. http://www.handlebarcyclery.com/phone/index.html

Sugar Cycles.

Society Cycle Works

Blue Line Bike Shop 3302 White Oak Dr Houston, TX 77007 (713) 802-1707

Blue Line Bike Lab on White Oak for the tire, can't help with the haircut.:) welcome to the neighborhood!

Come see me at Bike Barn Bayou Rentals. We have hybrids and cruisers. 105 Sabine street 77007

Bike Barn at Buffalo Bayou Park

Call Justin Zaiser with Bikeminded guru. He will come to you.

Hi Antonio, the second weekend (so next weekend) we do tune-ups at Pundt Park. They are comprehensive and include cleaning/wax of bicycle and we do them while you wait, so you don't have to drop off your bike and come back on another day. $25 and $10 of it goes to Autism Speaks. Thanks for the consideration. (32 years of experience... www.slowtwitchniche.com ).