Revisting the Velo City Bike Shop always brings back a lot of memories. It was here where I bought my first branded frame in 1998 - a 16-inch mango-yellow Cannondale CAAD3 frame. A year after, I upgraded my fork from a RockShox Mag21 to a blue Marzocchi Z.2 BAM, which I got from here. Even my classic Onza titanium L-bend bar-ends was from this store.
Back then, when other bike shops were a dirty and dark hole-in-the-wall operation, Velo City stood out and offered something different - parts were high-end and the place was clean.
I went back to Velo City last Saturday after years of not visiting the area. I went there because of two things - to get myself a new pair of Giro shoes (the Terraduros, preferably), and have my Intense's seat tube fixed after the mecahnic at Extreme Bike Shop tried to use a 30.9 seatpost when it's supposed to be 31.6.
Some of the old stuff were there (the old helmets were displayed in a glass case in front of the store, exposed to the sun), but there were a lot of new ones. I saw the latest Giro and Bell all-mountain helmets, lots of Chris King goodies, weird-looking saddles, and the latest components from Crankbrothers.
The Giro Terraduros weren't available yet, so I got myself the Privateers while I wait. Check it out:
Aside from all the eye-candy, their wrench is, in my opinion, one of the best in the business. Hermie Nocum has been fixing my bike from way back, and he hasn't disappointed me yet. He was able to correct the seattube mistake and I was able to install the correct seatpost size.
If you're interested in going here, they're along Leveriza Street, Cartimar Shopping Center, in Pasay City. Here's the map:
Back then, when other bike shops were a dirty and dark hole-in-the-wall operation, Velo City stood out and offered something different - parts were high-end and the place was clean.
I went back to Velo City last Saturday after years of not visiting the area. I went there because of two things - to get myself a new pair of Giro shoes (the Terraduros, preferably), and have my Intense's seat tube fixed after the mecahnic at Extreme Bike Shop tried to use a 30.9 seatpost when it's supposed to be 31.6.
Some of the old stuff were there (the old helmets were displayed in a glass case in front of the store, exposed to the sun), but there were a lot of new ones. I saw the latest Giro and Bell all-mountain helmets, lots of Chris King goodies, weird-looking saddles, and the latest components from Crankbrothers.
The Giro Terraduros weren't available yet, so I got myself the Privateers while I wait. Check it out:
Aside from all the eye-candy, their wrench is, in my opinion, one of the best in the business. Hermie Nocum has been fixing my bike from way back, and he hasn't disappointed me yet. He was able to correct the seattube mistake and I was able to install the correct seatpost size.
If you're interested in going here, they're along Leveriza Street, Cartimar Shopping Center, in Pasay City. Here's the map:
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