My personal LBS is Mill Valley Cycleworks. They have GREAT mechanics, who are willing to let you borrow their tools, or perform quick on-the-spot maintenance, if you're a regular. Their staff is knowledgable also, even though they've been opposed to 29ers and are only now just coming around (they finally got a GF Paragon on the floor). One thing I appreciate about their staff is that there is NO turnover. It's a bunch of 30-50 something total bike geeks who've all been there as long as I can remember, rather than a bunch of young guys bouncing from one job to the next every 6 months. It's the same guys every time I walk in. I know them, and they know me. Ed the owner is one of the nicest guys around. I support them whenever I can, although I do more and more of my own maintenance, and have not bought a new bike off the floor since my GT Tequesta in 1992.SF Jakey said:
Their inventory is huge, but it's a bunch of mainstream FS bikes by brands that I couldn't care less about (Specialized, Trek, Giant, etc) but admitedly I'm on the fringe, prefering singlespeeds, 29ers, rigid forks, fixed gear, and other weird stuff. They do a lot of road bike stuff too, high-end stuff like Colnago and Serotta.
