Different Spokes

Reliable bike shop with great prices and a knowledgeable owner. The space inside is quite small but they have a range of bikes available if your shopping for a new ride, MTB, road bikes, kids bikes... The turn around time for the work on my bike was fast and everything works perfect. I plan to use them again in the future for all my maintenance and repairs needs. Support your LBS, ride on!

This bike shop was a lifesaver! I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and then stupidly continued to cycle so the tube then ripped or whatever tubes do and I couldn't even wheel the bike. Anyway I arrived at the shop completely covered in black with said tube in my hands. They were going to fix it then and there but I said I'd come back. They gave me wipes to clean myself up and then it was ready 2 hours late for just $20!! Highly recommend!!

Could not recommend this place more highly! Came in for a tune up with a dirty high end road bike after a season of winter riding, and they charged a very reasonable $95 (especially in NY including a bike clean. I've been charged $165 for the same thing 10min away) and came back with a bike that looked and felt like new. They even kept the shop open for 30min past close because I was running late to pick up my bike. Thank you!!

Brought my bike for a full over haul after 7 years of storage. They did amazing job in a timely fashion and affordable. Really happy with them, will be returning.

Fantastic service. Today bought new pedals and the tech asked if I would like them installed. Could of done it myself, but with only a 10 min wait I couldn't say no. Appreciate this shop.

Great bike shop. The service is awesome and Jose gave my bike a long overdue tune up and my bike looks almost brand new [for a 23 year old bontrager]. Great prices too. Highly recommend these guys!

Bottom line is they were able to fix my bike when every other place I went to said I'd probably need to get a new bike - except for Air and Sun, at which one person was kind of enough to say Different Spokes might be able to help me. And from what I can tell so far, he was right.

The story is that at some point somebody put my bike gear in wrong or something (sorry, I consider myself a cyclist, but I'm still pretty rough on bike technical stuff). It was crooked, and I went with it for a while, and it was just kind of destroying whatever was going on down there. Several bike repair people told me that replacing the gear might be impossible because the inner threads might be damaged beyond repair, and if that was the case, the bike would be useless, despite everything else working. I was pretty skeptical about this explanation, so I went to a couple places for different opinions. Most told me the same thing, except for a nice guy at Air and Sun. He said Different Spokes had some peeps who knew their stuff and had some uncommon tools, and they might be able to deal with my issue.

I went over and the guy there took a look at my bike and excitedly was like "oh yeah, it's cool, we can fix it, no problem, leave it here, pick it up tomorrow." I was understandably skeptical - especially when he told me what it would cost. I actually went back to Air and Sun before I agreed to anything - I wanted to ask the guy if this was a legit deal, if they really knew their stuff, etc. He basically gave it the ok. So I took a little leap of faith - if it was between this and having to basically toss my bike, I figured it was worth exhausting my options.

So after making the guy at Different Spokes promise 100 times that they would fix it 100%, as good as new, I left my bike with them and prayed for the best. The next day, on time, the bike was ready and repaired. It's been about a week since then and so far everything seems good. They replaced the gear and it's running smooth. There's a little 'click' if I move the pedal back a bit when I'm letting the bike just kind of 'flow', but it's something I hear, not feel, and essentially everything seems to be running perfectly fine. Credit where credit's due - Different Spokes wasn't cheap, but they seem to have managed to repair my bike when others said it was beyond salvation.

Came here for the first time when my tire popped on the Williamsburg bridge. I got a new tire and a tune up. My bike was VERY dirty and a lot of built up grime. I just picked it up and it looks like a brand new bike!!! It super clean and rides like butter. I also picked up a few new accessories which he kindly put on my bike. I am very very happy with the service and will be coming back anytime I need my bike serviced. It was also super quick and they are incredibly friendly.

As a "crappy ten speed" Greenpoint commuter, most of my experiences with bike shops in north Brooklyn have been undignified at best, shame-inducing at worst. Even when a shop mechanic is willing to listen, overcrowding tends to make me feel like I'm really imposing on their time. As someone eager to learn about their bike, and happy to generously tip a bike shop employee for their time spent answering my admittedly stupid questions about their bike, I've always been disappointed by the discrepancy between demand and supply.

So, yesterday morning, when my back tire almost came out of the drop outs on the first stretch of the Williamsburg Bridge, I was dreading trying to find a shop that would (a) be open at 9:30am and (b) do more than tighten some stuff up and send me on my way (which had happened at a shop twice this week, when I took it in because something felt off).

Walking forlornly down the bridge, bros whizzing by me at smugness levels exceeding the legal limit, I remembered passing this hilariously-named shop right next to the BQE. It was open!

I walked in an explained what had happened. The mechanic (whose name I rudely did not ask) took a look at my drop outs and immediately asked if the bike had been hit by a car recently. He said my right side was completely dented inwards, making it nearly impossible to align a wheel, not to mention super dangerous to ride. It had only become noticeable because the day before, I had knocked it out of alignment messing with my breaks. I would need a new wheel.

Frankly, I've been warned by many a more experienced cyclist that shops tend to be overeager in replacing parts. This was not the case at all. This guy charged me basically the absolute minimum for the brand-new wheel, not to mention straightening out the frame. He even called me to say he had finished it sooner than expected.

I realized riding away from the shop that he ALSO taped down my peeling handlebar tape, AND cleaned and greased my chain.

Anyone looking for a normally-priced, friendly, no bullshit shop would do well to try this place. They are cool

Nice
Guys but
The language
Barrier and
That they tried on wrong wheel loses a star.