King Kog

Sweet spot. $ 5 for brake adjustment and not friendly, but to-​the-​point service. The guy was very informative and talkative, as long as I asked the right question. I don’t mind that! Thanks bro.

I have so many mixed feelings about this place, so let me explain, as I almost never give a three star review. I found King Kog through my neighborhood bike shop in Oakland, King Kog– their sister store, or whatever. The people at that shop are amazing and I can’t go on enough about how sweet they are and not pretentious and non threatening bike folks. I’ll leave them their own review.
This review is for the Brooklyn location. I had my bike taken apart in Oakland at the King kog there and shipped to the Brooklyn location. No one called me when it arrived. I’d called every few days, no info, no expected date, and then it gets there an no one let’s me know. No big deal, but not a great first impression. Then my bike is ready to go. I go into the shop and there are three guys taking up all the space. I’m sorry, I’m there to spend money, please send your bros away, or atleast make room for me in the tiny sitting area. I asked «hey do any of you work here?» and the response was something along the lines of «no, we are just hanging out». I mean come on, get up for a lady you dicks. SO, the ambiance not awesome. I needed to charge my phone and the guy at the counter was super distracted but helped me out by plugging me in and offering me coffee. He was sweet, really no issues there, the staff is nice enough (hence a 3 star and not a 1 star). My bike was quoted as costing $ 50 to put back together. They charged me $ 85 to put it back together. They put my handle bars on crooked, my seat was so high like a damn clown bike, and my tires were almost flat. I ended up taking it to the Excelsior Bike Shop in Crown Heights and they fixed all the issues and put on a new seat and grips (someone in King Kog’s care, my seat ripped and my grips looked like they’d been dragged through mud).
I can unfortunately not recommend this bike shop, as my bike came to me in worse condition than I could have imagined. Dirty, with crooked handle bars, a seat that was ripped, flat tires. I was not impressed. If you are considering the Brooklyn King Kog, don’t. Go to Excelsior instead.

The shop is now open at 10!!! Argh I wish the listing or website had been updated! I would have brought my bike in earlier.

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brought my bike in immediately after discovering the whole front portion of bike had been stolen (wheel, stem, other steering stuff, idk) the parts i needed replaced were very ‘specialized’ and seemingly hard to come by. initially the guys at the shop thought they would have to make a special order ($$$ + wait time) for specific replacement parts, but miraculously they were able to scrounge up quality components from what was laying around the shop and i was able to roll out on the bike i had dragged ‚-(in an hour before.
A+ service
So now im like :-)
holla

So friendly, so quick, so reasonable! Thanks for being awesome!

Sean is great. He’s insanely respectful to everyone who walks in regardless of what they know or don’t know about bikes. He’s an extremely good mechanic that enjoys showing you what was wrong and how to avoid it next time. I’m a DIYer when it comes to repairs but when something is beyond my scope I’m more than happy to take my bikes to KK and leave with the confidence that I can ride away with top-​level work done.

After doing my research on bike shops in Williamsburg near my apt, I took the job of building my bike to King Kog. I had a frame and needed to build the bike from scratch. Two different employees helped me at different times, and both were professional and had a very obvious passion for their work. The prices are high, but only because KK chooses quality products. The lowest price point may be higher than you expect, but that’s just a question of the range of quality products the procure.
I’ve become a return customer, knowing that I can count on trustworthy salespeople and skilled technicians to give me a range of options on the products I need and clearly and professional explain to a bike amateur the pros and cons of different choices.

Got a flat fixed here for a reasonable $ 10 and it came with a welcoming attitude, quality service, and good advice. Can’t wait to come back. Super happy with this place.

These guys are the best. They seem totally honest and down to earth. They seem to totally love bike culture. Instead of just quickly fixing my flat tire they slow walked through how to do it so I could do the next one. I thought my bike was a goner after it got ran over by a car while parked, but these guys saved it for a pretty quality price. Highly recommended!

Great vibes, great service. Awesome collection of frames as well. They put my road bike together overnight when another shop told me they couldn’t see me for another 3 weeks! They were also nice enough to do extra labor on my bike and not charge me for it which I am grateful for.
Although I am in Queens, I will certainly go out of my way to come here again and recommend it to my friends!

A lot of bike shops have a bike-​bro vibe but I feel this shop has dudes who are all up on their feminism 101. The prices are great for repairs and I’ve always been able to get a flat fixed on the spot.

I had a great experience here. I’m a total novice full disclosure. I asked for a few upgrades on my bike. The young man helped me a great deal, without attitude. I will send friends there when asked.

I created a Unilocal account just to write about this place. The five stars are just for the work they do on your bike.
I’ve lived in the neighborhood for years and have tried a number of local bike shops. Used to go to B’s for their nice customer service, but twice got my bike tuned there only to have the brakes start to rub. So I started going to Affinity. Same thing. King Kog was the only shop to tell me my wheel was out of true and fix it. When it comes to tune-​ups and repairs, all I care is that they know their stuff, and King Kog does.
In terms of shopping, they’re limited, but whatever. Today, I went in and their bike bells were out of stock. They told me to check out B’s, which had a ton of bells but just feels so busy and impersonal in comparison. Plus I asked a B’s employee about other shops that might buy a used bike and he referred me to Craigslist. So I decided to wait till King Kog gets bells in stock because I’d rather give them my business. (And if not them, Affinity.)

When they’re open, they’re very nice and the prices are reasonable and they do good work. But I tried to pop in 3 times in the last two weeks, between 12:30 and 1:00pm, and no one was there, even though the giant sign on the door says 12 – 7 daily. After the third time I gave up and just took my business back to B’s Bikes down the street, who open when they say they’re open.

This place should be called king cock. So much attitude I will never go back. That being said the guy there seemed knowledgeable. Great shop for fixie d’bags.
Apparently this place has changed ownership so in fairness I am going to change my rating to something neutral until I have a chance to go back.

Used to go here regularly for parts and labor. No more — just got the surly bike shop treatment. Went over because I thought I was pumping my tires wrong and I just needed their input. Was basically treated like a child. Really inappropriate and unprofessional, not to mention perfectly fitting the stereotype of the ill-​tempered bike shop employee. I will now happily go to any other bike shop in Williamsburg. Grow up, guys.

I love King Kog!
Been living close by for a while now, bringing my bike elsewhere for tune-​ups but decided to bring it close to home and since I walk by King Kog like every day, I figured why not?! The price for the tune-​up was super reasonable, they were fast (had it back to me the next day, and apologized that they couldn’t have it ready the same day!) And, they told me what they did and made a couple recommendations for me to improve my beat-​up commuter bike. They were super nice, and even kept the shop open an extra few minutes for me to run down the street to get it when they called at the end of their day.
I’ve been to a couple other bike-​shops around and King Kog so far is my favorite.

King Kog is heat.
This is by far my favorite bike shop in Brooklyn. For starters, it’s run by Gina Marie Scardino. Not exactly a household name, but a certain breed of turn-​of-​the-​century Brooklynite might recognize Gina as the drummer of Guts for Garters. A subsegment of that population might further recognize Gina as the drummer of Breaker! Breaker!, a short-​lived Brooklyn outfit near and dear to my heart. They probably peaked when they opened for The Gossip at the Knitting Factory back in 2004 and then slowly receded into the shadows of time.
I live in San Francisco now, but folks back east are still lucky enough to be able to drop in on Gina and the amazing King Kog store. They’ve got a perfectly and lovingly curated selection of top bike components, gear and apparel. They also have pitch-​perfect, fully-​built desiderata to stop by and gawk at. And Gina of course brings the heat.
For newcomers, it’s easy to dismiss King Kog as yet another hipster pretension. The truth, though, is that this place is legit. Gina’s obviously a bike wonk, keeps informed, and studies cycling history. Where other stores sell random silliness like t-​shirts showing birds and pandas riding fixies down the stem of a flower, Gina sells one tee featuring cycling gods and Tour de France legends, not out of some desire to be obscurantist or elitist, but because she’s a genuine fan.
King Kog predated the fad and will hopefully outlive it.

I live a block from here and never went into this place until I blew out both of my bike’s tires at once one day.
They fixed it for $ 20 in a half hour and I was riding again.
It’s a nice little shop and I’m happy to have them so close for whenever I might might bust my tires again, but other than that, their other stuff is just a smidge pricy. I do enjoy browsing their super high end bike selection even though I could never afford it!

These people couldn’t give a flying fuck about you… especially if you have questions that are «beneath» them.
Lately I’ve had the urge to get a road bike again after years of not riding. I honestly don’t know much so I figured I’d stop in and ask about finding the right size frame and setup for myself… seeing as I live two blocks away. This was my first and last time visiting this establishment.
Obviously I was wasting their time because all I got were weird looks and no help at all. All I wanted was a little info and maybe an idea on size/​style of cycle. Apparently assisting prospective customers is less important than surfing the web and messing with a small pile of bike locks on the floor.
Sorry for being a newbie guys… I’ll try to do better.
If you’re a douche then stop in, you’ll be in good company. If not, then don’t waste your time.