Coral Way Bicycle Shop

Ray set me up with a fantastic Trek Emonda SL6. What a bike. It arrived, was assembled and ready to go a day early! Great products, great service. Thanks to Ray and all the guys in the shop (not sexist, I just didn’t see any females working there that day).

I’m new to cycling and was recommended this bike shop by a former pro cyclist. I went to three other bike shops but should have just taken my friend’s word for it and not wasted the time and energy. At CWBS I got the best price on a Trek hybrid – 20% off the MSRP. It took this indecisive person three trips to the shop before making the big purchase. Albert has helped me from the start and he is very patient, helpful and knowledgeable. So are Ramon and Ismael. And if I want something not in stock, they order it promptly, no problems. I continue to visit the shop for accessories and feel very welcome. Like another Unilocaler said, if you want frills, go elsewhere and pay more (across the street they wanted to sell me a Cannondale with less features for 10% more). If you want a real neighborhood bike shop with great prices and service, stick with CWBS. :)

Good neighborhood establishment that does solid, dependable, and honest work on a reliable basis. Have purchased a bike there and been to the shop numerous times for tire replacements, tune-​ups, and accessories, and everyone is always friendly and helpful. The place is rarely empty, and the staff always seems to be busy but willing to stop and help you out.

This place is definitely the place to go to. Every employee is very knowledgeable in the bicycle industry. Their prices are very affordable, and their customer service is outstanding. They don’t increases bike prices when it comes to labor, they give you an exact price from the estimate if any repairs are needed. Ask for Ismael or Albert, they are very helpful and knowledgeable in the biking world.

I have been coming here for years. I have now bought 8 bikes here. Owners are great. Not your typical bike shop. Can’t tell you how many times they have helped me. Talk to Ramon or Ismael. They take care of you.

I left my wheels at this shop to be sent to trek headquarters for repair. They charged me hundreds of dollars to ship them to me out of state once they were repaired but they never shipped my wheels. mits been two years and they still have my 4000 dollar wheels and the shipping fee!!! Do not trust this store! Be very very wary!

This place is AMAZING. The staff is fantastic, super warm, helpful and professional. Their suggestions matched all the reasearch I’d done and they werent just trying to sell me whatever they had, they actually cared about helping me. They set the bike up, right out of the box, spent time going over the details with me and helped me find the best accessories for my budget. I STRONGLY recomend the shop. They even set up an old car bike rack I had, without a problem. Their PRICES ARE THE BEST (just call around, you’ll see) and their service is #1. Go there and you’ll see for yourself, you’ll absolutely become a regular customer, I know that now, I certainly am.

As others have mentioned, the employees here don’t seem overly friendly or outgoing, but they seem to do decent service/​repair work and their prices are good.
I stopped by late on a Friday afternoon to get my rear tube changed. I took my bike inside and almost immediately, one of their employees met me and asked what I needed. I explained the problem, he took my bike and propped it against the doorway that leads from the front showroom back into their service area. Within about 10 minutes, the technician in the back had finished working on the bike he had on the rack and he took mine next. Within another 15 minutes he was done and I was good to go.
The cost of a replacement tube was $ 6.99, installation was $ 5. I liked the fact that there’s a wide doorway so you can see back into the service area and watch them working on your bike to make sure they’re being thorough.
The primary reason for only giving this bike shop 3 stars is that, as other reviewers have mentioned, the customer service at this place is lacking. The entire time I was waiting for them to repair my bike, I brought a few new bikes out of the racks and into the aisles so I could check them out. Not once did anyone ask me if I needed help or if I was interested in purchasing one of them. There were 3 employees and what looked like one of their regular customers/​loiterers there, all of whom pretty much stayed back in the service area chatting away with each other while ignoring the customers in the actual shop out front. A few times one of them would wander through the store doing their own thing or placing merchandise out for display, but not once did they so much as greet me.
Out of all the bikes, accessories and other items they have here, I think I saw maybe ½ dozen things that actually had prices marked. I’d rather be able to see their pricing and comparison shop. However, if they’re not going to mark their prices, the least they could do is have their sales guys offering to assist.

This was my second visit to the place… Always scared about Bike Tech’s high prices I seem to run here and forget how fleeced I got the first time, and now I got fleeced the second time.
A simple tune-​up for a 2-​year old bike in perfect condition went from $ 34.95 to $ 100!!! They decided to change the housings of all my cables without calling with an estimate or asking if I wanted the service done! Mind you, this is a $ 300 bike and I got handed a $ 100 bill without any recourse.
Bike Tech may be expensive but at least they are honest… these guys are shady and you get lousy service at high Prices… Not good!
Moreover, now street parking is paid until 10PM, so you end up spending a couple more bucks on parking.

I can’t believe some of the other reviews. Negative points for being laid back? For making sexist/​racist jokes? These are all plusses in my book. They’re not elitist cycling aficionados like so many you run across in bike shops. Everyone here is cool and they’re willing to deal patiently with laypeople like myself.
All that aside, I have always found their prices to be fair and their service to be great. I got an outstanding deal on my bike, and any time I’ve had problems with it they’ve serviced it for absolutely nothing. My bike is my main mode of transportation, so I’m super rough on it, and they’ve helped me out any time I’ve needed it.
Great shop, it’s my favorite bicycle shop that isn’t in Coconut Grove. :D

They are okay. Prices are good, but they will have to order it and you will need to wait.
Knowledge is also okay, but they dont seem to pay attention to detail and given the wrong part more than once.
I also would be very careful what service you get performed there and they are not always on point with their work. Lack of experience in some repairs is obvious.
My main issue with this shop is their laid back attitude. Everything is «no big deal»

If you want to go to a boutique bike store with nice music and uniforms, go to Bike Tech across the street.
If you want to buy a bike at a fair price go to Coral Way Bicycle Shop. I get my bike serviced there and never had a problem. They sell some of the same products across the road but CWBS sells them for a much better price.
Simple

I went to Coral Way Bicycle Shop thinking it was another shop. They didn’t carry the Specialized Brand I was looking for. They only had Bell helmets and some other brands.

I can’t say much about their prices because I don’t know what IS a good price for bicycle work. I can say I was acknowledged fairly quickly, treated with respect and professionalism, the work on my bike was done quickly (they called with an estimate first), and I’ll be using them again. The shop was very busy so I imagine that means that people with a lot more experience in this area than me trust the shop and it’s employees… good enough for me!

Great place to buy a bike. Today I bought my second bike. Great service, friendly and very reasonable…

Truly one of the last great local businesses… I remember buying my first bike there when I was 5. 30 years later and they are still up and running, says a lot about honesty and integrity. They are not the cheapest but are reasonable and certainly the experts. They will fit your need wether beginner or best in class. I would ask for Raymond and he will take care of you.

Dear CWBS,
The BF and I were in the market for bikes. Actually, we had been for some time, as we had decided that is definitely an exercise that we could both enjoy doing together. I hate working out, so I needed the motivation.
One weekend we began our search… We started in more amateur locations, looking at Sports Authority and Target, but did not really find something we liked. We were on a budget and trying to stay within a reasonable price.
We walked in here one Monday after work, just a couple of weeks ago, and it so happened you were having a sale. GOD I LOVE THAT WORD!!! Anyhow, I immediately found a bike I really liked, while the bf just perused the store. No one seemed very keen on helping us, and though we were there about 10 minutes, not one person asked us if we needed help, which I didn’t really like. But then I understand that I’m sure they get tons of people who come in and look without ever buying…
Anyhow, we left to grab a bottle of wine across the street at Old Vines and to check out Bike Tech. After getting some information from the sales person at Bike Tech, we walked back over here to give you another chance. Bike Tech was too pricey for our budget, though they had some gorgeous bikes.
So now that we were back, this time we were more assertive and asked for assistance. We had both found bikes we really liked and were able to pull them out, sit on them, check it out, etc. We made our decision and pulled the trigger. The bikes were to be ours right now! WOO!
After each bike was carefully tuned and checked, we paid, and got a quick lesson on how to release the front tires so we could put them in the car. We finally packed up our car and headed home with our bottles of wine to celebrate our new purchase to our health!
I love my bike. I know the bf loves his. Thank you for the amazing deal we got (you know we had to talk them down since we were buying 2 bikes at once).
Thankfully,
SabrinaAnna*

They graciously accepted the challenged of truing my wheel without major fuss.
Only problem is that when they finished with it, the guy informed me that the tire wasn’t holding the air. Mind you… i gave them a fully inflated tire. So I tell him that and he takes back to the shop and tells the mechanic who then responds… well it is not inflated now !!! As if somehow it was my fault that they punched the tire.
Not being in the mood to discuss the issue, I told them to just take care of it … so … they grab a 3 dollar tube and install it and they charge 10 dollars to fix their own mistake … WRONG !!
lesson learned, just like with your car, when you have a good relationship with a shop — stick with them …
I will for the time being… skip these guys. Two and half stars, for decent inventory, reasonable prices on bikes and other items but a solid 1 star for lack of service.

Coral Way bicycles is a solid, unpretentious store at 22^nd and 22^nd, directly across from Bike Tech. Mostly you’ll find cruisers, hybrids, and kids’ bikes here.
Dirty linoleum floors, indifferent service, but it’ll get the job done if you need a quick, inexpensive repair, a relatively simple part, or a reliable mainstream bicycle. Don’t expect the crème of road, mountain, or tri bicycling here.
FG people: there’s next to nothing here for us, though they will order a complete for you (i.e. Redline 925). There is, though, a GORGEOUS blue-​and-​gold De Rosa in the back corner; the gray-​haired guy says he wants like eleven grand for it.

This is probably Miami’s oldest and continuously operating bicycle shop — operating since 1942. The service is friendly, punctual, and knowledgeable. The guy in gray hair however knows all. And he knows how to fix bikes too.
This is a hole in a wall, local establishment that offers services, parts, and good selection of new bicycles at a reasonable price.
In 2007, this place was rated as the best bicycle shop in Miami by the Miami New Times.