Bikes By George

what do I say?– george is a sweetheat, but stolen bikes end up there. In fact one of mine.
Bike thieves should pray for the police to catch them, because if I do I’ll be the only one going to jail.

This place is great! They fixed my bike in two days and lower then other bike shops in the East Village! Plus George is the nicest guy!

George has done all the necessary repair work for the past +20 yrs to help keep my bikes on the road. He is a fair, quick and descent person to deal with.
Yes, perhaps old school (since when is that not positive) but the above mentioned qualities are my priorities. I am frankly thankful to have someone like him still around in a fast changing gentrified neighborhood.

Still going strong! A cornerstone of the area. Great bikes, good prices. Old School service.

I’ve been to George several times over the past few years and he’s always been great — incredibly fair prices, quick repairs, honest assessments of what’s wrong. I just had an intertube changed today and it was less than $ 14 for parts and labor and took less than 30 minutes. I also love that George does not deal in stolen bikes. As someone who has had many bikes stolen I really appreciate that he refuses to take them.

While the bikes here are cheaper than nearby shops, they are frankensteined from old bikes with bent or misused parts. The bottom line is that every dollar you save when buying a bike here will go back into the bike 6 months to a year after purchase. If you want a used bike, just go on craigslist or look in east brooklyn — the quality cannot be lower than George’s.

Gotta love that video of George’s son. George is a prince. His son? A thief — and he does crappy work as well. I’ve been to the shop at least 2 dozen times over the years because it’s so close to my building — but I have learned to walk out if I see Dominic there. Overcharging for work is one thing. And doing bad work at twice the rate is another! Dominic = bad news all the way. After writing this review I discovered that George’s son Dominic had died of a heart attack just a few months earlier. I went in to offer my condolences to George who is a good man.

Rental selection was – just three 26″ mtn frames with knobies and one 700c city bike. After he finally showed us his available rentals, he got distracted with a repair customer that came in after us. I guess maybe if you need a temp loaner while your wheels are being repaired, but we were here on vacation and wanted to ride around the downtown area. So we just walked away did not end up renting here.
He was recommended by our local contact – maybe good for authentic repair but did not use him for that. Economical repair seems to be his main line.

Pictures are worth a thousand words, videos are even better. Case closed.
If You See Chris Hansen… Your Screwed

George is a super great guy. I have been going to Bikes By George for the last 20 years and I wouldn’t go anywhere else.
I am a fan!

This place is absolutely terrible. I bought a used bike from them, and the second time I rode it, the crank fell off while I was riding it! They also tried to sell me a helmet that had obviously been cracked. Someone should tell this guy that a «used» bike helmet should not be resold. Bike helmets are a one-​time «use» situation. Buy stuff from this bike shop if you have a death wish.
Not only are they shady (just do a search for dateline and bikes by george), every time you take your bike in to have something done, they screw something else up. Flat tire? Your breaks will be messed up when they’re done fixing it. Every time I come here, my bike just gets worse and worse.
If you read the positive reviews, one of them mentions how he does not ride his bikes around after he builds them. Yes, a bike shop owner who does not ride any of the bikes he builds. Read that again. Do you understand now? Right, me neither. Maybe if he rode his bikes, he would not sell one with a faulty or poorly assembled crankset, as he did to me.
I’m lucky to be a customer of Bikes By George and still be alive.

George is a very nice man and I’ve never had any problems either with him or his son. Got a basket and a few other things here for my bike, and recently came in with a flat tire. In my 25 years on Earth, I’m embarrassed to say, I had never filled up a tire, but George didn’t even laugh when I asked how to do it. As I biked away with a sense of accomplishment, I realized that I would actually need a new tube, and George got it done in under 15 minutes, for $ 13. He was very friendly and I will certainly come back here with any future bike issues.
I also saw some guys come in and ask to borrow a wrench or another tool, and George was friendly and helpful to them as well.
PS. His dog is super cute!

I was recently informed that my previous review of this establishment was removed for the following: We wanted to let you know that we’ve removed your review of Bikes By George. Your review was flagged by the Unilocal community, and our Support team has determined that it falls outside our Content Guidelines (
) because it lacks a firsthand consumer experience.
I DO have firsthand knowledge of this establishment and should have mentioned this in my review. I went in with a friend who had recently had his bike stolen and noticed pieces of his bike hanging in the shop — or pieces eerily similar. We were told in no uncertain terms to leave.
So I stand by my review that was removed, and I am glad that Dominick has been exposed on TV for what he is. BBG is not a good neighbor. My review was real and about real people.
NOTE 17 1 star reviews for this place were removed. The 5 star reviews are likely family or staff. See this video…

This guy’s life just changed for the WORSE, after his scummy ways were exposed on Dateline. I had been to his shop and it’s nothing special, overpriced and cluttered. He should just close shop and give it up. I bet he gets tons of prank phone calls, try performace bike online, way better deals

This store is full of bikes and everything you can think of (but no helmets).
Their bikes are probably average price for here in the city (totally overpriced in my opinion, i got my bike upstate NY for half that, but whatever).
George is the nicest guy you’ve ever met. I bought a basket there, and he offered to install it for $ 3 (Frank’s bike would do it for $ 5). I did it myself in the end but I liked the fact that their service was cheaper.
I installed the basket at my place and realized it was too big (it looked like a pizza delivery bike yuk) so i went back there to exchange it. I lost a nut while taking it off the bike and I told him but he took it back anyway.
I asked about the prices of the tires and they were $ 25. Obviously I’m going to buy them on Amazon for $ 8 instead :)

I went here to buy a needle for my bicycle pump to fill up my basketball. I had the basketball with me, so George offered to fill it up for free — wow! I was expecting some snobby bike person to tell me «this is a bike shop, not a sporting goods store…», but I was pleasantly surprised instead. Five stars!

George is the essence of the Low East — a good honest citizen who toils with joy. His prices are a bargain, his attitude sane, his place in the history of Real Life assured. Help save the neighborhood — while doing yourself a favor — by patronizing Bikes by George.

just like the other bike place in the east village — busy bee — this guy is ripping you off. went to get a bike tube replaced and i think he just pumped the broken one back up and charged me $ 13 because by the time I got home it was flat (1.5 miles). I had a feeling… go to the big bike places like Bicycle on 14^th street. These east village guys are all out to rip you off…

George is a super nice guy. You tell him what you want and he gives it to you. If you want a really good bike, you have to pay for a really good bike. Don’t ask the man for a Cannondale and then tell him you only want to pay $ 150. He gives you a 3 month warranty on any bicycle you buy. If anything happens in that time frame, he will fix it for free. If you cannot find the kinks and flaws in your bike in 3 months, then you are not riding it enough anyway. George repairs and refurbishes these bicycles strictly from eyesight. He is not riding the bikes around. You have to ride your bike around and tell him if you have any problems. If your gears were not switching properly, he will fix it. He knows bicycles. I’ve purchased two bikes from George already and I’ve loved both of those bikes.

George is an awesome technician and really cares about bikes. Once I needed a new chain but only had $ 3. He fixed my chain. I rode the bike about 26 miles, the chain broke. I returned to his shop – he remembered I was broke and replaced my old chain with another older, but better chain. He charged me $ 6. I’ve been riding all over Manhattan on that chain since November. Give George your business! He cares about your bike!