Need LBS recommendation please

[spazzdog]

Hey grrls!

A friend has recently moved to SF near SFSU and needs a local bike shop recommendation... you know the kind she wants;

• great mechanic
• good/great gear selection
• treats us grrls as fabulously as we deserve

Thx all!
spazz

[miffy'sFuji]

I like San Francisco Cyclery on Stanyan.

SF cyclery

When my friends and I were looking into getting into biking last Fall, they were the only shop who took the time to talk with us, and listened to what we were willing to spend, and were very nice and patient. I took another bike there to be worked on, and the service has always been great.

It's not super close to SFSU (but it would be a nice ride to get there). There are a few shops closer to SFSU(off of the top of my head, one on Ocean and one on taraval).

edit:

here is a review on them. I dunno what is with the middle review. But the top review is spot on with my experience there.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/4ZtmVkdtfS3LT2S1d_KZhA

[dachshund]

I can recommend Pacific Bicycle.
http://pacbikes.com/index.cfm

They're on 4th Street, near downtown. This is not within biking distance of UCSF, really, but they do have a small parking lot in case your friend can go by car. I have found them to be friendly, knowledgeable, respectful of women, and they have a good selection of bikes & accessories.