Fitting recommendations in the Bay Area for newbie

[Trek420]

Are you anywhere near San Leandro?

There is a shop there, Robinson Wheel Works. Small, independent, and the talk to him about Rivendell and Surly and Salsa bikes.

I don't know if he carries Cannondale.

He doesn't, in road bikes he has Surly, Salsa, Mondonico , Torelli, Habanero. I don't know what MTB's he has, Santa Cruz for one.

I see him there on his day off doing fittings. I think you can arrange that.

Nobody goes to a shop they don't like (I hope ) everyone likes their shop so everyone will chime in with their Bay Area favorites.

Other shops in the East Bay I think are worth taking a look are Eden Cycles in Castro Valley, and Left Coast Cycles in Oakland (near the Claremont hotel).

Where else do we like? 8-)

I don't know shops in the rest of the bay area well; South, Peninsula, even San Francisco.

I avoid the chains; REI. Performance etc for this kind of thing. They might be good for a glove liner or when you need a new spoke, or you know exactly what bike you need but not for a fitting.

Welcome to TE and when you get a chance, surf on over to the "getting to know you" thread 8-)