Looking for Good Women's Bike Shop in DC

[tulip]

Please try out Proteus in College Park, Maryland. It's only 4 miles from the DC-MD line, only 8 miles from Logan Circle. Jill DiMauro is the owner and she is fantastic. You might want to call ahead to arrange to go when she is there (which is almost every day).

Zen already gave their website address.

If you are in DC, go out Rhode Island Avenue/Route 1 all the way to the store. It's on the right in a green building with PROTEUS painted really big on the wall. You can't miss it. If you get to I-495 and Ikea, you've gone too far by a half mile or so.

[juliemcd]

I'll definitely check out Proteus--sounds like it's a good excuse to go to Ikea also.

[Kalidurga]

I forgot to mention it, Julie, but definitely check out the rest of the Mid-Atlantic section of the TE forum. There are a good number of us who post there regularly and plan rides together. We'd love to have you join us.

[F8th637]

Julie, welcome to TE and all us wonderful Mid-Atlantic chics!

I know I'm going to beat a dead horse here but I highly recommend Proteus too. I bought my first bike last year, a hybrid, from Performance here in VA and sold it to Zen (another Mid-Atlantic TE'er) when I discovered it was too small for me. I then went back to Proteus (that's where I found out my bike was too small for me) and got my new bike which I feel is so perfect for me. I'd probably check Capitol Hill and City Bikes. I had a hard time finding like THE shop for me and Proteus is kinda far for me and I make the haul there because I feel it is worth it.

[juliemcd]

Thanks F8th637! I live right around the corner from Capitol Hill Bikes, and I actually did have a good experience there. I'm going to check out Proteus...it's really not that far from me.
Honestly, the Performance experience was just as bad as shopping at Best Buy.