Hi Puget Sounders,

Do any of you have favorite bike shops to test ride at? I am slowly starting to look at bikes, and want to do a lot of test rides over the next 6-8 months.

When I test ride, I know that I tend to get distracted if I'm riding in a lot of traffic in a new neighborhood, and I also want to be able to test on hills and swoopy corners.

I'm familiar with Gregg's & the Downtown REI, and I'm not a huge fan of R&E. Other than that, I don't know a lot of Puget Sound bike stores. What are your favorite places to test bikes...for a real test ride, with hills, corners, and not gobs of urban traffic?

Edited to add: I can't remember the name of the shop, but it is on the BGT, near U-Village, and I had a terrible customer service experience there, so hesitate to go back.