Bicycle Shops in New York City

There are many ways to get your bike fix in NYC.

Ebay, Craigslist, Mail Order, Property Auctions, Swap Meets, Flea Markets, Black Markets, Yard Sales, Friendly Trades, Dumpster Diving, Local Bike Shops…

Stop there.  Who do you go to when your bike needs a fix?

New York City has a decent infrastructure of world-famous and local bicycle shops.  With so many kinds of bikes to fix, how do these shops keep up?  Today’s question celebrates of all those people and places who keep us rolling.

Take a deep breath, read the following paragraphs and try to stump the chump.

By George, In This Renaissance Metro Of Gotham City, I Have A Continuum Affinity For A Bicycle Shop–The Bike Shop–In My Neighborhood Habitat, Where I Have The Liberty To Bespoke Like A King Kog Century Spokesman, Where I Can B-Fold The Champion Innovation Arrow Tread Racer’s Edge, Tune-Up And Doctor My Cadence, Keeping Me On The Move Toward My Landmark Peak Mountain Grand Arc de Triomphe Into Heaven.


Whether I’m In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Heights, Castle Hill, Chelsea, Flushing, Laurelton, LIC, Manhattan, Midtown, Queens, Westchester, Or On The Fulton Crosstown To A Verrazano Station Nyce Machine, I Don’t Want A Mini Mall Repairman To Belittle or Stop My Pedal-Pusher Heavy Metal Recycle-A-Bicycle NYC Velo Hardware.

I Don’t Care If It’s Arnold’s, B’s, Bennett’s, Bill’s, Buddy’s, Busy Bee’s, C & M, Mr. C’s, Chari, Cigi, Conrad’s, Dixon’s, Eddie’s, Enoch’s, Ferrara, Frank’s, Graham’s, Gray’s, Junior, Nelson’s, Mani’s, R & A’s, Robert’s, Roy’s, Sid’s, Terrific’s, Tony’s, Victor’s, Weber’s, Larry & Jeff’s, Or Even A Spin City Track Star Twin In A Paragon Toga. I Just Want To Know My Bike Works.

QUESTION 1.

In that thoughtful quote, how many NYC bike shops are named?

QUESTION 2.

Which NYC bicycle shops are not included?

QUESTION 3.

The 2009 NYC Bike Map lists bicycle rental establishments in red.
How many are there?

BONUS QUESTION:

Yesterday’s question, the first collision of a bike vs. car happened in 1896.
How many bicycle manufacturers, in that year would you estimate existed in NYC, and within a mile radius of City Hall, how many bicycle shops?

1. 12 manufacturers, 3 bicycle shops
2. 120 manufacturers, 8 bicycle shops
3. 210 manufacturers, 18 bicycle shops
4. 1200 manufacturers, 83 bicycle shops
5. 2100 manufacturers, 183 bicycle shops