Shanerpvt Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Any experience or recommendations for Bike Farm? I am interested in either a Rocky Mountain or Norco FS for my 9yo. Future thanks for any input, Shaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 A buddy loves them. He sold a bike and bought a gravel bike with them and was happy with the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Totally different vibe there but a great shop and nice selection.Reminds me of old skool ATEX.I have bought a bike or two from them over the years and would recommend them any day. Especially for a kid or guy getting started outSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Good Service and very reasonably priced. They seem to have a good inventory of "affordable" bikes - better quality than Walmart but not the price tags of BSS. I point all of the beginners there because they will not be taken advantage of because of their lack of knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Had good experiences with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanerpvt Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 All good to hear. thank you to all who replied! Cheers, shaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Also, the Bike Farm experience is an outdoor experience, so not the best place to shop on a rainy day. All but the high end bikes are outside. The Bike Farm experience is an outdoor experience, so the best place to shop during Covid! I was there last week and it was quite busy. Edited October 6, 2020 by June Bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) Someone mentioned on another thread that Bike Farm is opening a satellite shop at Reveille Peak. I had to laugh at the kismet involved. Bike Farm was a profoundly obscure and eccentric shop and I had ridden within 50 ft of it's entrance for probably a year before I realized there was a bike shop there, with the driveway tucked just off Brentwood, close to Lamar. Mechanics wrenched in sheds open to the outdoors, even through the heat of summer and winter's chill. Bikes were stored outside, open to the elements. Then they moved to Burnet Rd., still using the outdoor format to store their substantial bike stock, just in time for Covid, when it's hugely to their advantage to have an open air show room and a stock of reasonably priced bikes. Now they'll be out at Reveille as that place continues to pick up steam. When so many retail operations of all kinds have floundered, they have just happened to make all the decisions that allowed their oddball business model to prosper in what is the craziest economy of all time. Edited November 14, 2020 by June Bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, June Bug said: Now they'll be out at Reveille as that place continues to pick up steam. I'll be interested to see how that pans out - history dictates that they won't stick around at RPR, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 It may make sense because they have a shop in Burnet, so it would be easy enough to have an employee at RPR on the weekends. It only takes 10 or 15 min. to get from Burnet to RPR. I wonder if they'll be doing rental or demo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericbike6 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 They are closing the location in burnet and moving it to RPR, they will also have their e-bike rental fleet out there. They never really got the burnet location off the ground, covid hit and they were really unable to dedicate a person to that location, with needing all hands on deck at burnet road. Brant will be their guy on the ground at RPR, used to be one of the bike mechanics at spider. They officially will be opening on Sunday this week. So on weekends when they are there, you will actually check in at their building onsite, and do the normal self check in during non business hours. I think they will be staffed Friday afternoon, thru Sunday at noon, exact hours I am not sure of. I too have referred newer riders over to them, and they have bought bikes and been very happy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 really liked how the shop is mostly outdoors. They had a very large inventory when everyone else has nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Bike Farm at RPRSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosmithy Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 never heard of the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 11:30 PM, Yosmithy said: never heard of the place The new Burnet Rd location is next to Little Longhorn Saloon, up the road from North Loop and down the road from Northland Dr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosmithy Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 6 hours ago, June Bug said: The new Burnet Rd location is next to Little Longhorn Saloon, up the road from North Loop and down the road from Northland Dr. Thanks, someone just explained that to me today. I was aware of the bike shop next to "Chicken Shit Bing" but didn't know that called "Bike Farm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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