I read all these great reviews about Smart Bikes, so I thought I would go over to them to see if they could help me with mine. First of all its like walking in to my girlfriends closet, which by the way is bigger. Second, the guy on the phone said that someone would help me and I waited for about 15 minutes before I asked someone if there was another bike shop around. The girl in the shop was complaining about the tube that she got that was out of the box and was trying to get another one, due to the fact that the one she got was defected. She told me to go to either Blvd Bikes or Armitage Bikes. Since, I live off of Spaulding I decided to give Armitage Bikes a try. As soon as I walked in I was greeted. This shop is huge on the inside. I met a sales guy, Clark who was quite knowledgeable about bike parts. I needed quite a few parts to get my bike going and they have a “shitload” to choose from. Then another sales guy by the name of Moss came by and said that I would be spending a lot more on buying parts, and maybe I should consider getting a new bike. What he said made sense. Just in buying a couple of tires, tubes, brake pads, a front true, and a tune up, was running me about $130. I had previously talked about getting a Jamis Sputnick from Smart (Dumb) Bikes on the phone, but that fell threw, due to the lack of attention. Moss, told me that he had and SE Lugar in my size, from last year that he could make me a deal on, and he did. He not only gave me a great deal, he gave me $75 for my old bike, as a trade in. He also said that he could upgrade any part that was on the bike and give me credit for the stock part. He also said that any and all the labor/install for whatever I wanted to do to the bike would be taken care of on him. I looked at him like he was crazy. He said that was all about the “Armitage Experience” wow! These guys really took care. After setting up my bike up with my upgraded tires and handlebar tape, they let me take a test ride to make sure every thing felt good. And finally right before I left and mind you after I paid them, they even offered me free vitamin water and a bike map for the road. I can honestly say this is probably one of the best sales experiences that I have ever had. I would recommend this shop to every one, for bikes… and parts. Good for Armitage Bikes, bad for Smart Bikes.

I got a flat getting off the Logan blue line at about 8:10 pm. I googled numerous neighborhood shops and most of them were all closed except for one, Armitage Bikes.

A guy by the name of Sam answered. He said he was closed but, doing some after hour repairs for some of his customers. I told him that I had a flat and that my tire was coming off. He said how fast can you get here and I said in about 20 min., he said he would wait till I got there. He was the nicest guy, and took care of me even though the shop was closed. I got a tire, a tube, and the service for about $25.00. He even gave me bottled water on the house. How cool!!! Thanks Sam for being there.

What a lucky find!! This shop is way overdue for a proper review, and let me tell ya all that I have been in this shop over 5 times this season and every time I go there it gets better and better. These guys keep a real clean place and keep it well stocked, with lots of cool stuff.

The first time I went in to this place is when I got a flat in the early spring. I walked in and got my flat done in 15 min. I was really impressed I even offered to give them an extra $10.00 for the speedy service, and one of the techs there just said ?????? Its all good, we??????re just here to service you?????? and didn??????t even take my tip. I was amazed.

The second time I went in was with a friend who needed a back aluminum rim. We checked 2 other shops in the hood, and there prices were about $15.00 higher. We even told the guy who??????s name is MAS, that his the best price, and you know he said that?????? he thinks the prices were pretty good at the other shops, and his price would probably be the same but, he just happen to get that particular rim at a good price, so he wanted to past the savings on to us. Cool!!

The 3rd time I went in was to get a tune-up. What an incredible job. My bike rides like it was almost new. He quoted me a price and actually stuck to it. This was the first time I have ever been quoted at a bike shop and the price remained the same. Although, I do have to mention, that they told me that I would need some other parts replaced to get optimum performance, but they totally left the decision to me.

Finally, I just went in last week to get my chain replaced, and my wheel true. I need my bike like I need food to survive. These guys know me by, now and they offered me a loaner bike to use while my bike was in for repair. That was the last straw. I don??????t know about anyone else, but I can honestly, say these guys are some serious professionals that actuall

I was looking for colored rims and they not only had the right color but they also had wheel sets with the rims i wanted. It was convenient because they put everything together for me quickly and it was cheap too.

it's rare anymore in this society that you get the service you deserve. i knew something was different about this shop when i called the number and the gentleman on the line sounded sincere. i asked him a million questions about bikes and he fielded every single one without sounding impatient. he made me feel comfortable by telling me, "we'll take care of you . . . just stop in." a quick drive from bucktown and i was at the shop looking around at brands i had never heard of before . . . like fuji. i tried a couple out and made the decision to go with a se draft. i couldn't be happier. the staff was surprisingly helpful and knowledgeable--something you seldom find anymore. they tuned up my bike and i was even served a complimentary vitaminwater while i waited! i'll probably upgrade in a year or so, and when i do, i'll come back to armitage.

cheers