Recycled Bicycles

I loved the idea, so I wish I could speak highly of this place, but can’t (may be things changed when the Portuguese owner switched to the Japanese owner) ??
I went there 3 times, twice closed, finally got him third time. Bought a bike, more expensive than I thought (more expensive than the website said, guess outdated). After 1 month the bike was falling apart (literally) with half stuff not working well. I went there again, he quickly fixed some stuff, and then 1 week later down again (the gears didn’t work properly changing on their own, seat broken, pedal broken, chain cover falling down, etc).
Sorry, cannot recommend him

Shame to read that other folks have had bad experiences with this place as I’ve had nothing but solid service the couple of times I’ve been. Not only were they able to hook me up with a decent bike for my pretty modest budget (90euro for a bike much more sturdy than junky rigs friends have paid the equivalent for at Waterlooplein), today they took care of a wobbly back wheel for just 25euro — 55euro less than my local place had quoted for the job. Considering it’s the first problem I’ve had in 6 months of daily use and caused in a large part by my negligence, I’ve got no complaints. Always got good tunes on too.

I’m super disappointed with Vitor and Recycled Bicycles. Since the website has no opening hours, I emailed Vitor to find out when his shop would be open. He responded on a Monday stating that I could come by anytime between 9:30−6pm Tuesday-​Friday. I wanted to buy my bike from Recycled Bicycles because of some of the reviews I read and about how you can buy good, second hand bikes that aren’t stolen.
Well Tuesday morning (the day after he emailed me with opening hours) I walked 30 minutes to Recycled Bicycles just to find a note taped to the door stating «Closed Today, Open Tomorrow at 10am». This was so incredibly frustrating, I sat down right there and replied to Vitor’s email letting him know how disappointed I was that he lied to me. I was fully prepared to buy a bike with cash, and he lost that sale forever.
Not only did I walk away without a bike, I had another 30 minute walk to work (his shop is way out of my way). An hour out of my life, coming in late to work, and still empty handed. Now my plan is to go down to Waterlooplein Market and haggle for a used bike there. What a shame, Vitor.

Wanted to rent a bike there so went with my boyfriend. We arrived 10 seconds before the guy arrived so we were peaking at the opening hours on the door, then we saw him so we asked whether we could rent a bike, he replied that they didn’t rent bikes anymore (good to know) and when I politely asked if by any chance he knew a good place where they did, he replied in the most disrespectful manner that NO HE DOESNT KNOW, NO NO BYE (GO AWAY).
Thanks to that, and to the other people who experienced your bad behaviour towards customers, you well deserve your 1 star and bad review.

Great place.
Always helped when needed and the cheapest in town for sure.

Came to write a review and i see that another person had a similar experience with Victor.
I had been renting bikes from here and referring people for the past two years to come rent from here. It seemed like they were passionate about bikes and their prices are affordable, so whats not to like?
The last few times I had been in the shop, the asian guy (I only note his ethnicity because I dont know his name) has thrown shade. He is rude, unfriendly and ignores you.
So, yesterday, I went in to the shop to see about repairing the brakes. Same guy is there, and he completely ignores me, and says he is too busy, come back tomorrow.
Thats when I let him have it. I called him out on his unfriendliness, rude attitude and told him I wouldnt be referring this place to anyone soon. Maybe the dont care.
The problem with sending someone off, without even acknowledging them, no matter how busy you are and telling them to come back tomorrow: I have no idea what you charge for your services, what your turn around time is or any information to make a decision. There is no price list for repairs, no information on your website. Am I expected to pay for you to give me a price? I understand that there may be hidden problems that are unforeseen that prevent you from giving me an exact price. How about, standard brake jobs start out at… flat repair starts out at…
Also, while they rent bikes for € 5 a day, the brakes dont work, the lights dont work and the chains slip off. They are also closed on Sundays. So if you are here for a weekend and plan on leaving on Sunday, forget using the bike Saturday night to go out.
Anyway, the shitty attitude is free. Thanks for hooking me up! I know exactly where to go when I want to interact with someone who doesnt care.

5 stars for the RENTAL SERVICES (I cannot evaluate the shop)
–5 Euro for 24 hours/​a day is really cheap, esp. when you have no money at all
–nice guys who would give you some personal advices where to go and what to see in A-​dam and would try to rent you the best bike they’d still have in storage which also would fit you.
— yes, the bikes are a lil’ bit crappy but they do and are more then enough for a day or two in A-​dam. Most importantly: you can ride, the brakes work, the seat is comfy. enough. And the best part: everyone thinks you’d be from A-​dam because of the bike, makes mingling easier.

I’m feeling mighty conflicted about writing this review…
I was so excited when I heard about this place. The guy who runs it, Vitor, is a cool dude who likes bikes and fixes up old ones to sell at his shop. I got the impression that he loves what he does and that he feels he’s doing something for his community by running the store. Good for him.
I got my bike with 2 locks for 115 euro. I could have spent less but I chose to buy my bike here because I thought that the bikes sold here were in good condition/wouldn’t give me any problems any time soon. That didn’t turn out to be the case. Three weeks after my purchase both my tires started to go flat (which granted could have just been a piece of glass that I ran over, which isn’t Vitor’s fault) and the rear tire/​tube were so old that the tube was popping out everywhere due to the rubber losing its elasticity. My brakes started acting up and in addition I notice that the back wheel is missing several spokes.
Bottom line: I felt like Vitor gave me a lemon. I’m trying to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is really so busy that maybe my bike just fell through the cracks. The guy is really cool and my friends haven’t had any problems with their bikes though they bought them at the store the same time I did, so I’m giving 2 stars instead of 1. I really wanted to give 5 stars but I just couldn’t after my experiences :(

In Amsterdam, the capital of cycling, there are hundreds of bikes rotting on the streets, while you have to pay a lot of money for a new or second hand bike. The concept is simple and brilliant at the same time: taking old but usable parts of broken bikes, putting them together and selling them for good price.
Unfortunately there are no opening hours given on the website. And the prices are not up-​to-​date. So if you find the shop open and don’t mind to pay some euros more, then you might still have to wait for quite a long time. This is a very small shop and they have repairs and a rental service as well. So they might ask you to come back later or at another day.
The bikes are rather crappy (don’t expect that a bike for 80 euros has lights), but this is what you get when you recycle broken bikes. Anyway they are functioning properly and that’s most important.
If you need a bike for only a few month, you can also give it back afterwards and get up to half of your money back, if it is still in a good state.