La Casita Bike Repair

My front tire was stolen and he replaced it with a used wheel and tire and installed it for $ 30. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable.

Road my bike in for a quick repair and he charged me peanuts, so I gave a tip as I felt guilty for how little he charged me. He just earned a repeat customer!

This place is the best! I’ve had two bikes expertly tuned up here for $ 30.00 (per bike) and today went in to have a spoke replaced. Another local bike shop wanted to charge $ 20.00 labor to replace the spoke and La Casita Bike did it for $ 5.00. Trust me when I say that you will not find better prices for quality bike repairs and servicing.

Honest guy, fair prices, only $ 15 for tune up of my kids bikes. I love the eclectic and curated permanent yard sale section too — totally random. I have been coming here for several years now. Rudy is only open in the afternoons 2−5/6pm but to be honest he’s always a little late opening.

This place is a real find. When my bike got bent being shipped cross-​country, I took it here after reading the positive reviews, and was not disappointed. The place itself is adorable– set up inside a garage, it’s covered in cool plants and mismatched decorations. But most importantly, he was able to fix my bike and tune it up in two days, and the whole thing cost only $ 30. I can’t recommend La Casita enough.

If you have a vintage bike, Id recommend you come here. The prices were more than fair. They have a lot of knowledge of vintage bikes and answer all my questions. My bike is back to tip top shape and I’m a happy customer.

Milton and Randy are awesome! Loved witnessing my new bike being brought to life! They were both so honest and helpful with all my questions. Definitely will be a regular here for all my bike needs!

Really honest bike shop. The guy works out of his garage, the prices are really good… guaranteed this guy is not going to rip you off. Will be back again!

Honest honest honest easy cool. Not much to say but if you got a bike that needs fixing at honest prices with easy going cats this is the place

Great Bike Shop. Honest Owner.

Rolled in with two flat tires. He pumped them up, and sold me the nozzle attachment I needed for $ 2. It’s the same price on amazon. Great fast service. I’ll be back.
Enter off Wilton. It’s just near the Melrose corner. It’s down a driveway beside a house. Pretty easy to find.

Found it through maps/​yelp reviews. When I read all the good reviews and realized it was 2 miles from me, decided to go there. After my brand new schwinn road bike started rattling the crank after I had put 120 miles on it. Long story short, he thought the noise was coming from the sprocket. It wasn’t, it was something loose on the crank, which would make noise one every revolution. He solved the problem, tuned my derraileurs, and charged $ 15. It’s a simple garage but has everything it needs to solve our problems. Owner’s is a quiet and knowledgeable guy. I’ll definitely be back.

basic but great with excellent prices!

I found this little bike shop by accident while walking to La Buca around the corner, and I’m quite happy I did. My bike needed a tune-​up, but I procrastinated until my back tire had a flat. Nobody answered the phone, so I just drove over and unloaded the bike in the driveway of this garage operation. After a short chat, I received my quote. Fixing my flat and the tune-​up came to a grand total of $ 35. A few days later I picked up my bike, and now it runs beautifully. There used to be a slight clicking sound with every revolution of the crank (that annoyed me regularly), but I could never find the source. Gone! My gears were slipping. Fixed! The bike even came back clean and looking great with the headlight tightened. I will definitely be back the next time my bike needs any work.

This is a little garage shop behind a house. The owner loves bikes and does a great job. He rebuilt a beach cruiser for me and I bought a second one from him. He truly cares about what he does and has very reasonable rates. If you have a bike sitting around that needs anything, take it over. Chances are he can fix it better than new for $ 20.

This is the best bike repair place I’ve encountered in LA. I commute on my bike nearly every day and have gotten flats all over town, so I’ve been to a number of shops. Because La Casita is about two blocks from where I live, I try to go there when I can.
First off, yes it’s «some dude’s garage,» but that just means it’s a cheap rental space for the owner/​operator, and he can pass along the savings to his customers, which he freely does. For instance, he never, ever charges labor for changing a flat. It’s just the cost of the tube and/​or tire. Most places will charge at least $ 10 for labor.
The price of a tuneup here has risen to all of $ 30 (for which he apologized to me). Most places are $ 35 or $ 40. But what a tuneup you get for $ 30 at La Casita! He is so meticulous and careful that it’s amazing. I’ve had tuneups at several shops where I’m convinced they just adjusted the cables and sprayed some WD40 on the chain. At La Casita he took my bike apart, checked everything, oiled and greased it, trued the wheels, put it all back together, and cleaned the whole bike. (I saw the bike up on the stand, completely stripped down, when I stopped by to check on his progress, so I know.)
I’ve been to at least two shops where I’ve asked them about a problem I’ve had with my gears since I bought my bike at a yard sale. They just sort of shrugged and couldn’t figure it out (or most likely didn’t want to try). I told the guy at La Casita. He looked at the bike for about 20 seconds and told me that the bottom bracket was broken and that was throwing things off. He replaced it for $ 35. Similar brackets cost between $ 30 and $ 40 on line, so I’m sure his markup was minimal. (BTW, no extra labor for that, either.) Problem fixed! Now I can actually use my gears. I’ve spent at least $ 70 trying to get this fixed elsewhere, but they never solved it.
Also, when he did my tuneup he noticed that the front wheel axle was broken (and probably had been for a long time). He replaced it for no charge. I offered to pay him for the part, but he said no. Seriously!
I almost forgot: when my bike wasn’t going to be ready for me by the next work day, he gave me a loaner. Just rolled it out and said to take it.
Now, to address Alan R.‘s comment about catering to the Latino fixie crowd. Sure, I’ve seen a lot of young kids with souped-​up, stripped-​down fixies here, but I have never, ever gotten the sense that I, a guero mountain bike rider, am not welcome. And, yes, the owner/​operator at La Casita seems a little uncomfortable speaking English, but as with most cross-​cultural encounters, all it has ever taken for me is just a tiny bit of effort and patience to bridge the gap. In fact, I get treated a whole lot better here than I do at many other shops, where the employees generally frown upon anyone who doesn’t ride a fixie and looks like he might even drive a car now and then.
Viva La Casita Bike!

Best service! no and ifs or buts… He took care of me fast! 10 minutes and I was out can’t thank him enoug I will be bringing my whole families bike to him $ 25.00 for the tune-​up wow what a deal I took it and rode off to Sunset :)