Liberty Bicycles

I love this place for bike repairs. They are honest and helpful. Their prices are reasonable and they don’t sell you things you don’t need. They are super smart problem solvers too.

As a Brooklyn-​to-​Midtown bike commuter, this place is my go-​to get a flat fixed during lunch break. Very reasonably priced parts and labor. The mechanics explain everything they’re doing to you too, so the pricing is extremely transparent. Friendly, hands-​off staff and interesting merchandise to browse while you wait. On hot days I’ve also seen them give out free water, which is a godsend.

Liberty Bicycles convenient location, fun bicycles, close to everything NYC has to offer. Clean energy vehicles, it would be great if Liberty had tandem bicycles for meeting people but I didnt see any tandems here. Did I mention the free Poland Spring water with every rental? Free fuel for the bicycle.

This place is the spot to rent a bike if you want to explore Central Park.
Cost effective. $ 6/​hr. Went with a friend and with tax for 2 hours + 2 bikes, it was $ 26.
Bikes were great, friendly staff. Definitely returning the next time I need to rent a bike to explore the park.

Fast and friendly service. I brought my road bike here to be tuned-​up. They called me when it was ready, and I couldn’t be happier with their work. All of the components came out clean, lubed, and working precisely. The prices for service are some of the best that I’ve seen, and better than you can find in other parts of the country, let alone the City, especially for the quality. I have already recommended them, and they delivered the same quality of service to others.

Awesome value and great rental bikes! Everything is included. They gave us a bottle of water too :-) The staff were super friendly and helpful.
When I did a Big Bus Tour it came with some deal to rent bikes at another shop. That other place was not so great: the bikes were not nice and there wasn’t a helmet that fit. It ended up costing more too since they made you pay for everything separately.
I really recommend Liberty and will be back to rent from them again.

HUGE JERKS: In New York, bicycle repair shops are the new sleazy auto mechanic (sizing people up for their knowledge, and then hard selling them services and products they don’t need, to take advantage of them). We had a simple need: we brought in a bike to buy a new gear chain for my girlfriend’s bike. Because it was her bike, she (who knows less about bikes than I do), initiated the conversation with the bike mechanic (she is an attorney, I only «take charge like a man» at her request). The bike mechanic asked a couple questions to size up how much she knew about bikes and sensing she didn’t know a lot, immediately moved to take advantage of her. Without ever even looking at her gears, he claimed that she would need to replace the entire gear and dérailleur system for several hundred dollars, switching into hard-​sell mode. Confused as to why she would need to replace all her gears and dérailleur when all she asked for was a gear-​chain (again, he never even so much as bent down to look at it), he began speaking down to her condescendingly in a «listen up little missy» tone of voice. He then claimed that every single bike has a custom bike chain, that «no two are alike», and he could only sell her a new chain if she bought the entire several hundred dollar gear and dérailleur system from him. Total BS, the entire international bike industry is standardized on ANSI standard #40 bike gear chain (with a couple of width variations, whether you’re single speed or geared bike). At this point I interjected and stated assertively but not confrontationally that we only needed a bike chain. After he tried his «every single bike is different and no two chains work on any two bikes» BS, I stated «We would only like to buy a chain, we are not interested in buying a new gear system for the bike.» He then changed tact and said, «we don’t sell any stand-​alone bike chains here, we only sell full gear systems,» and walked away, so we left. It turns out we have now learned that this is a very common scam at NYC bike shops. Buyer beware.

Pros
— Location (very close to Central Park and Hudson Greenway, about 4 to 5 blocks)
— Price (weekday $ 5/​hr, $ 22/​day) (weekend $ 6/​hr, $ 30/​day)
— New York bike maps available
— Helmets are free and optional
— Easy process of picking up and dropping off bikes
Cons
— Locks are extra $ 5, can be used on multiple bikes. we used 1 locks for 3 bikes.
— Had to correct them and remind them of weekday prices, because they charged me weekend prices the first time.
— Bike conditions are decent, not great.
— — Had a some gear issues and at one point the back wheel got stuck and the chain fell off. We tried to fix it, but did not work. Then I called Liberty Bike to see if they can send a car out to pick us up or direct us to the nearest bike shop. Their solution was to send me a video of how they would assemble the back wheel, so we can try to fix it. I never got the video, but we eventually fixed the wheel after 20 mins. Not too keen about their customer service. Nevertheless, the 3 bikes we rented did last for roughly 15 miles up and down Manhattan (included all of central park, most of Hudson Greenway, Brooklyn Bridge, and back to Liberty bike shop).

Dropped my bike off for a tune-​up and some new tires. Service was great, gave me all my options, didn’t feel like they were trying to up-​sale me. Super fast turn around time. Surly will make this my go-​to bike shop!

Cheaper than other rentals but a bit out of the way if you want to ride in Central Park.

We have lived near these guys for 3 years and have used them multiple times. Everyone who works is very nice and helpful. The bikes/​helmet all included in one package and it is a very good price. They prorate also and never overcharge. I just wish they were open later than ⁷⁄₇₃₀. We don’t go anywhere else for bike rentals. Some times they even give free bottles of water!!!

My friend and I rented bicycles and the price was more than fair! $ 5 per hour, meanwhile other places nearby were charging $ 15/​hr! Not only were the prices reasonable but the customer service was amazing! Omar in particular knew how to cater to the customer’s needs and even went above and beyond when my friend and I had an emergency with our bike rental. I’m definitely coming back and have been telling everyone I know what a great place this is.

Well, found my new fave bike store in the city. It’s heads above any I found in AZ, for sure.
I had my bike shipped from AZ to NYC and needed to have it put back together after having it broken down to move it. Called about five times and not once were they ever annoyed with me. Always polite, always helpful.
I brought my bike in and they were just as nice in person! Process of dropping off and asking questions took about 10 minutes. They told me my bike would be ready the next day. Not a couple of hours later they were calling me to tell me it was ready! What? That is so awesome. I don’t love many things as much as I love my bike.
I needed to order some shoes I found and they graciously offered to get those for me. Just so nice all the way around. I’m a huge fan and will be spending all my money on my bike with them!
Just an awesome experience.

Great bike rental shop. Easy, reliable, and affordable too. and the bikes were in great shape in addition to the unlimited bottled water they provided.
The employees at the shop were friendly, easy to work with and helped us get our bikes for the five of us (two smaller bikes for our kids). The walk to park was about 2 blocks away.

What an easy and pleasant experience. Walked in on a weekday around 11:00 am and found out that instead of $ 6/​hour it would be $ 5/​hour. Awesome. Renting the bikes is painless, fill out a short form, get your bikes and helmets and off you go. Locks cost extra, but we were only going to be at Central Park, so it wasn’t necessary.
Central Park is only a 5 minute bike ride from Liberty Bicycles. There are a lot of places that you can rent from that are actually at the park — but after some research it seemed like those places were a bit shady. We did see some of those bike rental places and our bikes were in much better condition!
We were back after two hours of biking the entire park. You pay when you return the bikes, another painless process. I would happily use Liberty Bicycles again.

Great bike shop. They are fast and cheap.

These guys really stepped up and saved my family’s NYC weekend. We were in the city for a weekend trip and as we were walking around we noticed that one wheel of my daughter‘s wheelchair was wobbling and about to fall off. We stopped in to see if we could borrow some tools and they wanted to look at it. They diagnosed the problem involving the ball bearings in the wheel and took it apart to fix. After about 45 minutes the wheel was working well and our trip was saved. To top it off they refused to take any payment.
I would highly recommend them just based on their character and obvious high social values.

Best bike rentals in the city. The bikes are of great quality, at an unbeatable price of $ 6 an hour. Most other bike rental places rent some ratty bikes without bells or were the brakes don’t work as they should, but not this place. The people running the shop are very friendly, too. Conveniently located close to Central Park.

Great location just four blocks from Central Park and less than half the price of bike rentals in the park. Just $ 6 an hour and all day for $ 30. Doesn’t close until 7pm or so.
Rented a bike for myself and 3 children 9 to 13 years old. Wonderful service, had us on the way to Central Park in no time. Free bike chain, lock, helmets and even complimentary bottle of cold water for each of us.
Great ride around central park and stopped at Wafles and dinges waffle cart at southeast corner of the park for wonderful plain waffle and waffle ice cream sandwich. Look it up on Unilocal.
Owner told us about the Hudson River Greenway, again just a couple of blocks from the shop where we can ride from the George Washington Bridge all the way to the Statue of Liberty ferry on dedicated (flat terrain for kids and no cars) lanes.
We’re going back this morning to rent the bikes again for that ride.
Great price, perfect service, glad Unilocal turned us on to these guys.

It doesn’t look like much from the outside but this is a GREAT bike store! I took a broken down, trashy bike and wheeled the pathetic thing into the store. Gene quickly assessed it and assured me that they can make it functional. I feel that he was honest in breaking down what parts I needed and then gave me options to spruce up the bike (e.g., new seat) but did not pressure me to get anything that I didn’t want. They tuned up the bike within 24 hours and I was able to take it out for a ride the next day. Gene was super patient with me (I have zero knowledge about bikes) even when I called him 5 times to ask questions.
This is my go to store for anything bicycle related! Try them. You won’t regret it.