Pioneer Bike Shop

This is the best bike shop I’ve ever been to, by far. Extremely affordable, professional, and quick.

Superb workmanship and service. It doesn’t get any better.
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I bought my very first bike online and had it shipped directly to this establishment for assembly.
Edmund provided excellent, quality service in a timely manner.
He assembled the bike in two days flat.
He asked if there were any special accommodations or adjustments that I wanted before assembly.
He let me know when it was done and ready for pick up.
On the way out the door, he gave me a few tips regarding adjustments I might want to make before riding and also tips for bike maintenance.
Great price for even greater service. Will return and would highly recommend to friends and family.
Pro tip: if you are going to have a bike shipped to him for assembly (i.e. not going in for a repair), call in ahead of time to let him know it’s coming. Give him your name and number and he’ll call you when it arrives!
Happy Friday!

Edmund is amazing, helpful and very nice to work with! He fixed my bike really fast and gave great tips on how to maintain the bike properly.

Best bike repair experience anywhere. This place is a total trustworthy find, better than any other bike shop I’ve been to. An Oakland gem!

Guy that owns this shop is super nice. I would bring my bike here for repair or a tune up. also if you need any accessories, he stocks a fair amount and if he doesn’t have it he will discuss with you what you need ad order it for you. No hipster attitude just super helpful.

Edmund is always helpful, conscientious, affordable and friendly. The business is very down to earth and more about bike repair and keeping normal, everyday bikes running smoothly. Not the place to go if you’re looking for that carbon fiber superbike or the latest coolest gadgets.

Most reasonably priced tuneup around ($ 75) and he even fixed my break and only charged for the part ($ 3). I have a vintage Robin Hood bike and it’s running like new! I also just noticed he evened out my crooked basket and put a plastic protector where the basket hits the metal so the decal won’t get ruined. Couldn’t be happier with the service. This shop is AMAZING!

I was there to get some accessories for my new bike. I am not sure who helped but I was in and out in under 15 minutes. I wish all businesses were run like this one.

after reading all the 5 star reviews, i took my old ten speed out of mothballs and had it serviced and returned to riding shape. all 5 star comments are spot on. price and workmanship cannot be beat anywhere in the bay area that i know of. as busy as he is, and the small shop he has, its amazing that the service is done in a very timely manner.

EDMUND IS AMAZING!
Extremely knowledgeable, humble, trustworthy, and fairly priced… (in fact, more than fairly priced)
I’ve been using him for 2 years and I hope to do so for the rest of my riding days!
Thank you Pioneer Bike Shop!

First let me start off by saying that I am an avid rider and at first, I decided to support my local neighborhood bike shop (LAKEVIEW BICYCLE) which is literally like 3 blocks from my home. Long story short, I was NOT at all please with the customer service I received there after getting my front dérailleur worked on several different occasions. They just kept giving me attitude and the run-​around pretty much saying that it wasn’t their issue that the dérailleur was constantly coming lose because no one there was willing to accept the the blame for the work done on my bike. There’s 2 mechanics there and so it seems like they don’t have a clue with who did what on which bike. Needless to say, as much as I wanted to give my money to a local shop, I decided to take my business elsewhere.
I searched around and came across Pioneer Bicycle which wasn’t too far (a short 10 min ride from the Lake Merritt area) and had very solid reviews on Unilocal… and of course only 1 dollar sign for pricing! I gave Edmund a call and asked if he could work on my bike to get a rear spoke replaced and to see if he could also work on my derailleurs that needed some adjusting. I had called around several other shops including the other one around Lake Merritt as well as a couple near my job and they pretty much all quoted me about the same to repair. Around $ 60 and they also mentioned that maybe I should just get a full tune up if I was going to pay that much anyway. Uh no thanks… I wasn’t quite ready to spend that much on my bike since everything else seemed to be working pretty smoothly and I didn’t think it was that necessary.
With all that being said, I dropped my bike off first thing in the morning with Edmund and he told me that I could pick it up at the end of the day and that he would see what he can do. After work I arrived a few minutes before he would be closing up for the night and he ended up replacing my busted spoke, adjusted a few bent teeth on my chainrings and adjusted both my front and rear derailleurs (although he did mention my rear dérailleur only needed to be tweaked) and he adjusted my shift levers. All this for $ 30!
I couldn’t be more happy with the job he did and he seemed very nice and reasonable with his tips and suggestions. I guess a short 10 min bike ride up to Piedmont Ave from Lake Merritt is well worth the little bit extra customer service I will receive getting my bike worked on by Edmund at Pioneer Bicycle. Definitely NOT LAKEVIEW BICYCLE!

Needed a spoke wrench. Went there. Got it for a good price. Left happy.

Fantastic customer service even over the phone. The owner has a wealth of knowledge and has been at this location for many, many years. Great place to have your bike repaired or pick up some reasonably priced parts. A very friendly and old-​school like type feel to this store, not snobbish like most other bike stores.

If you have a bike and need ANYTHING, do yourself a favor and bring it here.

I’m starting a new hobby of working on vintage bikes, so I’m low on tools. I needed some help to extract the infamous cotter pins on my old French bike, and Edmund charged me a very reasonable rate to do this and remove the bottom bracket. Also, he pointed out some very subtle frame damage that I had completely missed, thereby saving me from spending a foolish amount of money on this particular bike. I’m now using it to practice my skills, and if I get into another jam, I’ll call Edmund. You should, too…

Pioneer bike shop and Edmund are the epitome of what a bike shop should be. Local, friendly, reliable, trustworthy, and skilled. Edmund has enough glowing reviews on here, so maybe I can share why he is now my go-​to guy.
My experience with other bike shops to date has been subpar, to say the least. The thing that kills me is the attitude of most of these places. Have you ever been to a shop where the employees act privileged and condescending? It’s great that your business is doing well, but c’mon man, hook it up with a smile and act like you want my business. Not to mention your prices are more expensive. Then I found Pioneer bike shop and all my expectations have been met and exceeded.
Either case, thanks Edmund you are awesome.

I have had my bike fixed in NY LA Illinois all over CA. And this place is THE BEST. The owner and mechanic knows his stuff, his pricing makes me blush because I feel like im ripping him off, and he is always so super nice and sincere. If you value integrity and old-​fashioned honesty in doing business, go to Edmund. He will reaffirm your faith in humankind.

I took two bikes to Edmond for adjustment, tires and brakes. He knocked it out by the next day at a more than fair price. There are not enough stars to express how satisfying doing business with him is. He’s local, nearby and has a deep history in Oakland. I’m looking forward to trusting my bike needs to his shop.

Edmund does excellent repairs. He even gave me some small parts free. Super generous, sole proprietor, has been here since the 70’s.
Just don’t go here to buy a new bike. He doesn’t like that side of the business. It’s your fault if you ignore this and then want to complain about it.