The Bike Revolution

Great neighborhood bike shop. They did a quick repair on my wife’s bike and wouldn’t even accept payment. Will definitely go back for regular maintenance.

This place is fantastic! The owner in particular was extremely helpful and took at least 15 minutes to explain directions to where my husband and I were headed to. Bikes are great too — very reasonable $ 20 day rate.

Came in and they saved my pannier! Had some bike issues and they were able to help me out right away. I’ve been to other ships and they haven’t been as friendly out helpful as the people working here. Felt welcomed in the bike shop, they are knowledgeable but not bike snobs.

Thanks for the great service and being open on a Sunday. Nice guys and a well stocked shop.

Looked all over the city for a proper secure u-​lock and cable for my 29er and this place had exactly what I needed. The employee working was familiar with all the options and shared good information to help me decide. Also picked up some flat pedals. Tons of products for your bike, many I’ve never seen anywhere else. They also rent bikes.

Nice spot, good bikes and friendly staff. Only con is they close at 6pm and there is no late night drop off… most likely because of theft or liability or both, but if they can figure out a way to get around it… it would be a huge plus!
Though I did cover all of gas lamp in 2 hours of biking, it would have been awesome if I was able to keep the bike longer. I am not sure how the community bike places thats been popping up would effect what they got going on here, but I am sure they are glad that more people would be in to biking.
Pretty clever name too! The Bike Revolution… double entendre.

Unprofessional, unprofessional, poor quality work and oh, did I mention unprofessional? I live 3 blocks away from Bike Revolution and treated it as my neighborhood bike shop for years even after multiple instances of getting burned by them. No more. Most recently was one of the guys in their repair shop who, after replacing the back tire on my cruiser, looked me straight in the eye and said that not only does he not feel the major wobble in the wheel and the hitch in the pedal on each turn, but even if it was there, he didn’t ride it before he worked on it so it must have been there before I brought it in! At that point I didn’t even want him to touch my bike again, I just wanted him to admit it rode like complete ass. His reply: «feels fine to me…».
Oh and the best was just now when an employee answers the phone with «…hello.?». Dont bother announcing the business you work for apparently.

Just got my bike tuned at bike revolution. I only rode it two miles after picking it up so five stars might be premature.
However, I’m giving them 5 stars for customer service. The guys working there were friendly, explained things clearly even though I don’t know much about bikes, gave me honest advice, one day turnaround, and the price for my tune up was reasonable.
The place in downtown San Diego for your biking needs.

Great folks who love what they do. Extremely helpful and conveniently located in downtown. If you live downtown remember to support your neighborhood businesses that may our lifestyle enjoyable.

Awesome shop with great service. Here for bike the bay and shop right down street from our hotel

This place is the jam! Twice I’ve come in as a damsel in distress with tire maladies and they’ve been nothing but awesome. Apparently my vintage mixte needs a certain size tire they didn’t have in the shop, but instead of leaving me high and dry they straight up let me borrow a rental till my parts arrive. How cool is that?

Awesome place! They really took care of me! Walked out with a smile and a working bike! :)

My husband recently purchased two electric bikes from The Bike Revolution and Scott was a pleasure to work with. He personally delivered the bikes to our house the same day. Fast, fun, and friendly service. He gave us a very good deal for two bikes!
If you need to purchase or rent a bicycle, they have a large variety of bikes at great prices! Highly recommended!!!

Am doubling-​down on the max 5-​starz after Matt & Ryan gave the best advice on replacing my Specialized bicycle’s stock tires (after 1600 miles wear). They gave me several options until we all concurred a new hybrid city commuting /​road tire by Continental would be worth trying.
The special order only took 3 biz days to arrive; which was fine as I can only get to their shop on the weekends anyway.
Bottom line was, Matt installed this AWESOME new rubber and replaced my brake pads while I ran errands around down town.
Thanks Guys ! (Guess I have to upgrade the gear system next ???).

Although I didn’t get to rent from The Bike Revolution I’m really impressed with how they respond to a less than enthusiastic Unilocal review. I’m sure their customer service on bikes/​rentals is equally professional. I would try them again but wanted to leave my review up to impress upon people to reserve a women’s bike in advance.

These guy’s are awesome and friendly. I would recommend them to anybody living downtown or surrounding areas.

Nothing like a long bike ride in a different city and you get a flat tire. Not the best but still not as bad as knowing it’s a holiday and will there be a bike fixit shop open. Lucky for me, I had my trusty phone and even more trustworthy Unilocal app! A quick search of the radius around me large enough to find a bike shop but not too large to ride with a wiggling flat front tire. The Bike Revolution! A quick phone call to see if they’re open. Check. Do they have the time to fix a flat. Check. Select the phone map, oh, they’re only a couple of blocks from here. Bonus!
Wiggle, wobble, wiggle — actually it’s not that bad riding on a flat — on second thought, yeah it is — every time you roll over where the tube stem is the bike goes «clunk» — so you have the squeak of the flat rubber and then the clunk in rhythm — squeak squeak squeak clunk — repeat — ahh, I’m there. Roll the bike in and to the front desk. Friendly guy behind the desk tells me it might be awhile and I can leave the bike. No problem. Super helpful guy working in the back overhears and says, «I have some time, I’ll get it done right now, should be about 30 minutes.» Nice!
Walk the Gas Lamp District for a little while and within no time, just as I’m about to buy a San Diego Spider-​Man bobble head, get a call that it’s ready, new tube and all. Adjusted the brakes while he was at it. What service! A few bucks and I was out the door pedaling away. Thank you Bike Revolution!

I’m not a regular participant in the Tour de France but I do have an old rusty POS beach cruiser that I use on the weekends. This bike is awesome because a hobo wouldn’t want to steal it but it still rides fine since I maintain the parts that matter. A few months ago the chain was slipping and I couldn’t fix it myself so I came here and these guys were courteous to me and my shit bike and fixed it quickly despite being busy with the other aspects of their business. More recently one of my spokes busted off and I was expecting to have to buy a new wheel but after calling this in I was told that they could fix the spoke and save me some cash while maintaining the integrity of the wheel. Score for keeping the dream alive! Prices were reasonable for what I came in for. If you’re downtown and need a tune up you should definitely come here.

If I need to rent a bike (MTB or road) in San Diego, I come here. Nice guys, real bikers, and good equipment.
I always stop by.

Rented a road bike for the week from the gents at this bike shop. 7-​day rental is a real deal, considering the quality of the bike (Bianchi) and the fact that they supply a pump and extra tubes in the under-​saddle carrier, along with a bike lock and helmet. They install whatever kind of pedals you need (i.e. with or without toe clips) and were willing to do any adjustments for fit on the spot. Great way to get around greater San Diego, and since they are open every day you can always go back in if there’s something else you might need.
Recommended for sure.