Hudson Urban Bicycles (HUB Bikes) on Charles Street in the West Village downtown has a reasonable collection of used bicycles for sale. They specialize in city bikes and are probably the most Riv-ish shop in Manhattan. I can't speak to their prices. It's the West Village so prices are probably a bit higher than elsewhere, but the used bikes they sell there look to be in decent shape but still reasonably non-descript.
http://hudsonurbanbicycles.com/info/ They have rentals too, but I'm not sure about tandems. Peter NYC On Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:51:31 AM UTC-4, Corwin wrote: > > Hi - > > This post is probably rather late to be effective in the near term - but > hopefully will eventually help achieve our final objective. > > Last spring, my daughter graduated from high school and was admitted to > Barnard College. Barnard is a small liberal arts college affiliated with > Columbia University. Naturally, she would like to make use of a bike to get > around New York City. Given that every bike in NYC parked outside for any > measurable period is stolen sooner or later, we are loathe to ship her nice > bike to NYC - just to have it disappear. The disappearance is all the more > likely given my daughter's habit of parking the bike outdoors in the > weather much of the time. > > Hence we would like to find a beater. I take it Craigslist is the usual > place one finds these kinds of things. Are there any other places in NYC > (or nearby) we might also find such a beater? Extra points if the beater > has Rivish accoutrements such as fenders and fattish tires. She would > probably be happier with something other than a fixie. > > As a side note, given that this is move-in weekend and we are in NYC - > does anyone have a good recommendation for a tandem rental in Manhattan? > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Corwin > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cPKCm9gK0hoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
