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Cyclone Cycles A great downtown bike shop! Near West University. They deal with all types of bikes. Their major brands are Haro, Gary Fisher, Marin, KHS, Jamis, Roland, Ventana and Northstar. One thing really cool is that they deal in USED bikes! Buying a used bike that's in good shape is an EXCELLENT way to get started in biking so you can get a feel for what you like before you really plop down some dough! And trust me...95% of the results of your performance is not going to be the bike, it's going to be YOU. When I first started out on a $300 used Fuji road touring bike (Thanks Cyclone!), I was able to keep in a paceline with triathlon trainees riding $4,000 titanium framed LiteSpeeds. Don't believe me? Ask my man, Lance.

Bike Barn Although it's a franchise store operation, it's pretty decent. I am more familiar with their Kirby store location.

Boone's Cycles A good eclectic and high quality road bike store! They even have a nutritionist and athletic fitness counselor (for a fee) on hand. Heck, get your VO2 max measured, even if you don't know what it is! Downtown near the Medical Center.

Bike Lane This is a nice bike shop, notably because of their PREMIER bike mechanic, Ken Thurlow. Ken really knows his stuff and has been in the bike business for many years. An excellent wheel man! They are on FM1960 just west of I-45. On the north side of FM1960.

376 FM 1960 West 281-440-6100

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