Unless you're going to go outside the city to a major sporting goods store, City Bikes is the best place to meet your needs. The store isn't any bigger than the other tiny shops that line the streets of Adams Morgan, but fortunately bike parts are very small so they can stock a lot of goods in there. The staff themselves are all bike enthusiasts and a friendly lot. They can be a little rough at times -- last winter one of their customers came barreling out of the store on his bike and rammed me into a pile of snow, but all was good after that. I've had to replace the brakes on my bike several times since I've been riding in the city and they've taken care of me each time.
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