I love City Bikes! I had a bike ripped off recently and after giving up on Craigslist, I headed over to City Bikes to look for a new one. It's a big store, and they were mellow about letting me try out as many bikes as I wanted (around six). I ended up with one I loved, and because it was a clearance model (2010 bike, in March 2011), I got it for a bargain price as well. There was no attempt to up-sell me on anything more than what I needed. Their big emphasis at the Adams-Morgan store is on commuter bikes, moreso than hardcore mountain or road.
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