Full service bike shop a welcome addition to the Lawrenceville neighborhood

In a small, brightly painted garage behind Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville resides Pittsburgh’s newest addition to the bike shop scene: Love Bikes.  Despite the popularity of cycling in the riverfront neighborhood, Lawrenceville lacked a full-service shop until owner Nic Brungo opened the garage doors over the past weekend.

Brungo, who had been working on the space and logistics of opening the shop over the past year, is finally ready to start taking in repair bikes, placing orders, and selling parts.  As far as complete bikes, they carry Charge Bikes out of the UK, and hope to expand to other brands as well as offering used and refurbished bikes.

The focus of Love Bikes seems to reflect the urban commuter explosion that’s occurred in Lawrenceville over the past few years (also the home of BikePGH’s world headquarters), a population that this back-to-basics shop will surely be serving.

Love Bikes
212 1/2 44th Street [map]
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
(in the alley behind Arsenal Lanes!)
412.235.7026

Hours (Spring/Summer):

• Tuesday-Sat: 11-7
• Sunday: 12-5

For general info and updates, check the Love Bikes Facebook page until their website is up and running.

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