Bike Shop Recommendations in Manhattan (Inwood, Hudson: to buy, DMV, live in)
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So I'm looking to buy a fixed gear or single speed bike for getting around and was wondering if anyone had recommendations of some good shops where you can find a helpful, knowledgeable employee who has reasonable prices on bikes.
I prefer smaller stores, not the REI types, if that helps.
I bought my bike from The Tread Bike Shop at 250 Dyckman Street in Inwood. Fantastic location right off the greenway. I have also bought accessories from Manhattan Bicycles at W 47th street and 9th Ave
Frank's on Grand Street and Bicycle Habitat on Spring Street are two shops that might have a bicycle that you would like.
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while youre here maybe youd know bmwguy. i am interested in an electric powered scooter. i think it has a top speed of 20 mph. there is a little shop that sells them down on Ludlow Street off Hester. the DMV's website is confusing as far as whether you need it to be registered or not. their chart is easier to understand but their narratives are confusing. meanwhile the guy on Hester St says you can just use the bike laws and you don't have to register it. ive also heard from another source to check it out with the DMV to make sure they certify the brand so you can register it. does anybody know if you can operate an electric powered scooter (it has a seat and both your feet would be off the ground) on the streets and whether or not you need it to be registered?
Yes, you can operate the scooter on the streets, but only in the right lane or on the shoulder of regular roadways, not highways. I think it would be classed as a Class C motorcycle, which in NYS does not require a motorcycle endorsement on your driver's license to operate, but would need to be registered. The slightly faster Class B are also in the same category, but the Class A do require motorcycle certification on your license. The scooters and mopeds fall into the motorcycle category in NYS, whereas an electric bicycle is still a bicycle and not subject to registration.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
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