Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe

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Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe on University Avenue in San Diego's College Area sells, repairs, and restores both classic and modern bicycles from a storefront at 6195 University Ave in the 92115 ZIP, roughly a mile south of SDSU's main campus. The shop carries new single-speed and multi-speed frames alongside a rotating selection of used bikes vetted for structural integrity and component condition before hitting the sales floor. Service work runs the full spectrum: flat fixes at the entry level, gear and brake adjustments, wheel truing, hub overhauls, bottom-bracket rebuilds, headset repacking, and hydraulic brake bleeds for disc-equipped road and mountain bikes. E-bike owners can get flat repairs, drivetrain service, and new-in-box assembly on electric trikes, multi-speed e-bikes, and single-speed e-bikes, with assembly pricing structured by drivetrain complexity. Board-sport and cycling crossover shoppers in College Area can find wetsuits, skate decks, and outdoor gear at Happy Battle Surf on the same side of the neighborhood. Vintage-bike restoration is a core specialty—the shop strips classic steel frames down to bare tubing, rebuilds hubs with fresh bearings, replaces corroded cables and housing, and re-wraps handlebars to return mid-century road bikes and cruisers to rideable condition. The parts wall covers tubes in every common diameter, tires from 12-inch kids' sizes through 700c road and 29-inch mountain, brake pads for rim and disc systems, chains, and cassettes. San Diego's flat coastal plain and the rolling terrain east toward Lake Murray give local riders varied elevation options within a short pedal from the shop. Wheel builds are priced at a flat rate with parts separate, and the shop processes all repairs on a first-come, first-served drop-off basis with a typical one-week turnaround. The College Area location sits within the broader El Cajon Boulevard dining corridor, where post-ride food options at Dirty Birds College Area run the range from wings and craft beer to late-night bar menus. New-in-box kids' bikes assemble from $40, making the shop a practical stop for families in the surrounding residential blocks between University Avenue and El Cajon Blvd.