Valdosta Bike Center

Valdosta Bike Center Valdosta Bike Center & More We carry new Trek brands, and many many others. Several BMX brands including SUNDAY We service all makes and models of bicycles.

Whether you are looking for a bike to cruise around the neighborhood, or something to go racing with, we have you covered. Come check us out at our location, at 1907 Baytree Pl. Remerton, Ga. We also conduct home visits for treadmill, elliptical, and spin/stationary bike repairs.

One of our biggest misunderstandings in the shop is the costs of repairing department store bikes. For example, the bic...
08/01/2026

One of our biggest misunderstandings in the shop is the costs of repairing department store bikes.

For example, the bicycle in the picture below is an older Next Ultra Shock Walmart bike that costs $150 new back in 1999-2000. Nevermind the big recall with the forks... even more reason to leave it alone.

This bike is a perfect example. The customer who had this bike was not interested in getting it fixed, just wanted to donate it to our scrap pile. Tires are flat and dry rotted, chain is rusted, and bike won’t shift (rusted cables) and brakes are froze up (rusted cables).

Here’s a breakdown on cost to repair:
Tires: $30 each =$60
Tubes: $10 each=$20
Labor to change: $15 each=$30
Cables/housing for brakes: $25
Cables/housing for shifters: $25
Chain: $25
Labor to size and install chain: $15
Tune up and polish: $50

You can see the total quickly gets to $250 before tax.

The bike in the picture was $150 new and has no vintage value. I found a comparable brand for sale at Walmart for $148. We are quick to explain, while we don’t mind doing the work, it just doesn’t make economical sense on a bike like this unless there is sentimental value with it.

Now…spending $250 to bring back a bike that is high quality like Trek, Specialized, Giant, Cannondale, Marin, etc…makes complete logic because you can’t replace those bikes with anything of the similar quality for $250.

Department store bikes are cheap for a reason and they aren’t made to last or be ridden much. You are much better off shopping/purchasing one of our used bikes that are ready to go for $275 and up. These are great quality bikes that would have cost $500 and more when they were new. And they still hold resale value on down the road.

Bring your bike in and we will look over your bike and give you an honest opinion on your best options and you make the choice. If you decide you don’t want to fix it, you can donate it to our scrap pile where we can hopefully find some use for any good parts left. No bikes go to the landfill…and they may actually end up on our fence.

Had a lot to say but I’ll keep it short... well not really.I’ve had to ask/TELL 4 different customers to leave my shop i...
07/29/2026

Had a lot to say but I’ll keep it short... well not really.

I’ve had to ask/TELL 4 different customers to leave my shop in the last week and don’t come back on my property. I will not tolerate disrespect to me or my staff.

For example…
1. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me if I don’t want to buy your rusted up Walmart bike for $20…or even for $5. It’s my choice.

2. Don’t get your feeling hurt and argue with me if I tell you that you can’t borrow my tools to try and fix your bike on my front porch…because you don’t want to pay me my price for me to fix it.

3. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me because I won’t troubleshoot and repair your “great deal” ebike you purchased on Amazon 2 months ago and now they won’t take it back.

4. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me if you have to wait 2 weeks for me to repair the bike that’s been broken and sitting in your garage for 3 months. I have 30 other customers who dropped their bike off before you.

5. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me if you have to wait 2 weeks on your repair….even though you need it everyday for transportation. It’s a first in-first out business and I have to be fair to all of my customers. (No you can’t pay extra to jump the line).

6. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue when you call 7 times in a row back to back and I finally answer and tell you right away that I’ll call you back when I’m done with the customer in front of me. That’s what the answering machine is for..and I do return calls. Also I have caller ID and knew it was you all 7 times.

7. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me when you call and ask if I have a tube for your Huffy. When I ask what size tube you need, instead of giving me the size you continue to tell me it’s a Huffy and since I’m a bike mechanic, I should know. There are hundreds of Huffys over the years in different models and sizes. For comparison, that’s like calling a Ford dealership and asking for a starter.

8. Don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me when you find out your $50 “great marketplace bike” is going to cost $200 to replace the dry rotted tires/tubes, rusted chain and tune it up so it all shifts nicely. And even after all of that work, the bike will still only be worth $50. And no I won’t give you $50 for it. (See #1)

9. And last don’t get your feelings hurt and argue with me when you bring a bike that YOU want to donate to someone but want me to fix it first. And when I tell you how much it’s going to cost to fix it, you say “but I’m donating it so can’t you fix it for free or at a nominal price”. If you want to be generous and donate bikes, drop them off and I will look at them and I’ll decide if we want to fix and donate them or put them in the scrap pile to use for others we donate. We both can feel good about that. If you want to give your donated bike to someone in particular or an organization in particular, then pay my price to fix it before you donate it. The truth of it is…your donated bike may be too far gone and only be good to use for my bicycle fence or to hang as “art” outside. Trust me…I know what can be salvaged and what can’t.

All of these have happened recently and again I will not tolerate disrespect to myself or my staff. If you find yourself in one of these areas, I highly recommend you taking your bikes to one of the other bike shops in town.

07/27/2026

81 teens helped. Thanks again for everyone who had a part in this.

07/25/2026

I know everytime we jump in to help an organization in our community, we have an army of support ready to jump with us. We don’t spend money on advertising or marketing because we choose to budget that money and resources on our community instead.

Thank you again to the army of support we had and for those of you that couldn’t help this time, we’ll need you on our next big event.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!We did it!!! Our little family owned local shop was able to fill 48 backpacks full of s...
07/25/2026

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

We did it!!! Our little family owned local shop was able to fill 48 backpacks full of school supplies with the help of our customers, families, and friends.

Thanks again to the following who jumped in and helped without hesitation:

Fabulous Pizza and Wings
Travel with MJ
FitMix Group Fitness & Personal Training
Fire & Flour Sourdough
Derek Davis
Maite Moirano Martin
Matthew Del Rossi
Dave Eikenberry
Jasmine Atkins
Stacey
Lee Schert
Kristen Wilson
Shelley Adams
Tammy Elliston
Amanda Nicole Presley
Chance Daniels
Ann Peace
Andrew Masters
Paz Platt
Loren Williams
Graham Wesley Nguyễn

Special thanks to Maite Martin for doing all the shopping for us and putting all the backpacks together.

And thanks to Felicia Kohler and her organization for what they do to support the youth in our community.

HOPE in Action South Georgia

Updates
07/24/2026

Updates

Update. 41 out of 48 backpacks sponsored. 7 left and need to be claimed by 5pm tomorrow (Friday). Please share!!!LAST...
07/23/2026

Update. 41 out of 48 backpacks sponsored. 7 left and need to be claimed by 5pm tomorrow (Friday).

Please share!!!

LAST PUSH…ONLY 1 day left to jump in and help support the youth in our community with school supplies.

You can drop off supplies at the Valdosta Bike Center or pay $36 to sponsor a backpack full of supplies ($100 for 3 and we will handle the $8). If you sponsor and send money, we will do the shopping.

Cashapp is $ShawnEikenberry or Venmo -Eikenberry
Type backpacks in memo.

Thanks again to our customers and friends who have helped out so far:

Fabulous Pizza and Wings
Travel with MJ
Derek Davis
Maite Moirano Martin
Matthew Del Rossi
Fire & Flour Sourdough
Dave Eikenberry
Jasmine Atkins
Stacey
Lee Schert
FitMix Group Fitness & Personal Training
Kristen Wilson
Shelley Adams
Tammy Elliston
Amanda Nicole Presley
Chance Daniels
Ann Peace
Andrew Masters
Paz Platt

Currently, we have a total of 41 backpacks filled…our goal from the shop was 48. Only 7 more to hit our goal.

And thanks to the following organization for what they do to support the youth in our community.

HOPE in Action South Georgia

I’m in the process of making my first video about finding a bike and rebuilding. Trying to document the whole process. ...
07/22/2026

I’m in the process of making my first video about finding a bike and rebuilding. Trying to document the whole process. Here’s the pictures to start.

A customer who I’ve done business with before reached out to see if I was interested in buying a few BMX frames he had. He sent pictures. I spotted the red cruiser in the back and was interested in building a Klunkr (Google those…they are cool). I didn’t really want it but he said he would throw it in the deal for $15. Paid $15 for it and never even looked at it until later.

The Headbadge was still on the bike and I looked at it and saw Emory. I am familiar with Emory because I purchased an Emory bike frame last year just because they were built in Jacksonville, FL. So I’ve done a little research on this company in the past. The 76 on the headbadge is interesting.

Then I noticed the Coca-cola chain guard which is really cool. So I’ve decided to do a lot more homework (have sent Emory a message) and I’m going to build this bike and find out the history of it as I go. Follow along over the next few weeks as I uncover more information. In the end, I hope to have my first video and a badass Coca-cola Cruiser.

This cardinal has been visiting our shop everyday since Jan 30th. Sometimes 3-4 times a day….but always at least once ...
07/19/2026

This cardinal has been visiting our shop everyday since Jan 30th. Sometimes 3-4 times a day….but always at least once a day.

We love when customers bring us this “old” stuff to bring back to life. -New tubes and gum wall tires-New cables and hou...
07/19/2026

We love when customers bring us this “old” stuff to bring back to life.

-New tubes and gum wall tires
-New cables and housing
-Frame/parts cleaned and polished
-NOS Troxel seat from the same era.
-Lots of elbow grease to clean bike and remove rust from chrome.
-NOS brakes pads

We ran the serial number and this is a 1974 Schwinn Continental built in Chicago in July of 1974.

I’ve included a picture from the 1974 Schwinn Catalog

Address

1907 Baytree Place
Valdosta, GA
31601

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12292539050

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