This is what bike shops are supposed to be like. The guys that work there are awesome, super knowledgable and generally helpful. The rates are exceptional and often times if you buy something from them they'll just throw it on your bike for free, and if they do charge you for service they usually give your bike a good once over for anything they can fix quick for you. There are two bike shops closer to my house and I always take my business over to Harvest because they're as good as it gets.

  Going to Harvest was by far the best bike shop experience I have had in Brooklyn. Friendly, quick, affordable service is what you can expect from the guys at Harvest.

  I got a craigslist bike & brought it here for a tuneup.
(The brakes weren't working very well & a tire was very flat)

It was a flat rate, kind of expensive, but he said he'd take care of everything top to bottom.

I picked it up like 5 days later and planned to ride it home--the brakes still didn't work and the new tube they put in burst. Overfilled or something.

They told me "oh, uh, your brake pads should be replaced. And tightened. And your handlebars are kind of the problem, so you need new handlebars."

You'd think they would have tested everything to make sure the bike worked before sending me off the first time and charging me for a tuneup. I have no idea what they actually did.

All told it cost me about as much as the bike to get it fixed up.