A promotional photo picturing Spoke Easy owner and mechanic, Anson Vaughan
The Richmond District is about the get its third bicycle shop on the southwest corner of Clement and 20th Avenue (1901 Clement).
Spoke Easy SF, owned by Anson Vaughan, plans to open in a couple of weeks. He’s done some remodeling to the space which was formerly a dentist’s office.
We don’t know much yet about what Spoke Easy will specialize in, but on their early promotional materials, they call themselves “a friendly neighborhood bike shop, welcoming bikes of all shapes and sizes”. So when your kid’s bike tire goes flat, they’ve got your back. 😉
Spoke Easy will be the third bicycle shop to open in the neighborhood in recent years. City and County Bicycle opened at 251 Clement last year, and San Francyclo started the wave when they opened in early 2012 on Arguello (they also recently opened their second location at 799 Haight).
Thanks for Jennifer L. for the tip.
Sarah B.
Anson poses after some construction demo last November
After the demo and a fresh coat of paint
Oh god, more bikers who think for some reason they own the road over cars…
Oh God, more drivers who think for some reason they own the road over bikes…
See how that works?
@JER the roads are meant for cars….
When SF streets were laid out, cars hadn’t even been invented…
Mike, read up on the vehicle code. I’m afraid you’ll have to share the road. If you don’t like it you’re welcome to leave our neighborhood, preferably forever.
lol but this neighborhood has always been full of bikes (both good and bad riders just like the good & bad car drivers we see) and actually, no sports/repair shops in years (anyone else remember Sullivan sports?)
Excited to have a bike shop nearby in the central Richmond for gear and tune ups. Look forward to their opening!
I’m with you Mike. Most bicyclists don’t stop when we pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Too many cars & bicyclists sail through the stop sign one block away on 21st and Clement. I am glad to see a new business in that location as it’s been vacant for years. I will hope for the best and that the proprietors will encourage bicyclists to respect the pedestrians and the law. Rogue bicyclists are welcome to leave my neighborhood anytime if they don’t give a shit.
I’m with Ginger. If you look at the mayhem Downtown you’ll notice that bicyclists just as much as drivers don’t yield when they should. This isn’t Russia but it shouldn’t have to get that far.
Wow, as a cyclist (bikes, motorcycles) and a car driver – I am actually really shocked that such a great announcement as a new shop in our fine Le’Mond (as I like to call our ‘hood) would spark such vitriol. Come on all – just be cool. Stop the car hating, stop the bike hating, and everyone (cars, bike, peds) – just pay attention when driving. Gracias!
Edit: “…when driving” should be “when using public roadways, sidewalks, etc.”
Excellent–I’m glad to have a bike shop in the neighborhood. And to follow Sarah’s point: Why all the hate? It’s kind of puzzling. As somebody who walks in the neighborhood more than biking or driving, I’d just like to point out the obvious–careless/aggressive bikers are annoying, but drivers can be deadly.
Welcome to the neighborhood!
The Richmond is a fantastic place and I hope your shop does very well.
Love the clever name!!
I think we should start a fake war between baby strollers, dogs and pedestrians on sidewalks! Boo strollers! Dogs just poop and pee wherever they want! They all think they own the sidewalk! Especially those double-wide strollers and those idiots who buy those extendible leashes! What are those parents thinking?!! Sidewalks are for human adults!
See how that works? Duh.
Spoke Easy, welcome to the neighborhood. Hopefully the residents here will treat you like any other business and not use you as a proxy for their odd views on the number of wheels under people.
Welcome to the neighborhood. It’s good to see bike shops dispersing further out into the Sunset and Richmond (and even Ocean Avenue). Back in the 1970s, Dad bought a house near City College; Ocean Ave. had pretty much everything a kid could need, except nearly all of the bike shops in the city were clustered on Stanyan at Golden Gate Park; one had to go a long ways to buy new brake pads.
I look forward to having a bike shop in the area.
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Since I live on a 4-way stop intersection, some years ago, I spent a good part of a day counting how may car and how many bikes came to a legal stop.
In the end my numbers showed that about 87% of the cars came to a stop. The bikes, well, it was like 5%.
As one who watched everyone on a bike come to a full stop at UC Davis many decades ago…there is no reason for bikes to not hit the same level of compliance with the law as cars do. I think that is why there is such vitriol on the subject from car owners.
I also get that bike folks think that cars are bad for a whole host of reasons. Some valid and some not. However, if one does not like the vehicle code then go change it. Until then, obey the law.
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I will be taking a bike I for some work as soon as the local shop opens. Welcome.
It’ll be nice to have a bike shop so close. Can’t wait to stop in and say hi…. Welcome to the neighborhood!
I am a car owner/driver *and* a cyclist. I’m quite happy a new shop will be opening up soon, although I’m somewhat loyal to Avenue Cyclery on Stanyan, the place I bought my bike many years ago. They’ve always provided great service. But I’m willing to try out a new place.
So much drama. Geez
Bikers need to realize two things, that they have to follow the rules of the road just as cars do, and their poop is not ice cream, everyone does not want a scoop.
Anson is very knowledgeable, and he’s been working at the San Francyclo on Arguello for the past couple of years. During my many visits I’ve seen him handle a wide range of customers- from tourists, to families, to racers and commuters -and he’s great with all of them. Congrats to Anson for opening his own shop!
Anson is the best, good for him. On a related side note, is it just me or are the worst drivers in the city on Clement street?
Anson is wonderful! I’m a new cyclist and he was super patient and helpful! Can’t wait for this shop to open!
Yo mike i’m guessing you’re a 62yr old who’s last physical exertion was picking up a fried chicken leg. Perhaps dad didn’t teach you to ride a bike? Maybe someone stole that shwinn you ever so loved in front of that fountain shop as a kid? Perhaps your just miserable? Please mike, let’s hear more of you inner dialogue….
Anson is awesome. The roads are to share, calm down people.
@NOTMIKE Bikers love to say the roads are to share but don’t love sharing the roads. Typical biker lies.
@Mike, go troll another comments section. This is an announcement for a business opening. Anson is embarking on one of the hardest and most rewarding experiences of his life, and your posts are irrelevant and useless. I wish him all the best in his new business. He is a very talented mechanic with a great personalty, and he should do well.
I have to apologize for Mike’s behavior, I dropped him as a kid and now he thinks he’s better than everyone else.
lol @ Mike’s Dad, but in all seriousness, “not mike” lost me by using agism to justify his point. lol @ hypocrisy too.
JD: kindness _and_ facts, what the?
I thought I was on the Internet!
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There’s also DD Bicycles out on Balboa and 41st, been there for years and years, I cannot vouch for DD but thought it was worth mentioning as the beginning of the article makes it sound as if the 3 newer places are the only bicycle shops in the Richmond.