Good god damn I forgot about this thing. A year later and Tip Top Bike Shop EXISTS. Here we are in the Temescal neighborhood of northern Oakland and have been for near 3/4s of a year. We do have the quality bikes and bike goodies we were looking for as well as some extra shiny bits. I am still not completely grouchy and the people who work with us are very friendly. Also friendly are the people who live and work around here; they are the secret to our success--for without them we would be nothing. So we can call Tip Top Bike Shop a real thing and successful in its initial phases.

So I guess I better tell you what we have:
Specialized for road, mountain, cross and urban bikes. We also have tons of cool accessories, helmets, clothes, tires and whatnot from the big S.
Felt supplies more road bikes and stylish cruisers.
Dahon has super cool folding bikes. Forget any misconception about folding bikes riding like squirrelly circus bikes... these are great. As a matter of fact we have the Cadenza and the Matrix which, honest to goodness, looks almost exactly like standard bikes. And of course you can take them on BART at any time including rush hours; or toss it in your trunk, closet, or any other place where there isn't normally enough room for a bike.
And if you want something extra special Titus is holding down the high end.
If you love your bike, lock it up with a Kryptonite, of which we have a bunch.
And carry your lock and lunch in a groovy Crumpler or Banjo Brothers bag.
Planet Bike and Knog light our way with bright, inexpensive lites.

And the goodies don't end there. So come on down and check out the whole shebang. We might even have some cookies to share (if not, Bakesale Betty is just down the street).

Tip Top Bike Shop
4800a Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94609
510-444-4148
top@tiptopbikeshop.com
tiptopbikeshop.com