TEXAS 87 Cycles

New and used bikes, Velotric e-bikes, repair · Galveston, TX

Texas 87 Cycles is a family-run bike shop at 1106 39th St. in Galveston, Texas. It sells new and reconditioned bikes, is a Velotric e-bike dealer, takes bike trade-ins and does repairs. The shop says it is a member of the National Bicycle Dealers Association and works out of a historic building.

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Bikes, trade-ins and e-bikes

The shop's home page invites you to buy a new or reconditioned bike and to trade in your bike, saying it likes new bikes and seasoned bikes. It also offers pre-owned bikes.

Texas 87 says it is a Velotric dealer, with Velotric e-bikes and accessories in the workshop ready to take home. The shop says that if you find online pricing and promotions, you get the same deal with free professional assembly included. It says Velotric bikes are supported by a factory 2 year warranty.

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The service page asks whether you have a flat, need a tune-up or need e-bike service, and lets you schedule service online. The shop describes itself as having the best bike mechanics this side of the Sabine, which is its own claim. Specific service prices are not posted on the site.

The shop and its building

The shop takes its name from Texas Highway 87, which the About page says runs about 250 miles from Timpson, Texas, to Galveston. The property occupies 1106, 1108 and 1110 39th Street. The showroom building at 1106 was built in 1929 as a transfer garage, later used for tobacco storage and an electrical supply shop, and by 1949 was a 24 hour restaurant. The building at 1110 housed the K&L Bicycle shop in 1949, named for its location between Avenues K and L.

Texas 87 Cycles is at 1106 39th St., Galveston, TX 77550, phone 409-354-2876. It has a 5.0 Google rating from 13 reviews.

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