Viaduct Construction Ridiculous?
Get on your bike! Most bike lanes in the city remain accessible and are not scheduled to close throughout construction projects. Stop by Back Alley after 9am Monday thru Friday and fill your tires up for free.
Read MoreSame day tune-up’s
Our full service work shop can handle all repairs. If you’re able to drop off your bike with us in the morning, chances are we’ll get it back to you in time for your commute home. Of course, there are some exceptions, but in the event that we have to special order something for you or do a custom build, we have super fast turn-around times.
Read MoreCustom Built Wheels and Rebuilds
Let’s face it, year round commuting in Seattle is tough on wheels. Whether you load up your rear rack and bomb down Jackson St, take the Dexter Ave superhighway every which way, navigate the downtown hills, or go spinning around Mercer Island, your wheels are what you depend on. Going fast is all about trust. We work with you so that your wheels are true and purpose-built. Whether it be a lightweight...
Read MoreKnowledge Will Set You Free
For a couple of young guys, we have over 20 years in the bike industry. Whether crafting grants for public bike programs, performing at the highest level internationally, developing products, or scaling the highest roads in the world, we’ve been there and we always get home.
Read MoreHandbuilt Wheels
We make sure your wheels go around, and around, and around, and around. Over and over and over and over. Time after time, after time, after time. Again and again, and again. We guarantee it.
Read MoreAll Repairs Performed Onsite
We perform full-service maintenance, repairs and overhauls right in our shop so you never have to worry about your bike leaving the premises. We cater to urban commuters who can expect same day tunes. Turnaround time for repairs is quick and we take rush orders.
Read MoreNew, Used, and Custom
We are always striving to carry a thoughtful inventory of new and used components suitable for all of your bikes. Road, Mountain, Track, Commuter, Polo, Adventure, Freestyle, Work, Utility, you name it.
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PSq ALLEY RALLY – April 5th
Join us in Pioneer Square to celebrate the completion of Nord Alley and Pioneer Passage! Both alleys now feature beautiful new brick surfaces and improved stormwater drainage systems. Let’s kick off the new and improved alleys with music and art from local artists. Stroll the alleys and visit the adjacent businesses during April’s First Thursday Artwalk and help us celebrate this exciting achievement.
Thursday, April 5th
4:30 – 5:00pm Remarks in Occidental Square Park
5:00 – 7:00pm Alley Festivities in Pioneer Passage & Nord Alley
Located in blocks between 1st Ave S – Occidental Ave S (East/West), and Yesler Way – S Washington and S Main – S Jackson (North/South)
Project funding: Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Office of Economic Development, Seattle City Light, CenturyLink, and a federal Transportation Alternative Program grant.
Read MoreThe 5th Shortest Day/Longest Night Get Dowwn Downhill
Meet at Back Alley, 12 noon. Rolling 12:34. Aim to be back at Hooverville by sunset. Mmmm, Get Dowwn!
Read MoreIt’s a blast!
With road work along FR26 and FR99, the north side of Mt St Helens’ Windy Ridge (the Blast Zone) is seeing very little activity this summer. And so when a group of friends had in mind to take on the Ape Canyon/Smith Creek Epic we knew we would have a chance to enjoy “surfing the pumice” minus any crowds.
Lunching
Alex on Windy Ridge
A Fine Line
View up from Ape Canyon. The traverse is getting to be a bit sketchy.
An Ape Canyon Classic™
A lurking volcano
Shtoked
Shready!
Gateway to Adventure
Out past Bremerton, Seabeck, Holly and Dewatto, the hills offer context and texture to the Hood canal and Tahuya Penninsula. You know you’ve arrived when you reach the Lost Highway.
Stop in at our Radventure Emporium, enjoy a libation at our Counsultation Station and start your next radventure with us.
Open M-W 9am-6ish, Thurs-Fri 9-8pm
2017 is for buggin out.
All roads are for riding. Travis get’s dowwn with his Rohloff equipped Crust Evasion, WTB Ranger 3.0 fast rollers wrapped around Velocity Dually’s, Jones carbon bar, XT M8000 hydro stoppers, White Industries G30 cranks, SON 28 dyno powered Luxos U. Eriksen Ti Sweet Post proping up the Cambium 17, Chris King headset and bottom brisket. Stick an Atomic Cyclewerks BYOBB into that Wald 139, and start your digging. Pretty damn near the bees knees.
Want a closer look? Click image 🙂
Read MoreSHOP EXPANSION – May 5th Open House
*BRING ON THE SPRING! OUR SHOP EXPANSION WAS A SUCCESS, AND WE’RE READY TO DIAL YOU IN FOR THE ROAD AHEAD!* SEE YOU ON MAY 5TH FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE – Cinco de Mayo, My oh, My oh, My, What a Nice Bike Shop! *
Hi Folks – we’re growing!! And to express our gratitude for our awesome customers, we’re closing the shop 4/14 and 4/15 (and working throughout the weekend) to create our new and expanded Service Laboratory and Radventure Emporium. We’re stoked about our new check-in counter, adding an additional work stand, our new wheel-building station, expanding our product lines, and our casual custom Consultation Station. Pretty cool stuff!
So while you’re free to stop by and entice us with your weekend adventure plans, we’re gonna stay to course so we can open up on Monday 4/18. We’ll take the next couple of weeks to complete the vision, so as to get things in order for our May 5th Open House.
Thanks for your patience. Stay pumped up!!
Read MoreBOOM! Shop Hoodie!!
Last October, we had a visitor from Maine who came wanting to rent a sweet Bridgestone RB-2 for several days. Happy to oblige, I asked what brought him to Seattle. “I’m here doing a bit of research for a book I’m writing” he replied. I nodded, “right on, riding bikes helps me ‘peel back the layers of the onion’ too. You’ve picked a fine destination.” He was looking forward to exploring the San Juans and taking in the sweet vistas while diving into some family history. We set him up, and sent him on his way… A couple of days later he shows up while we’re opening up for the day, with a couple of coffees for us and a huge smile. It’s clear he’s having a good time. He’s chatty in a burly upper-east coast way, telling stories in a physical manner. He’s a pleasant older gentleman with a robust vocabulary, a fairly deep knowledge of cycling, and a seemingly pure love for life.
Just hanging out in front of the shop, sipping coffee, he’s with the rental RB-2, and he’s talking us up. He’s lived a life full of hardships and explains that he grew up with 6 brothers, 4 of them now dead from drugs. Growing up, the brothers would play a game called “Stun”, or “nuts, backwards”. He explained the rules of the game- 1 point for hitting a brother in the nuts. 3 points for dropping him to his knees. 5 points for making him cry. To illustrate his point, he chucks the rental helmet against the brick wall, “BOOM, CAN OF SOUP. 5 POINTS”
We’re proud to offer you our first Back Alley Bike Repair Shop Hoodie. Featuring the comfy, midweight full-zip, Gildan hooded sweatshirt, custom screened by a polo homie. Jake the Snake cooked up a sweet image that celebrates the funky times of Boom, Souplife. We’re sporting a brown sleeveless version around the shop, but we’re stoked to offer this version to you with sleeves, in Black. It’s slightly warm. It’s perfect. Boom! Soup. $40 + $4.95 s/h.
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Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca, all rolled up into one
A conversation with Zack, from NW Asian Weekly, turned into these nice words…
*click pic for full interview*
We’ve been based in Pioneer Square for over 5 years. We’ve seen a lot of change, and some of it, we’re very proud of participating in. If you’re new to Seattle or Pioneer Square-curious, stop by for a chat, some maps, some high-fives and some jams, M-F, 9-ish to 6-ish.
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