Wheelfine Imports Pro Bike Shop

This is the Holy Grail of bike shops. Michael Johnson, owner/mechanic/wizard comes along only once in a lifetime. I'll turn 80 this year and in my life time this experience has been the finest of all...

Michael Johnson, the owner of Wheelfine Imports Pro Bike Shop, is easily the most knowledgeable person I've ever met in the bicycle field. Among other projects, he has finely tuned two Italian-frame Mondonico bikes I own. He understands the geometry of the human-bike "connection." He also has the institutional knowledge of trends - some good - some bad - over the past 50 years, thus being able to both fix bikes properly and build new bikes that actually "work" for you. The shop itself doesn't look flashy or sophisticated from the outside, but inside, you'll never see a more complete selection of bikes, components and accessories in your life.

Michael is a genius. He found and corrected problems either overlooked or even caused by other mechanics. And if that's not enough, his pricing is fair, his knowledge is bottomless AND it's great fun to chat with him. He also has an amazing stock of hard-to-find (or even otherwise impossible-to-find) parts, especially Campy bits. Generous with his time and his knowledge and a nice guy, too. Highly recommended!

Wheelfine is THE place to go if you are serious about cycling. Mike is hands down the best bike mechanic I have ever dealt with. He does good honest work at a very fair price. He can fix things you didn’t even know were wrong with your bike. I had my 1976 masi serviced after having it put together at a local shop. After having mike work on it, it was like a completely different bike. Mike is truly a master with bikes especially the older bikes that others don’t/won’t work on. Could not recommend this shop enough!

I came to Michael Johnson at Wheelfine Imports more or less out of desperation. A broken chain link had destroyed my rear derailleur, and in the process, bent the derailleur hanger into a “J” shape. I tried bending it back, but gave up when it became clear I wouldn’t be able get it back into shape. The usual fix would be to weld on a new hanger, but the frame is a combination Reynolds 535 and graphite composite, and there was a graphite transition very close to the hanger, making welding all but impossible. The frame manufacturer declined to service the frame, and a very reputable bike shop told me that welding wouldn’t be feasible for them. But they did recommend that I bring it to Michael Johnson at Wheelfine and said if anyone can fix it, he’s the one.

So I brought the frame to Wheelfine. He took a quick look at it, put the hanger in a vice, and with deft hands and a good deal of confidence, bent the hanger back to the right shape. He retapped the threads for the derailleur and made the fine adjustment to true the hanger to the plane of the wheel. He let me watch the entire process, and I felt that I was in the presence of a master. The rest of the repair was pretty routine, replace broken spoke, true the wheels, mount and adjust new derailleur and chain. I feel as though I have a brand new bike after almost giving up on it and scraping it for parts.

I would not hesitate to recommend Michael Johnson and Wheelfine to anyone. The depth of his knowledge and skill is incomparable.