I popped in on a whim today to look at bike baskets. I wound up stumbling upon some deeply discounted bike grips that were right up my aesthetics nerd alley.
Aaron was an absolute gem to deal with. He offered to put them on for me because I don't own the tools and was awesome at explaining his process of installation. I was also in the market for a new seat and he took the time to talk me through some options. He also took time (despite it getting suddenly busier) to talk me through bike baskets vs panniers.
Not only that but, the bike techs are super sweet too! My front wheel was making a grinding noise which turned out to simply be the brake pads being too loose. He fixed that and made a quick diagnosis of another issue I'm having with my bike.
One other guy was working with a woman to try to modify a kids bike seat to work with her bike set up and was keen to share what he was doing when I asked what was going on.
Curbside sells a variety of bikes most notably Linus and Bobbin bikes. Their prices are on par with everyone in the city, but one other thing that sets them apart from other places is that they regularly have deeply discounted accessories and bike components.
I plan on going back to Curbside for more bits and pieces as I start to modify my bike to further suit my needs.