We're Hiring
We're looking for people who like bikes, excel at solving problems, and enjoy helping customers. We have permanent positions open in our Alexandria service center and temporary positions available in our Adams Morgan popup location.
Prior bike shop experience is a requirement. Click below to learn more and send us your info.
Winter Popup: Adams Morgan
Through Jan 31st at 2501 Champlain St NW DC
Hours: Wednesdays-Fridays 12p-7p, Saturdays & Sundays 12p-4p
Price Matching - We do it!
In the cycling industry, brands set pricing. We sell bikes, parts, and accessories for the prices set by each brand. This means if they're having a sale, we're having a sale!
If you see a brand-advertised sale this holiday season for a brand we carry, we're matching it.
And yes, this includes the Costco Next program for Priority Bicycles!
We do our best to keep our website updated with current sale pricing, but it's a full time job in itself. If you see a better price somewhere else, please let us know. If for some reason we can't match it, we'll always be transparent about it.
-Pete
Alexandria: Two Buildings. One Great Experience.
Service Center
We have the largest and best-staffed service center in the mid-Atlantic region. Visit us at 3919 Wheeler Avenue for repairs and tuneups, as well as drivetrain parts, brake parts, tires, tools, and more. Our fit studio is located here as well.
Retail Showroom
Visit our Retail Center at 3800 Wheeler Avenue for new and used bikes and trikes, and accessories including lights, locks, helmets, shoes, pedals, bags, and bikepacking gear.
Giant
Giant is the world's biggest bicycle manufacturer (in fact, they make lots of bikes for other brands including Trek!).
We stock their best selling models including the Escape, Contend, Contend AR, Defy, Revolt, Trance, Stance, XTC, and Fathom.
Liv
Liv is the sister brand to Giant. Liv bikes are women-specific designs, so they have shorter reach and shorter standover height than their counterparts.
There is a Liv version of almost everything that Giant sells. The Giant Contend is matched by the Liv Avail, for example.
Specialized
Specialized is one of the "big three" bike brands in the world (the others are Trek and Giant/Liv).
We've serviced thousands of their bikes over time, and we were able to become dealers for them in May 2025 after changes in the local market. We now have access to all their parts and warranty network, and their entire line of award-winning bikes.
Cannondale
Cannondale is a quirky brand from New England that has been pushing boundaries since 1971. Whether it's their iconic Lefty forks or the modern race machines out setting records, Cannondale loves what they do and they do it well. Several staff ride Cannondale, and we jumped at the chance to join their dealer network in 2025.
Surly
Surly is known for their bombproof steel bikes that are designed to last for decades and take all the abuse you can dish out.
We stock a range of Surly bikes including Disc Trucker, Midnight Special, Ogre, Grappler, Straggler, Preamble, and more.
Salsa
Salsa has built their brand on bikes that are made for adventuring. They've pioneered some of the most rugged carbon frames in the industry, and their reputation is well deserved. If you're looking for a bike with more mounting points and tire clearance than you'll ever need, look at Salsa.
Priority
We love Priority for their rugged, dependable, low-maintenance belt-drive bikes. We've been part of their service network for years, and when they started accepting dealer applications we were first in line in the region!
Moots
Moots is one of the highest quality titanium framebuilders in the USA. Handmade in Steamboat Springs Colorado since 1981, these are forever bikes. They have a lifetime guarantee, and they'll actually be around for the lifetime of the bike. If you're ready for your last new bike, we're ready to help.
All Moots bikes come with our white-glove build process and start with a free comprehensive fit session.
Check out our other brands
We are have access to a huge range of bike brands like Co-Motion, Niner, Woom, Catrike, TerraTrike, Bombtrack, and more.
Our Philosophy
We believe that bikes are for everyone. Cycling should be everything: fun, challenging, utilitarian, extravagant, simple or as complex as the rider wants it to be. At Handy Bikes, our goal is to provide a safe, approachable place for riders of all ages and abilities to bring their bikes for advice, repairs, and support.
We are a small local shop, and we focus on helping local riders. The items on our website are available for order online and pickup in store only.