There just isn't enough you can say about Maul's. I've been a customer for over a decade. I can honestly say I have gone to one other bike shop in all that time, it was Landry's, and you can read my review of that expierience, needless to say they screwed me.
Before Maul's i used to go from shop to shop buying complete bmx bikes. It was honestly all about what the salesman wanted me to buy, and never about what I actually needed. So bike after bike broke time after time. The staff at Maul's is not like that at all. I have had three bikes built from frame up by them and every piece they had a hand in helping me make sure it was best for me, not necessarily best for profit. They also scrutinize the parts they sell, so if it's on the shelf it's a quality product. If it's not good enough for them, it's not good enough for them to sell, so that's reassuring.
The selection is huge. Be it seats, chains grips gloves, bike shorts, t shirts, tubes, bmx bikes, road bikes, cruisers, shoes, pants tools, racks, helmets, bells, lights, frames tires, skateboards, hats,,, stickers, live animals...One stop shopping at it's finest. John maul, Tony Long, Josh and Justin are all extremely knowledgeable and great behind a bench. In a few minutes they can take wheels off, strip em, dress new wheels and get them back on the bike, and have you out the door for a better price than you're going to get anywhere else. anything you don't see they are more than happy to order up, and it's usually there in days. Any questions you have will be answered in a way you can understand no matter what level of rider you are. It's insane how awesome this place is as a store and shop. it's ludicrous how awesome the staff is. This place still blows my mind 12 years later.
Ok, so that's why it's beneficial to you as an individual to shop here. here's the reason it helps the whole community of two wheeled enthusiasts. take a look at their site and just skim it to catch a glimpse of all the fund raising they do for various causes. Take a look at how many competitions they put together and sponsor. they hold movie premiers for bmx videos, which are always a good time, especially seeing the kid's faces (fine mine too) light up seeing some of the best professional riders from around the country hanging out. on any given day you can bump in to Sean Burns, anyone from Bone Deth, or the guys from the shop riding the ramps outside. They've held demos for Bone Deth, Kink, and other awesome bike companies. They have been instrumental in raising money for the Pembroke skate park, (please donate). What they do for the whole state in making it a better place for bikers is well worth becoming a customer. (as if the prices and general awesomeness wasn't reason enough)
Whatever kind of bike you ride, whatever work you need done, whateever spoked itch you need to scratch, go to Maul's. read more