Napa River Velo

Brian Voynick

Napa River Velo truly cares about your riding and making sure you have the right bike and equipment for your goals. Over the last year I’ve bought around 5 bikes from Duke and each one he and Malia took the time to listen to me and my families needs and wants. Even built up a few different options for our daughter to select the “perfect” bike! Can’t be any happier and look forward to many years of doing business.

William Hall

I can not tell you how many compliments I have received on this bike!! I went on a century ride with a pile of Dinos right before Covid struck and the level of jealousy level was OFF THE CHARTS!! "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BIKE?!?", "WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PARTS?!?", and "WHO DID THE BUILD?!?" I let them all know that Duke and Malia at Napa River Velo found all the parts for this spectacular build. One of the riders told me that Bernard Hinault would be jealous himself and that I should take it to the Tour de France next year and get him to sign it and put a layer of clear coat over the signature - I might just do that. That said, I just wanted to let you know, one of my old racing bikes came back to me recently so I will be back for another custom Eroika build soon!! --------------------------------------------------------------- I wanted to ride the California Eroica event this year. I used to race on a Gitane Professional years ago in europe, but I sold it years ago. I really missed that bike, and by luck, I managed to find a vintage Gitane Profil Aero Time Trial Frame. All I needed was parts to build it up. I reached out to Duke Tuchman at Napa River Velo for help after hearing about his passion for unique custom builds from a racing buddy. Duke was able to track down and piece together a complete period-correct vintage Dura-Ace Grupo for me, many of the pieces were NOS and NIB! He also found me a set of period-correct rims, and a brand new set of vintage Cinelli handlebars and stem! The only thing missing was the vintage Dura-Ace AX water bottle and cage. Once he collected all the parts he called me up and told me we were ready to do the build! I went up to Napa and spent the afternoon in the shop. We spent the next couple of hours assembling my dream bike. The same bike that Bernard Hinault rode in his time trials in the Tour de France in the early 80s. At the end of the build, he said you're going to need some period-appropriate riding gear. Malia, had found me a set of vintage Renault Gitane Jersey and bib shorts. Wrapped inside the jersey was a vintage NOS Dura-Ace AX aero water bottle cage and some vintage Benotto cello tape!! - PERFECTION!! Duke and Malia absolutely nailed it. Right down to the smallest details. They were simply amazing! I literally own a time (trial) machine now! I couldn't ask for a better experience. The bike is perfect and I had an absolutely fabulous ride. I got all kinds of compliments on my bike at the event. Duke won a customer for life. I can't recommend Napa River Velo highly enough. Duke and Malia are simply THE SUPERMOSTBESTEST!! I'd give them 1000 stars if I could. * I just wanted to update my old review, but no longer have access to the account it was created with, so I have re-posted as a new review.

Patrick Miller

He gave us amazing service. He sold us a very expensive used bike for half the price that it is worth. We even looked up the bike to see for ourselves, and lo and behold it really was super expensive! The owner was just beyond kind and let my friend who was purchasing it ride it outside unsupervised! This place is much better than Napa Valley Velo. Apparently they stole the name of this place according to the owner. We also went to Napa Valley Velo first, but decided against buying with them because the owner treated us rudely. He had this look on his face like "buy something or get out." And when we asked questions about a bike, he looked at us with annoyance! Definitely going to come to this place instead for any bike needs.

anastasia jacobs

I rented two electric bikes and had such a great time. The employees were very nice, helpful and informative about information regarding the e bikes and the local trail. The store had a very chill and welcoming mileu. Among other bike shops, the prices here were most affordable. I would highly recommend this place if you are looking to rent bikes and explore the Napa Valley.