El Maestro Bike Shops / Jorge Sosa
Randy sez "El Maestro
is the best bike shop in Los Angeles"
The father and son
team that runs El Maestro were quite excited to hear about Bike
Summer, they wanted to know "how we can get discounts for our
customers"? Their bike shops cater to the many workers,
jornaleros, messengers, and security gaurds that work in the downtown
area. They tend to many basic repairs and sometimes have to tell the
customer that the bike isn't worth the repairs, half of the time
customers can't afford the cost. They say most of their
customers enjoy the freedom that biking gives them, prefering the
ride over the wait of the bus. Many of their customers can't
get drivers licenses so they opt for the bicycle. The store is called
El Maestro #2 as the first one near the Staples center was pushed out
during the recent redevelopment. The son was too shy to take a
picture but Randy joked "c'mon man, you're very photogenic".