Welcome to Cambridge Used Bicycles.com the web site of Shawsheen Vintage Bicycles!
In March of 2008 Shawsheen Vintage Bicycles was formed and joined up with my old friend Vinnie, owner of Menotomy Vintage Bicycles at OldRoads.com
Together we acquired space at the Cambridge Antique Market. We have since become a great place to find a wonderful, reasonably priced, cleaned and tuned, quality used bicycle for most any need. We have English 3 speeds, City Cruisers, Single Speed Cruisers, Road, Mountain, Hybrids, etc! We are dedicated to finding and recycling quality used and yes vintage bicycles. We also often have a good collection of older bicycles and unique bikes, such as folding commuters, large frame, and promotional rides.
Our first year has been a good one. Establishing our selves as the place to find good used bicycles, some of which just happen to be vintage. However, the term vintage can be a bit confusing to some, so we have renamed our business Cambridge Used Bicycles which more accurately reflects what we are all about. We will still be known on the web both as Cambridge and Shawsheen Used Bicycles for period of time yet to be determined. So when you see or hear Cambridge Used Bicycles, it is still us! Please spread the word!
OK, so because you are a Vintage bicycle company, does that mean they are really old? Not at all, we have a great inventory of not so old bikes also...for sure we have very cool old school bikes too! But we do have plenty that are from the 1990's and newer which come through our doors all the time. Looking for something special? We will look for a specific type, size or brand for you! Check out our inventory below!
We have about 50 bicycles in the shop at all times to choose from with several hundred in storage. Such as 3 speed English, 10+ Speed Road, Moutain, Hybrids, Beach Cruisers, etc. And occasionally we put together single speeds using various frames with new wheels with coaster brakes rear wheels, etc. This makes for a very simple bike that can you can have fenders and a rack added to it.
All our bikes are professionally tuned and ready-to-ride unless otherwise stated.
Our Warranty
We stand behind our bikes. With in 30 days of purchase, (so please keep that receipt) if anything goes wrong we will repair it, free of charge. Tires and Tubes not included. If we can not fix the problem we will replace your bike or give you a 100% refund!
Don't forget our Student Loan Bicycle Program. OK not just students, anyone can take part in this!
With in one calendar year from purchase, with positive proof of that purchase (keep that receipt), we will buy your bicycle back at 1/2 the price you bought it for! Do the math, it's the cheapest rental in town!
This is a great program for Students, interns, or anyone else who will be here in the Boston/Cambridge area for a year or less and that needs their bicycle up to moving day. So if you do not want to deal with selling one of our bicycle you bought at the last minute, come see us.
Disclaimer time: The Bicycle has got to be in as reasonably good shape as when it was purchased. You beat on it, neglect it and leave it out for a winter, we may buy it, but only for a much reduced price!
Bicycle Strorage
SEMESTER or SUMMER break has arrived and you don't want to lose that wonderful bicycle you have found, and can not take it with you?
No Space for your Winter Beater?
We can store your Bicycle for a dollar a day! Any bike stored for over 90 consecutive days, gets a free tune up when requested!
Prior e-mail contact is a must for this!
Please note, we are at the shop nearly every Tuesday and Saturday! During the season there is generally someone there all Days except Sundays, we surf too! (The building is closed on Mondays)
Easy to get to by foot or the "T" from any where in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BC and or BU, just to name a few.
Since the Cambridge Antique Market is a consignment shop when we are not there you still can purchase anyone of our bikes or parts even when we are not there!
However, if you are not sure of what you want or need, have a particular bicycle or part you are looking for, or otherwise need assistance, please email us a few days ahead so we can make sure that one of us is in the Cambridge space to help you. Stop by and check out some of the coolest Used, Vintage and Antique Bikes in the Cambridge/Somerville/Boston area!
Bicycle Rehabs
Have your own Vintage or Old School bike that needs to be rehab? We will be glad to do it for you!
Pricing starts at $75 plus replacement parts. Most rehabs go for around $150. Bike is deep cleaned, rust is removed as best as possible, wearable parts replaced (as needed) and of course tuned. This is not your fathers tune up! You will get back a rust free, deep cleaned and well working tuned bicycle!
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