About
cyclingcompass is an independent, free directory of every local bike shop we can find, built so riders can support the shops in their own neighborhoods.
Local bike shops are the backbone of cycling. They build your first bike, fix the flat you can't, and know which trail is rideable after a week of rain. But finding the right one shouldn't mean digging through ten different manufacturer store-locators, each showing only its own dealers.
cyclingcompass pulls every one of those networks together, plus open map data and public business listings, into a single place you can search by city, state, or the brands a shop carries. Free to use, no account required.
Most directories are either thin (a handful of paying advertisers) or stale (a one-time scrape that's never updated). We take a different approach: we aggregate many independent sources, keep each one's raw data, and merge them into a single trustworthy record per shop. When several sources agree, confidence goes up; when they conflict, we can tell.
The result is a directory that aims for completeness without sacrificing accuracy, and one that's transparent about where its data comes from. You can read the full methodology if you want the details.
Riders looking for a shop near home or on a trip. Newcomers trying to find a beginner-friendly place. Shop owners who want an accurate listing. And anyone who believes the local shop is worth keeping around. If that's you, start by browsing your state.
What we do
Thousands of shops across all 50 states and U.S. territories, not just the ones who pay to be listed.
We track which brands each shop carries, harvested from manufacturer dealer locators.
Built largely on OpenStreetMap and other open datasets, properly attributed and never locked away.
Records are matched and merged across sources, so duplicates collapse into one accurate listing.
Questions
Own a shop?
Adding or correcting your listing is free and takes a couple of minutes.