I had my reservations when Jeremy joined GCN, but really now I just think this guy is class. His pick of subject matter is diverse and open. His CX commentary and insight is real gold for us fans and he comes across as a straight up person. Well done GCN and thank you Jeremy from the west of Ireland for your hard work. I love it.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy is awesome. Thank you

If you are ever in Pasadena, make it a point to stop in, this is a living museum, and if the boss man is around, he loves to talk about his passion, cycling! Great video guys! 🇺🇸

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Oscar!

I love how the passion is just oozing out of this shop. Thanks for taking us inside for a tour, and thank you Hrach for preserving this history!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Amazing shop looks more like a museum. Hrach you are legend

GCN tech should start a bike shop series. Jon did a great job at corsa corsa. This was good, but not enough close ups on the displays. Jeremy keep it up. Cant wait to see the next one.

@mynameistechno

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Path Less Pedaled, he is doing this since a few years.

I have been to Velo Pasadena several times and the shop is awesome… LOTS of cycling history!!!

Damn man the fellings after watching this video are just to much. That ending was just so real. Kudos to the owner and to GCN for this video, the only bad thing is that it Didn't last longer and showed the rest of the bikes!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a wonderful collection. This gentleman has a piece of the sport's history and those bikes are works of art. I admire his love and passion for the classic era of bikes. He has every right to get emotional. Beautiful.

Jeremy is just getting better and better. Great video ! More like this please.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I met him at his store to work on my frameset. He was a very nice guy and showed me that very same room with all that great stuff in there. I feel privileged to have met him and have my bike serviced there.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@knobber420

4 жыл бұрын

Hrach Gevrikyan I should be thanking you. I was the one with the golden Ciocc and the Cinelli. I’m sure you don’t remember because you get to see so many great bikes but I felt I was in the presence of greatness. You, the bikes and your shop. Thanks again.

Oh jesus what a wonderful collection! Hrach is the man

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Never heard of Major Taylor. Gotta do some research. Hrach did a fine job. A man of deep feeling. Good vid. Thanks.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Satoshi

Really fantastic video there Jeremy! Another gem from GCN Tech here. I must admit that I would happily watch a video 3x this length as Hrach talked through all of the frames and bikes which he has in his collection. Stores like this are just so fascinating and its great when you can hear some of the history behind the jerseys and bikes which you see, really brings to life the great heritage of the sport! Thanks very much guys and hope that maybe Jeremy can take us through his collection of bikes and give us a run down of there history and the wins on them also very interested to see what you could do about the Richard Sachs which Jeremy mentioned...another video perhaps! 😏

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

His emotions towards the end were Deep! All was But that Was Icing on Cake!!!!!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Simonewhitesim-1music

4 жыл бұрын

@@hrachgevrikyan3030 No thank you.

@Simonewhitesim-1music

4 жыл бұрын

@@hrachgevrikyan3030 Looked up your store. Yummy Nice!

WOW, this should of been at least an hour long. That man obviously has passion for our sport. I would love to spend a hell of a lot of time there just taking it all in.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a wonderful man and collection..great job 👏😀

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

wow wow and WOW ! Mr. Gevrikyan should be very proud of his shop...

Jon needs to visit this place and make Part 2....come on we all know it!

@robster6868

4 жыл бұрын

Straight Edge .won’t happen ,Jon’s too busy downstairs working on the app 😂

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a great show of beautiful bikes and components. I (or we) would love to see more of this...perhaps some detail on the bikes. He has soooo much here there could be a series all of its own. Magnificent...and he is so very passionate

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anna!

Jeremy is the best, I love his genuine enthusiasm.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

He is the best. thanks for watching!

Legendary shop and owner. Awesome video scratching the surface on some incredible cycling history/culture. Would love to learn more about it--wish the video was longer! Part 2 coming soon?

Great job Jeremy! That takes me back memory lane, so much change since then! Those Campy top pull brakes, I think they were roller cam, and worked great as well as being aero!! Obviously Hrach puts his heart and soul into the shop. Thanks for the tour!!!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron!

So many stories to tell. Love shops like this one.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank. you!

Awesome shop, awesome owner, awesome everything.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott!

Good to see Campagnolo finally getting some screen time at GCN

More of this type of content please. Also chapeau to Jpow! Great addition to the GCN family!

Wow! Could spend all day visiting his shop.

Excellent video! My son does ju jitsu at the studio next door to the main Velo shop, so I'm outside this place 2-3 times a week and have seen it change a bit over the last seven years. The main shop has always been like Disneyland for cyclists, a wall-to-wall inventory of cycles (currently Giant, BMC, Pinarello, Felt, etc.), clothing, and accessories. Very "pro shop", low to high end. A real drool-fest. Too bad it wasn't shown. The staff--who all seem to double as mechanics--are customer-friendly and there is a solid flow of business. A couple of years ago, Velo took over the space featured in this video after the furniture business there failed. It's across the street from the main shop. Presumably, there is no retail advantage to owning/renting that space. The owner simply loves cycling, and he has populated this second location with his vintage items uniquely for the enjoyment of others. For him, that has value. What a vintage idea. Hope these character-full brick-and-mortar shops stay solvent. So many are failing or being gobbled up...

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please next time introduce your self, I would like to meet with you.

Wow what an amazing video and such a legend .. i tell you that man is brilliantly out of this world.. world needs more people like this every day hero.

True passion for the sport ! Fantastic

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam!

My shop for my ten years in Pasadena, amazing place! And people.

What an amazing shop/museum!!!

4:15 When you see the brifters in his collection you have on your retro daily :D

Awesome people! Amazing store! I purchased my pinarello there. Thanks matthew and fam!

John is bike nerds / geek, and is fun to watch him sooo excited to see the collection of history. He has plenty bike-related history knowledge.

Wonderful shop! Those bikes and owner have a lot of character. Thanks for the tour.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vox!

This is insanely amazing. Hrach has a veritable road bike museum, an immaculate monument to the sport. That said, I feel somewhat cheated. Firstly, I want to hear Hrach's full story, for him to move beyond the tears (understandable for him to get choked up when looking back on his life) but I also want to slow down the rest. How in the world did he get those bikes and jerseys? I want more detail, I'm sure it all comes with some great stories. This is a rich and remarkable story from a man who has clearly made a success of himself in an area that has a very high failure rate (bike shops). MORE! Give us part 2 Jeremy.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you will stop by one day, for sure you will see much more stuff.

@gerardnc

4 жыл бұрын

@@hrachgevrikyan3030 It would be an honor sir. You are very kind to reply.

Visiting bike shops. Novel idea for a series.

@gcntech

4 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned! We've got more videos on the way from a few other awesome shops across the globe!

What do I see? It's like going to a really boutique art gallery. GREAT VIDEO! Wow!!

30 years ago visited this huge, double fronted bike shop in Amsterdam.Bought lots, still remember the feeling of a child in a lolly shop.

Awesome interview

Jeremy, thanks for your fantastic interviews. Hrach seems like a really great guy with some very impressive, museum-quality pieces.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I remember Hendrickson’s bike shop in SB back in early 70s. 629 State st. I was a little kid crazy about bikes Now I’m a 59yr old man who has Cycled across USA 4x.

Not sure if I would call it a bike shop based upon this video, but an awesome museum.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jon!

Such a cool video...Hrach seems like a great guy

I bought a Denti road bike from Hrach long time ago. Great guy, cool shop !

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark. I still have my Denti.

This is my go to shop for everything Campagnolo. I am one of those few who ride Campy almost exclusively on all my road bikes and he has the best selection of parts and accessories. The museum, you can simply spend hours in. I am thankful my friend Chuck introduced me to Velo Pasadena in the 1990's. I was hoping they would cover the Lemond 1989 Time Trial bike from the Tour de France. History sitting right before you.

This kind of video is much more interesting than the strava art one

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Simply a great guy!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael!

Awesome on both your accounts! Thank you!!!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wish you would have spent more time with the Major Taylor bike. Did he ride that bike during the '97 season? If so which races? Provenance, pictures?! That's an important piece of American cultural history, sports history and of course cycling history.

Great video, deserved at least 30 minutes given the incredible collection he has

My favourite thing about this clip is Hrach’s tan lines from his helmet straps. True player

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Funny.Thanks Joe!

I love me some Campy, nice to know this place is so close to where I live and owned by a really awesome passionate guy.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mario!

so cool... love the video!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Simon!

How did I miss this place last week? Really Nice collection. On the list for the visit next time.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! I also got teary-eyed because I started my career in the bicycle industry in 1967 as a Schwinn factory-trained mechanic just a few miles away from his beautiful shop in Highland Park. Back then there were two major bike shops in that area, Foxies & Knudson's in So Pasadena. I worked for Foxies for 13years before I went inside the bicycle industry working for the Japan Group (ie Shimano, SR, Araya, etc.). I worked for just about every Asian and some Euro companies until I semi-retired in 2003. My last job was working for Specialized in tire development. I also became a Cat-1 pro racer and did most of my training around the Rose Bowl and Griffith Park training rides in the 70s & 80s. I now live in Seattle and I'm going to make it a point to visit Hrach's shop soon. I know of only one other person in the US who also has many rare collections of racer's bikes who started his collection 25 years ago not far from his shop in Glendale California. I'm pretty sure they know each other. Thanks Jeremy, for the trip down memory lane.. Sincerely Dan Sotelo

@look17111

2 жыл бұрын

Is this Danny Sotelo I knew from riding way back in the "Park" and the "Bowl"? You has a small shop off Riverside in Burbank selling Shimano stuff, I remember. Hrach use to come out to the Wednesday rides along with a bunch of other hammer heads. You must be talking about Bicycle Mart. Owner's name was Mark, I think? I heard he has a great collection somewhere. Couple years ago, I met a guy from Silver lake that use to work in his shop back in the late 80s when he was a teenager.

Very nice 👍🏾

More like a museum than shop! Wow!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Phew- made me feel a little better for failing to keep up with inflating the pista tubulars on my vintage track bikes...a seemingly endless task!

Yesss nicecvideo. I love campagnolo

this is so good. I need to visit this place.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. please come by.

Cool intro tune 👍

it's also a bike shop. i bought a Time VXR here long ago. i still drop in when i'm in town. a GREAT place to spend an hour or two

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stephen!

The Major Taylor bike, wow! Nothing personal Jamie but to see Jon Cannings in this shop would be fun in and of itself.

@CycoWarriorx

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Albany Should’ve... could’ve spent more time with the Major Taylor bike (of which should be in a glass case)...

@1timdog1066

4 жыл бұрын

Next time I’m in Southern Cali, I will be checking out that Major Taylor bike.

@willisix2554

4 жыл бұрын

I've been to that shop several times, but they didn't have the major Taylor bike the last time I was there, but I'll be in Pasadena sometime next week definitely going to stop in

Super bikes, super video.

Great video!!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Len!

No less impressing than his shop: Hrach's quadriceps :-)

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Moritz!

Ecellent unique video! The history of Europe cycling in USA.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Than you!

Great Bike Shop.

Wow how cool....I had the pleasure of riding mountain bikes with Hrach back in the eighties ...if you ever in Prescott Arizona stop by High Gear Bike Shop my boss Steve has quite a collation of vintage bicycles...cheers to a great interview

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Billy!

@befoot

4 жыл бұрын

Hrach , I worked for Doug (Brave Cycles) in his cabinet shop....sure miss the Mt Wilson pancake 🥞 breakfast...take care

This isn’t a bike shop, it’s a museum!

Love love love.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Man, that shop is only a couple of miles from where I live. I think I'll be paying this man a visit tomorrow afternoon.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Please stop by!

You rotate through the bikes to fast! I want more time with each bike, they are so beautiful 😍

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

what a emotional ending!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video. I also think a regular shop segment is overdue.

Hrach is awesome. I’m going to CA at the end of the year and will make it a point to stop by his shop!

@TheMrgonzalo05

4 жыл бұрын

Up the street from his shop there's an amazing burger spot called Pie'n Burger you should definitely check out.

@brucelangsteiner4599

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrgonzalo05, good to know, thanks!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruce!

Ha. This is my local bike shop . That’s awesome!

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I NEED those Campagnolo coveralls

Wheat Ridge Cyclery near Boulder, CO has some cool old bikes also. Not nearly this good but if you live in CO Wheat Ridge can give you some nostalgia.

museum, not a shop. A kind of museum I would go

@weeki_wachee

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that is just their "display room" and they actually have a shop next to it? Looks like it: www.velopasadena.com/

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love

Fred Mangoni was The Man....supported lots of young riders

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he was a good man, and I miss him.Thank you Ron!

above category in marin county is amazing

You have to take a look at Rcicla in Lisbon, Portugal ;)

Great video, and maybe for the best that Jon wasnt there with his grubby little hands😂 He would ha e loved being there, though. Would loved to have seen him👊

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Glenn!

You know you're old when you see bikes and parts that you actually rode with...beautiful collection.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary!

There is no surprise at the DeRosas on display. I remember when the new owner said he was moving to LA in the '80s.

Good one Hrach.

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thx Bill!

He's the best!!!

Nice

cool guy ...cool bikes

@hrachgevrikyan3030

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

Would love to visit this place someday. From another fellow Armenian cyclist, cheers!

It looks more like a museum that a working bike shop for little old ladies of Pasadena

ICS were a Swiss company who used to modify Campagnolo components in the 1980s

It took me over 2 hours to watch this video. I kept pausing to stare at the bikes

those vintage road bikes😱, yup its just to good to be true to own one 😥

This episode deserves Jon to host/interview.

bad ass!