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! 🇺🇸
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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! 😏
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!!!
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
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?
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.
If you want to do features in the US you should do one on the New York Cycling Club (NYCC). The club is the largest cycling club in the US and has unique training programs. PS. Please send Manon to host the video.
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
Jeremy was great. He spend about two hours with me.we had great time. Thank you Daniel, I hope you will visit me one day. There is much more for you to see it.
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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! 🇺🇸
Thank you Oscar!
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.
Jeremy is awesome. Thank you
Amazing shop looks more like a museum. Hrach you are legend
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!
Thank you
I have been to Velo Pasadena several times and the shop is awesome… LOTS of cycling history!!!
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.
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.
Check out Path Less Pedaled, he is doing this since a few years.
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!
thank you
Thank you!
Oh jesus what a wonderful collection! Hrach is the man
thank you!
Jeremy is just getting better and better.
Great video ! More like this please.
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.
Thank you!
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.
Visiting bike shops. Novel idea for a series.
Stay tuned! We've got more videos on the way from a few other awesome shops across the globe!
His emotions towards the end were Deep! All was But that Was Icing on Cake!!!!!
Thank you
@@hrachgevrikyan3030 No thank you.
@@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.
Thank you!
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...
Thank you. Please next time introduce your self, I would like to meet with 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.
More like a museum than shop! Wow!
Thank you!
My shop for my ten years in Pasadena, amazing place! And people.
What a wonderful man and collection..great job 👏😀
Thank you!
Jeremy is the best, I love his genuine enthusiasm.
He is the best. thanks for watching!
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! 😏
Thank you John!
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!
Straight Edge .won’t happen ,Jon’s too busy downstairs working on the app 😂
Thank you!
Awesome shop, awesome owner, awesome everything.
Thank you Scott!
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
Thank you Anna!
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.
More of this type of content please. Also chapeau to Jpow! Great addition to the GCN family!
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.
I hope you will stop by one day, for sure you will see much more stuff.
@@hrachgevrikyan3030 It would be an honor sir. You are very kind to reply.
I bought a Denti road bike from Hrach long time ago. Great guy, cool shop !
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.
What an amazing shop/museum!!!
Awesome people! Amazing store! I purchased my pinarello there. Thanks matthew and fam!
Not sure if I would call it a bike shop based upon this video, but an awesome museum.
Thank you Jon!
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.
Good to see Campagnolo finally getting some screen time at GCN
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
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.
Wow! Could spend all day visiting his shop.
So many stories to tell. Love shops like this one.
Thank. you!
This kind of video is much more interesting than the strava art one
Thank you!
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.
My favourite thing about this clip is Hrach’s tan lines from his helmet straps. True player
Funny.Thanks Joe!
Awesome interview
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.
Please stop by!
No less impressing than his shop: Hrach's quadriceps :-)
Thank you Moritz!
ICS were a Swiss company who used to modify Campagnolo components in the 1980s
4:15 When you see the brifters in his collection you have on your retro daily :D
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!!!
Thank you Ron!
Great video, deserved at least 30 minutes given the incredible collection he has
The Major Taylor bike, wow!
Nothing personal Jamie but to see Jon Cannings in this shop would be fun in and of itself.
Michael Albany Should’ve... could’ve spent more time with the Major Taylor bike (of which should be in a glass case)...
Next time I’m in Southern Cali, I will be checking out that Major Taylor bike.
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
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!
Fred Mangoni was The Man....supported lots of young riders
Yes he was a good man, and I miss him.Thank you Ron!
Jeremy, thanks for your fantastic interviews. Hrach seems like a really great guy with some very impressive, museum-quality pieces.
Thank you!
True passion for the sport ! Fantastic
Thank you Adam!
Never heard of Major Taylor. Gotta do some research. Hrach did a fine job. A man of deep feeling. Good vid. Thanks.
Thank you Satoshi
Would love to visit this place someday. From another fellow Armenian cyclist, cheers!
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.
Thank you Mario!
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?
You know you're old when you see bikes and parts that you actually rode with...beautiful collection.
Thank you Gary!
What do I see? It's like going to a really boutique art gallery. GREAT VIDEO! Wow!!
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.
Awesome on both your accounts! Thank you!!!
Thank you!
Wonderful shop! Those bikes and owner have a lot of character. Thanks for the tour.
Thank you Vox!
This isn’t a bike shop, it’s a museum!
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
Thank you Stephen!
Ha. This is my local bike shop . That’s awesome!
Thank you!
He's the best!!!
I’ve lived in LA 4 yrs and never heard of this place. I now want to move from Venice Beach to Pasadena because of this shop!
Simply a great guy!
Thank you Michael!
what a emotional ending!
Thank you!
Yesss nicecvideo. I love campagnolo
Such a cool video...Hrach seems like a great guy
Ecellent unique video! The history of Europe cycling in USA.
Than you!
Great Bike Shop.
museum, not a shop. A kind of museum I would go
I wonder if that is just their "display room" and they actually have a shop next to it? Looks like it: www.velopasadena.com/
Thank you!
It looks more like a museum that a working bike shop for little old ladies of Pasadena
Great video!!
Thank you Len!
You rotate through the bikes to fast! I want more time with each bike, they are so beautiful 😍
Thank you!
There is no surprise at the DeRosas on display. I remember when the new owner said he was moving to LA in the '80s.
If you want to do features in the US you should do one on the New York Cycling Club (NYCC). The club is the largest cycling club in the US and has unique training programs.
PS. Please send Manon to host the video.
Good one Hrach.
Thx Bill!
I live 5 Minutes from Velo Pasadena, thats where I service my Bike
Thanks Max!
so cool... love the video!
Thank you Simon!
I NEED those Campagnolo coveralls
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!
Up the street from his shop there's an amazing burger spot called Pie'n Burger you should definitely check out.
@@TheMrgonzalo05, good to know, thanks!
Thank you Bruce!
How did I miss this place last week? Really Nice collection. On the list for the visit next time.
Thank you!
this is so good. I need to visit this place.
Thank you. please come by.
Great video. I also think a regular shop segment is overdue.
It took me over 2 hours to watch this video. I kept pausing to stare at the bikes
Very nice 👍🏾
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
Thank you Billy!
Hrach , I worked for Doug (Brave Cycles) in his cabinet shop....sure miss the Mt Wilson pancake 🥞 breakfast...take care
Love love love.
Thank you!
Cool intro tune 👍
Love
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.
Super bikes, super video.
You have to take a look at Rcicla in Lisbon, Portugal ;)
No offence GCN & Jeremy, but Hrach & his collection deserved Jon Cannings presentation.
I will wait for part 2...
Jeremy was great. He spend about two hours with me.we had great time.
Thank you Daniel, I hope you will visit me one day. There is much more for you to see it.
bad ass!
This episode deserves Jon to host/interview.
I do swap meets in Flanders regularly, I see stuff like this all the time, even the 50th anniversary Campy gear (which is always stupid expensive)