For some RBW relevance this information might be interesting. The
BICAS organization got much of its initial energy at the start-up in
1992 by Kim Young. She was one of the models that appeared on the
cover of the 1994 Bridgestone catalog, along with Pineapple
Bob (here's a link for the history
Not in either city but worth the drive Bicycle Brothel in Bisbee.
http://www.bisbeebicyclebrothel.com/
On Jan 24, 11:03 am, Edward Felker eddie...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll be spending time in both cities the first week of March.
Thanks,
Ed Felker
Washington, DC
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As an out-of-towner I found The Slippery Pig in Phoenix to be a really
cool shop... I once rented/demoed a bike from there. Really nice
folks, and great vibe... the kind of LBS that's fun to hang out at...
A nice off-road ride in Phoenix is the Piestewa / Dreamy Draw area on
the North side of
I don't know any shops, but will second M.B. in saying that Dreamy
Draw is a GREAT place to hike or meander about on bike. REI in PHX
has a pretty good map showing the Mountain Preserve and a second one
showing South Mountain.
Here are some pics from when I was there in Dec:
Off the top of my head, the top shops in Tucson:
1. Ordinary Bike Shop
2. Arizona Bicycle Experts
3. Fair Wheel
To be honest, I am not sure that any of them are MUST visit shops.
They are great shops but I just am not sure they are destinations The
only must visit shop to me is BICAS. Also, Andy
In 10 years of living in the Phoenix zone of the Arizona Urban Desert, I've
found no destination bike shop; they are all strip mall shops selling mass
market bikes sold everywhere, even though several are well stocked and
competent and helpful. Just nothing special, except the Bisbee Bicycle
The most impressive bike cooperative I've come across is Bikas in
Tucson, http://bicas.org/
And I second the drive down Bisbee for the Bicycle Brothel. It's a
great old mining town anyways, full of character.
Perry
On Jan 24, 1:58 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote:
In 10 years of
