Top of the Town 2022: Sports, Outdoors & Fitness

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Prime Bike Store

Wheat Ridge Cyclery

Evan Lee/Courtesy of Wheat Ridge Cyclery

When the Kiefel household introduced it was promoting the beloved impartial store it had operated for practically half a century, Entrance Vary riders braced for the worst. Would a brand new proprietor change issues? Brief reply: Sure, however just for the higher. New bike boss David Dentry, who purchased Wheat Ridge Cyclery in April 2021, instantly bolstered the shop’s on-line presence to permit clients to buy its stock from the sofa, a useful innovation throughout the pandemic. However Dentry has stored most all the things else the identical, together with the employees, a sensible determination contemplating its trade acumen. For instance, in Might 2020, longtime basic supervisor Steve Heal foresaw that the pandemic would trigger bike shortages and acted shortly to safe a number of giant shipments of two-wheelers and components from producers resembling Trek, Specialised, Yeti, and Santa Cruz. So, whereas provide chain delays proceed to stymie choices at different metro-area outlets, Wheat Ridge Cyclery stays well-stocked—and well-run. —Fiona Murphy

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