You might know it as Larry's Cycle Shop.
Same corner of Center Street, same work stand, same bikes coming through the door since 1975. Brian bought the shop from Larry in 2021. The name on the sign changed. Not much else did.
Fifty-one years on Center Street
Larry opened the doors in 1975 and spent forty-six years turning it into the shop people in Kingsport sent their kids to. When Brian bought it in 2021, he kept the bench, kept the tools, and kept the part that mattered, which was that anybody could walk in with anything and get help.
Ask Brian why he does this and you won't get a sales pitch. A bike got him through a rough stretch years ago, and he hasn't forgotten it. That's why nobody here cares whether you rode in on a race bike or dug something out of the garage. We just want you back out riding.
Fifty-one years is a lot of flat tires. It's also a lot of first bikes, a lot of people coming back with their grandkids, and a lot of conversations across this counter that had nothing to do with bikes at all.
A shop, and then some
We answer the phone. We service every brand, including the one you bought at Walmart, and we call you after to make sure it's still riding right. If you come in with a question that doesn't end in a sale, that's fine. That's most days.
Brian will spend an hour fitting a kid to a $200 bike and mean it. He'll also sell you a Pinarello, because we're the only dealer between Nashville and Charlotte. Both of those are the same job.
Learn it yourself. Brian shows you how.
Yes, a bike shop teaching you to fix your own bike. Some jobs you can absolutely do at home, and Brian would rather show you than have you ride on bad brakes. When it's beyond the kitchen floor, you know where we are.