Ski Country Sports is birthing an offshoot bike shop adjacent to its North Asheville store. The new outlet, Asheville Bicycle Company, will occupy about 3,000 square feet at 1000 Merrimon Avenue in a space that previously housed AAA Carolinas for 15 years. When renovations are complete this spring, the shopping plaza will house “two stores […]
The physical exertion that Asheville resident Kevin Johnson will endure during his 3,000 mile cross-country bicycle ride is nothing compared to what the animals in Brother Wolf’s “Help Me Heal” program have experienced. (Photo by Sharon Bell)
High gasoline prices are putting the squeeze on consumers and businesses alike. But for bike retailers and repair shops here and elsewhere, these are the salad days. Hell on wheels: Sky-high gas pricees have sparked a booming business in bicycles, says Pro Bikes owner Marty Gallagher. Photo by Jonathan Welch Marty Gallagher, who owns Pro […]
