Saturday, May 22, 2010

Bike Station Aptos Moves to Larger More Convenient Location!

Local bike shop shifts gears to Rancho Del Mar shopping center to keep customers rolling year round

Bike Station Aptos is relocating to a new home in the Rancho Del Mar shopping center. The new space is twice the size of the current location and was previously occupied by Bookworks, which has also relocated its business within the center. The new space is conveniently located near Safeway and Comerica Bank, and is in proximity to great coffee at Aptos Coffee Roasting and the running store Fleet Feet.

Bike Station Aptos invites new and existing customers to visit the new location, and become a part of their fun, energetic, and exciting cycling community. The shop will carry high end road and mountain bicycle products from manufacturers including Cannondale, Pinarello, Independent Fabrication, and Wilier. “Moving will give us the space and exposure necessary to expand our family-oriented and fitness-related products. We’re excited to announce the addition of Schwinn and GT, two brands that offer fantastic product at an affordable price," Thompson says. "We are also looking forward to having the space to carry a diverse line of clothing, shoes, and accessories from manufacturers including Assos, Cannondale, Easton, Giordana, Giro, Sidi, and Chrome.”

“We are looking forward to having a much larger space for service and repair," Thompson says. “To serve our clientele more efficiently, we will be adding a new member to our service crew. Trey Gress and Jeff Hoover are bike mechanic rock stars in Santa Cruz. The Rancho Del Mar shopping center is the ideal location for us. It’s the hub within the Aptos and offers great exposure, foot traffic, and parking. There’s also great synergy between us and Fleet Feet, and we look forward to establishing a good relationship with the other merchants in the center. It’s about strengthening the community, staying involved, and providing outstanding product and customer service.”

Bike Station Aptos is located at the gateway to some of the best cycling in Santa Cruz County -- both on the road leading to Corralitos as well as in the dirt trailing into the Forest of Nisene Marks. It is also conveniently located off State Park Drive on Highway 1 just off Soquel Avenue, which is the major commute and cyclotouring route through the county. "This expansion allows us to widen our offerings to everyone who enjoys biking," Thompson says. "We plan to continue our friendly and professional approach to serve riders of all types."

The Bike Station Aptos crew plans to relocate the shop and be open for business on May 25, just in time for the huge sidewalk sale event held over Memorial Day weekend. Additionally, Bike Station Aptos will be expanding its hours of operation to 7 days a week; from 11 am to 6:30 pm M-F, 10 am to 5 pm on Sat. and 12 – 4 pm on Sunday.

For additional information about the move, products that will be offered, and how you can become a part of the Bike Station Aptos Community, please contact info@bikestation.com, or call 831.688.4169. You can also find us on Facebook!

About Bike Station Aptos

Bike Station Aptos is a locally owned and operated bicycle shop located in Aptos, CA. As the first in the community to offer state-of-the-art 3D dynamic RETUL bike fitting, Bike Station Aptos strives to offer the community the finest and most innovative cycling products the industry has to offer. We understand the importance of personalized service and attention to detail, and we have everything you'll need when it comes to cycling -- both on elite and recreational levels. For more information, visit our website at www.bikestationaptos.com. At Bike Station Aptos, we make Your bike our business.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Bike Station Aptos on the Move!

As some of you may of heard through the cycling grapevine, the Bike Station Aptos team is relocating to a new home in the Rancho Del Mar shopping center! The new space is twice the size of our current location and was previously occupied by Bookworks, which has also relocated its business within the center. The new space is conveniently located near Safeway and Comerica Bank, and is in proximity to great coffee at Aptos Coffee Roasting and the running store Fleet Feet.

As such, we wanted to let you know that we will be closed for business May 18 - 24 to allow us time to move into our new location at 36 Rancho Del Mar. The new shop is coming along great, and we are all excited about the expansion and new location!

Bike Station will be open for business May 25, just in time for the HUGE Sidewalk Sale Event held annually over Memorial Day weekend. “We are taking advantage of the timing of this event, coinciding with our recent move to the center, and blowing out inventory from our cycling closets," said shop owner Joanne Thompson. "We’re doing our spring cleaning, and we hope that the event brings more of the community into our new convenient location.”

Bike Station Aptos will offer HUGE SAVINGS on all road, mountain, and commuter cycling accessories, apparel and equipment including bikes, during the sidewalk sale. So make sure to come check out the great deals we have in the store and on the sidewalk!

For additional information about the move, products that will be offered, and how you can become a part of the Bike Station Aptos Community, please contact info@bikestation.com or call 831.688.4169.

Sincerely,
The Bike Station Team
Your Bike is our Business