Athens Bicycle

We dusted off our social media accounts to let you know that the Athens County Cougarbats (), a local youth mountain bike team for 6th-12th graders in Athens County, is selling chances to win an awesome bike: a Trek Supercaliber SLR 9.8 (that’s a $7,000 bike!). Other great prizes too. Buying chances to win helps the team pay for equipment, end-of-year celebrations, supplies for race travel, and more. Click here to purchase chances to win: http://go.rallyup.com/9ae4a3/t/202823/Team/Details

Since we announced our closure we have received a number of requests to purchase Athens Bicycle branded merchandise, so we will open up one last time this Thursday, July 23, from 5-7:30 p.m. We will be on our front porch at 4 W. Stimson Ave. with jerseys, shorts, water bottles, T-shirts, hip sacks and socks for purchase. Feel free to stop by and chat or drive by and honk!

The outpouring of support and well-wishing has been overwhelming, in a great way. We’ve been busy but we will reply to each and every one of you as soon as we can. Today when we came into work we found this and it’s just over the top. We cried! This is what community looks like and means to us. Thank you all for so many kind gestures over the past couple days. @ Athens Bicycle

Athens Bicycle has closed.

We want to thank everyone who has supported our business for over 22 years. We have had great staff members and wonderful customers who have been a pleasure to serve and to get to know.

We have always felt that a good business should give back to its community and we have enjoyed being a part of so many community events and initiatives. We also have loved getting and keeping people on bikes! Your support allowed us to revitalize a corner on Stimson Avenue and to participate in conversations that have expanded bicycle systems in Athens.

We are proud to have helped secure a bicycle friendly designation for the City of Athens, and to have secured funding for the first bike infrastructure in Chauncey (a safe bike route from the library to the up-and-coming connector to the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway). Having been involved in all of the discussions that resulted in mountain bike trails at Lake Hope State Park, Strouds Run State Park and Wayne National Forest, we sure do look forward to watching the future economic and social impacts of the Baileys Trail System.

Now for the details. We are still finishing up a few loose ends for specific customers. We are not having a going-out-of-business sale and we are no longer taking in repairs. We do have a few assets for sale for anyone who would want to start their own bike shop.

A bicycle shop is built on service and we were happy to help. We will miss you all and we hope to see you soon.

-- Peter Kotses and Meredith Erlewine

firefighter Paul Schulz has been commuting by bike to the fire station for decades. He takes the “short way” to work, about 8 miles into town, for his 24-hour shift. When it’s time to go home, he rides a 20-mile extended route, which begins bright and early because shifts start and end at 7 a.m. Here he is headed home from Fire Station 1 on his Krampus loaded with bags. Thank you, Paul, and all first responders for keeping us safe.

Keeping it spicy 🌶 with a new Journeyman.

This young man has been mowing lawns to save money to buy himself a mountain bike, which we were happy to deliver to him this morning. What a gorgeous day to get a new bike! This was our first delivery under Trek’s new home delivery program. Your new bike is just a few clicks away, and you get our great customer service delivered to your door as well.

Now that’s some PPE!