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Local Bicycle Retailer Gains National Recognition
March 1, 2007
Clearwater, Florida – CHAINWHEEL DRIVE is among the Top 100 Best Bicycle Retailers in the nation for a third straight year, concluded a survey conducted by Boulder Sports Research, LLC for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, the industry's leading trade magazine of leading manufacturers.
Marc Sani, the magazine's publisher, said a balanced panel of the leading bicycle industry manufacturers selected the store. Bicyle retailers from across the country were rated on such factors as market share, community outreach and store appearance, he said.
“There are more than 5,200 bicycle retailers in the United States,” said Thomas Prehn, president of the research company. “For CHAINWHEEL DRIVEto achieve the status of one of the Top 100 Bicycle Retailers in the nation is no small matter. This bike shop stands as the best of the best,” he said.
Marc Sani, publisher of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, said choosing the nation’s best stores is a tremendous challenge. “There are so many excellent shops—in hundreds of communities throughout the U.S.—that picking the Top 100 only begins to reflect the overall high quality of bicycle retailing,” he said.
“We have enjoyed doing business and supporting cycling for 35 years,” says Tom Jessup, owner of Chainwheel Drive. “Our involvement ranges from introducing novice cyclists to fitness riding on our local Pinellas Trail to outfitting triathletes headed to Ironman Triathlon world competition. We have always been activists for trail access, community outreach, and charity cycling events. Our customers are important to us. They enjoy the expertise of our staff. We walk the talk and people seek us out.”
A complete list of the Top 100 Bicycle Retailers can be found at www.bicycleresearch.com/top100.
Chainwheel Drive has two locations
Address: 1770 Drew Street, Clearwater, FL 33755 727-441-2444
32796 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 727-786-3883