Simplicity Cycles opened its doors back in 2009 after owner Kirk "Cap" Lindskog
decided to venture off on his own after a long tenure as
manager/mechanic for another local bike shop.
Kirk is not only a
long time fan, but also a participant in many of cycling 's disciplines
and has been involved with the Keystone Velo club since its inception
well before some of the current KVC members were even born. I met
"Cap" in the late 90's on one of what is locally know as Sunday IRD
rides and later raced under his direction for First Capital Velo. Kirk
still kits up and represents when family and shop needs
permit.
Part of the glue that helps keep Simplicity together
is ace wrench Mike Allison. Mike has been showing the love for two
wheels ever since I can remember. Like Kirk, Mike also managed a shop in
the early 90's and has over two decades of experience under his belt.
He keeps the customer and team bikes rolling and always bails me out of
my attempts to repair my own bike. When he's not working his full time
gig and wrenching he also suites up for the mountain bike scene. Mike
has a new toy in the form of a CX bike and plans on joining the
cyclocross mayhem this fall.
We are fortunate to have such an
experienced crew behind us at Simplicity Cycles. Hit them up next time
you are in need of anything bike related.
-SM-
