Capitol Hill Bikes loses lease

There has been an independent bicycle shop at 709 8th St. SE for more than 30 years, according to Capitol Hill Bikes store manager David Dorn. Capitol Hill Bikes has been in the Barracks Row space since 2000.

That’s about to change.

Customers of the bike shop learned in November that it lost its lease and was liquidating its inventory. Dorn explained that the shop had too much unused space and wanted to consolidate the store, something the building’s owner was unable to accommodate. The store’s last day for sales was Monday, Nov. 30. The shop’s service center shuttered its doors Tuesday, Dec. 15.

But fans of the bicycle shop should be relieved to learn that Capitol Hill Bikes may have found another storefront in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Details of the new location are unknown at this time.

- Stephen Weigand

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This entry was posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 4:56 pm and is filed under A bike shop closes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

2 Responses to “Capitol Hill Bikes loses lease”

  1. Joshua Hatch says:
    December 19, 2009 at 10:16 am

    I’m not sure a slideshow is the best way to handle this story, or at least the way this slideshow was done doesn’t quite work. But, it’s an excellent part of the overall D.C. biking story, so I’m glad you did it.

  2. x games says:
    December 31, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Thanks that was a good read!

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