This is the largest independent bike shop I have ever set foot in and probably the largest display of socks I have seen in any bike shop in the country. My kind of place! From an aeerial view, it looks like it could house military operations but it is all bikes from one end of the property to the other. Located in Nashua , New Hampshire, a pretty New England city, home to a once thriving textile industry that has all but disappeared. But the cycling industry here is thriving and Goodales has the market cornered.
The shop history goes back to 1919. The current owner, Brad HIll took over in 1971 and his pride and passion for his shop, the State of New Hampshire and the ibike business is inspiring. He understands how to build a successful business in our industry. Brad reminded me of the story of The Old Man in the Mountain which I vaguely remember from childhood as my grandfather grew up in NH. Years ago, DeFeet made socks when the Old Man in the Mountain crumbled. There is much De-History I discover in my travels.
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