{"id":18353,"date":"2022-07-27T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=18353"},"modified":"2022-07-26T19:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T19:31:58","slug":"the-trailhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/the-trailhead\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trailhead"},"content":{"rendered":"

A community bike shop comes to Hailey<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Mike McKenna <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Hailey has become one of the best bike towns in the West.<\/p>\n

From the bike path to the new Gravel Grinder map to being home to the one of the best \u201cbiker\u201d bars in the world (Power House pub), we sure do love our bikes around here.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it makes sense that The Trailhead Bicycles has opened a year-round bike shop in the Meriwether Building by Java.<\/p>\n

After Formula Sports closed down, Trek was looking for another vendor in the area. Word got out to the teams at Fitzgerald\u2019s Bicycles shops in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and Victor, Idaho. Kyle Wiess had worked for Fitzgerald\u2019s for 14 years and Andy Solomon had been with them for four, and they liked the idea of opening up a year-round bike shop in a ski town.<\/p>\n

Kyle had been here before and they both had friends in Hailey. After coming over from the Teton Valley to check things out, Andy was quickly hooked. He called to tell his wife, Erin, \u201cHey, the riding is pretty sweet here.\u201d<\/p>\n

After originally looking at Ketchum, they decided Hailey was the ideal location for the shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cHailey just had more ingredients to run a shop successfully,\u201d said Kyle, mentioning the better options for staffing and housing. \u201cThe riding from the shop is fantastic, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trailhead opened earlier this year and has quickly gained a solid clientele. A big reason why is because their motto is that they are \u201ca community bike shop\u201d and, as it states on their website, they simply want to \u201cinspire people to ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want people to feel comfortable, supported and welcome here,\u201d Erin said. \u201cBike shops are community-oriented, so being here has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can often find the entire Solomon family at the shop; Erin, Andy, their daughter Finley, and their Old English sheepdog, Elliot, who \u201csometimes is the greeter and sometimes he\u2019s the rug.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy grew up in Colorado, Erin is from New Hampshire and Kyle is originally from Montana, so they get the small and friendly mountain-town vibe of Hailey. They have quickly adjusted to life here and report that even though it was a little scary to make the move at first, \u201cthings have really worked well,\u201d Kyle said.<\/p>\n

The Trailhead is a full-service bike shop. In addition to Trek, they carry Pivot and BMC, and build custom bikes of all kinds. They offer everything from kids\u2019 bikes and ebikes to gravel, road and fat bikes. They also carry just about anything you need for a bike, besides clothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not a category of bikes we won\u2019t sell,\u201d said Kyle, who is a very well-respected bike fitter. \u201cAs a bike fitter, I\u2019m creating a long-term relationship with the client.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trailhead is open Tuesdays-Saturdays and everyone is welcome and encouraged to come by.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are sometimes intimated to come into a bike shop,\u201d Kyle said, \u201cbut being a community bike shop means everyone\u2019s bike is important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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