Bethel Cycle to Close After 15 Years in Business

After moving into and renovating the old train station in downtown Bethel several years ago, Bethel Cycle owner Greg Pelican posted the following message on his Facebook page:

”I have some sad news to share. Bethel Cycle will be closing on December 7th. For 16 years Bethel Cycle has been my life. I have given it my all. Our business grew strongly, more than doubling by 2010. Only to erode quickly over the past few years from low price driven direct Internet competition. This loss of sales has been very hard for our small shop in our seasonal climate.

I am especially proud of the club we created and I remain touched by the passion and commitment of our riders. We shared some amazing experiences. We had riders win World and National Championships and the Bethel Cycle Jersey was known all over the world.

I want to thank all of our customers, club members, racers, sponsors our employees and my good friends and family who have supported my dream.

Greg”

The cycle club remains active. Pelican said: “One of my goals is to expand and grow our Tri Club in 2016. I will be leading a training series at the new Swim70 center with TriFitness. This is a great new pool with a Computrainer spin studio upstairs.”

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