Vecchio's Bicicletteria

So we're here with Peter Chisholm and James Potter from Vecchio's Bicycle Shop. My Italian isn't very good so you can actually pronounce the true name of the shop. Bicicletaria. Bicicletaria. Okay. Actually, one of the coolest shops in Boulder. What brings Well, thanks very much. We want to talk to the people that are good to us. We want to talk to the people that make our shop successful. We can't do it ourselves and the people that we deal with on a daily basis that are here at Interbike make it possible for us to be so successful. So we want to shake their hand, thank them, they thank us and it's a great time. It's great to see them once a year. So not so much about placing orders, but really building your relationships. Yeah, for the most part, the companies we work with are kind of steady. We're not looking for new lines. We're not looking for the latest new thing. It's just to be part of the community. It's to say hi to our vendors, as Peter said. And on occasion we spot something new. But it's different than say the big bike shops that are trying to decide which line to carry and so forth. We don't have to worry about that, which is nice. We just had a big event in Boulder. US Pro Challenge went right by your shop. I know there was concern from some of the store owners along there about having the street shut down and such a big crowd out. How did the race affect Vecchios? It was phenomenal. It was so much fun. I think the biggest thing I want to emphasize, it was as a shop owner on my feet for 11 hours, it was just so much fun. Everybody was thrilled to be there. Were thrilled to be open. Our shop was packed with people just to want to experience Boulder cycling family, Boulder cycling mystique. It was great and I hope it comes back next year. What are your feelings on the return? I know you've spoken to some l Danny Van Hout, want Boulder to keep the race? Yeah, I think so. I mean, it's a historic town for bike racing. And I moved out to Colorado in the early 90s because of some little race a beer company used to put on and it promptly went away. And so now after all these years it's back and it's great. The enthusiasm is there and seeing some of the guys that had raced with the old race here in town and saying, oh, it's great. It's great that it's back. It's great to see it belongs in Boulder. And It's nice to, 20 years later, our race is back and it's fantastic. James Potter, Peter Chisholm, Vecchios Bicicletaria. You taught me some Italian today. Thank you very much. Have a good show. Yeah, thank you.