When we say you made our double grand opening amazing and awesome, we mean it definitively.
The words are used so often that it's easy to forget their root meanings. Amazing and awesome. Suffice it to say we're inspired by a sense of wonder, gratitude and heartfelt appreciation for your support.
You've gone home with lots and lots and lots of exciting new bikes. This makes us happy unto itself and even more happy to know we'll see you back for regular check-ups. And happier still to see you again to redeem your 10% back gift certificates.
And we'll see dozens of you to pick up bikes you ordered. We know the wait is hard, but we're excited that you'll have to visit us again. ;)
One thing we learned from our time in the pop-up shop at 5th and G Streets is that home is where the heart is. You came to us and continued to consider us your community bike shop under the most crowded, disorderly and challenging circumstances. Voting with your feet, you proved you most value our BicycleSPACE community and we couldn't be happier.
You proved it yet again during our grand opening. If we couldn't locate something right away or there was a wait for a salesperson or mechanic, you were the consummate diplomat. We noticed and appreciate your resilience.
Thanks to all our loyal customers who brought their own friends to our shops to introduce them to the BicycleSPACE difference.
We made new friends and benefitted from existing relationships during this eventful weekend. We send sincere thanks to these individuals and businesses.
Adams Morgan
Tryst donated three platters of food on Saturday afternoon, plus five gift certificates to our raffle.
Mmmmm. Thanks, Tryst!
Acme Pie Co. donated untold numbers of delectable pies to sweeten our Saturday.
The CakeRoom Bakery was the icing on the cake Sunday morning. Earlybirds enjoyed delicious cupcakes the bakery donated.
Mellow Mushroom warmed us midday Sunday with generous pizza donations.
Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe filled our vast SPACE with music for the coolest cats in Adams Morgan both Saturday and Sunday. Plus, they raffled seriously covetable prizes.
Toro Mata hand-delivered flowers to us. They bought the lovely bouquet at neighboring Little Shop of Flowers.
Roofers Union and a number of Adams Morgan residents welcomed us via social media.
Bromptoneers, with BicycleSPACE co-owner Phil Koopman at left, paid a visit to our Mt. Vernon Triangle shop. From there, they rode to our Adams Morgan shop then lunched at Mellow Mushroom.
The Brompton Bicycle Club created a Sunday event around our grand openings, visiting both shops then lunching at Mellow Mushroom to recycle bicyclists' consumer dollars back to a friendly business.
The Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District (AMPBID) hand-delivered the gift bags the Saturday earlybirds enjoyed. AMPBID has been a steadfast supporter all along.
We tip our cycling caps to our Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C for their statesmanship in welcoming us to the neighborhood.
Mt. Vernon Triangle
A Baked Joint donated gift certificates to our raffle.
A Baked Joint and 5th Street Ace Hardware welcomed us to put flyers in their stores and sent good wishes via social media.
Our bicyclist Ward 6 councilman, Charles Allen, paid us a visit on Sunday afternoon.
Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen, left, with BicycleSPACE co-owner Phil Koopman, gesturing so enthusiastically his hands are blurry. We love how a gorgeous Celeste Bianchi Milano Dama photobombs at right.
The Mt. Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District and its marketing committee are supportive allies as we open shop.
We tip our cycling caps to our Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6E for their statesmanship in welcoming us to the neighborhood.
It takes a village to grow and sustain the largest bike shop in D.C. We sincerely thank our village people for investing in our amazing and awesome grand opening.