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WHO
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For thirty years, Blue Wheel Bicycles has been the perfect fit for Charlottesville’s bike community.
In 1972, Blue Wheel opened in UVA’s Corner District. For 33 years, we sold, fixed and chatted about bikes from a little blue building at the end of Elliewood Avenue.
In January of 2006, we moved to the historic Frank Ix Building
in Downtown Charlottesville. For us, the Ix Building was the perfect fit, reflecting Charlottesville’s history and boldly forging its future. With over three decades spent on the Corner, we’re excited about spending our next
thirty years Downtown.
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Blue Wheel owners Roger Friend and Scott Paisley have been riding bikes around Charlottesville since the late 70s. While they haven’t ridden every single road and trail in Central Virginia, they’ve come pretty close. And they definitely know what you need to ride comfortably and safely here. |
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multiple-time Virginia state champion, Roger Friend
has been racing bikes since 1982. And despite all
the bike races he’s won (highlights include 1st
overall at New England’s prestigious Fitchburg-Longsjo
Stage Race and 11th place in the senior men’s 1998
National Time Trial Championships), Roger also knows
the pleasure of simply riding a bike across town for
groceries. He holds a philosophy degree from the
University of Virginia. |
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Scott
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After college, Scott Paisley moved to London on fellowship to study bicycle design. He returned to Virginia, built a cabin and raised a family. Before coming to the Blue Wheel, he spent years working on the manufacturing side of the bicycle industry and even launched his own Paisley line of custom-built frames.
Triathlete, cyclocrosser, road racer, mountain biker,
cyclo-tourist and all-around nice guy, Scott commutes in—often by bike—from
Nellysford, just down the street from Wintergreen. |
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