RICHMOND, Va. (BRAIN) Giant Bicycle has filed a lawsuit against Coqui Cyclery for unpaid inventory, while a customer is suing the same shop saying the retailer took payment for a bike assembly that was never completed.
The abrupt shutdown of a bicycle shop on Richmond's Southside has left dozens of cyclists out many thousands of dollars after paying for bikes they never got.
Multiple customers report that the shop has gone dark in recent weeks and ceased communications with them regarding service on bikes and orders. Meanwhile, a national bike maker is suing for six figures.
A decade-old Forest Hill cycling shop appears to have abruptly shuttered, leaving customers’ bikes locked away out of reach and at least one vendor claiming it’s owed six figures.