Bike shops close early. Riding mileage tapers. Fall s colorful showcase drops its last leaf. Even the sun beds down by late afternoon. End of biking season? Not cyclocross. Wetter, colder and muddier just intensifies the racing challenge.
Evanston’s oldest bike shop, The Pony Shop, sits nestled between storefronts on the bustling Chicago Ave. The Pony Shop caters to bike enthusiasts of all levels, from afternoon riders to street racers and everything in between. The retailer sells bikes, bike parts, accessories and offers repairs. Locally owned, they first opened their doors in 1969.
It took just more than an hour for Weinberg freshman Adam Valiji’s new bike to disappear from the bike racks outside the Norris University Center. “I looked everywhere,” he said. “I thought maybe I just parked it somewhere else, and then I found a bike lock, so I knew that it got stolen.” Valiji is.