Rhythm Bike and Board Co. located in Houghton MI recently announced on their social media that they are looking to pass on the reigns of the business to the next person (s). See the image for the announcement.
Rhythm was a major factor in my personal journey of becoming the mountain biker I am today. When I was touring the Michigan Tech campus, my mom and I stopped into Rhythm because, who doesn’t stop in every bike shop! They had a Scott Spark 60 on sale because it was the previous year’s model and they were kind enough to let me take the bike to the local trails. WOW, I was hooked.
This was my first time on a full suspension bike. First time on bike trails built on any kind of elevation with good flow. I had a blast!
I had grown up racing BMX bikes, then got into mountain bikes. But nothing like what I had just gotten to ride. I only knew entry level hardtails and 4 wheeler trails. DANG was this cool to ride a full suspension bike on mountain bike specific trails!
Being 15 or 16 at the time, I had just saved up $1,000 dollars that I was planning on using for my first dirt bike. So the combination of a nice bike and nice trails had me really excited, but confused as to which bike to buy. Pedal bike, or dirt bike?!
It didn’t take much thinking for me to choose the mountain bike over the dirt bike. And I am fully convinced that the desicion to buy this Scott Spark from Rhythm is a big reason I got as into mountain bikes to the capacity that I have.
Caleb and Steve were also very involved with the college team and the community in general.
So thank you Caleb and Steve for being a part of not only my story, but I’m certain many other’s as well. I wish you both the best!
To whomever decides to take over. You’ve got some big shoes to fill!
Cheers,
-Alex