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Hartsburg Cycle Depot (Hartsburg)

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Lisa D. from Shawnee, KS on 3/15/2006 10:09:34 AM:

We stopped at the Cycle Depot our last day on the trail this past Sunday and had a great visit. The owners are the friendliest people you'll ever meet! I found the cutest water bottles with holders for my kids’ tag-a-long bikes, children’s cycling gloves, and the perfect helmets for myself and my son. I found a great brass bell for my handlebar. They have a nice selection of bikes, including recumbents for excellent prices! I can’t put into words how comfy that recumbent seat was after riding for three days on my upright mountain bike! They also have some nice jerseys, shorts, and other biking apparel and all sorts of bike parts and accessories. This is definitely a stop I recommend. They are easy to find, right next to Dotty’s Cafe. We’ll be coming back to the Cycle Depot on future trips.

sbikes from KCMO on 3/16/2006 6:22:26 PM:

The Cycle Depot is great! Most folks are suprised to find a full serve bike shop with a
certified mechanic along the trail. They also offer custom built bikes as Mark is a frame
builder. They offer service for road bikes and mountain bikes which makes them rather
unique along the trail. I highly recommend them!

savage24 from KC,MO on 3/17/2006 4:14:38 AM:

I want to add my name to those singing the praises of the Cycle Depot! Mark is the best bicycle mechanic I have found; a rare combination of excellent mechanical skills PLUS excellent customer relations skills.

frank from festus on 3/19/2006 3:41:05 PM:

both these people are absolutely correct. i have only had the oppurtunity to stop there once, but it was an enjoyable time. good snacks to.

candi from stl on 3/30/2006 1:44:26 AM:

On the trail late last fall we were so happy to see the cycle shop open, most places(including the cafe'in town) are closed on mondays. We were in need of a dry warm place and starving. The owners went into their kitchen and whipped us up lunch(fantastic soup and bread)they were even kind enough to dry our clothing. What a little gem on the trail and they really try their best to serve cyclist. We were not charged for the food since they are not a cafe but felt a big tip would be appreciated to pay for what we ate. Good food, good conversation and laughs at their coffee bar made our trip(rain and all)worth while. We left dry,full and happy. Thanks Cyle Depot for being there.

Nails on 3/30/2006 10:42:40 AM:

One of the things that gives the section from Pitman Hill Road to Weldon Springs is also responsible for its beauty. You are riding along some significant bluffs. This is one of my favorite sections when the trees have all their leaves. The branches on the trees on either side of the trail touch overhead. It gives one the feeling of riding through a kind of tunnel.

Mark of the Dalton Boys from Austin, TX/Columbia, MO. on 3/30/2006 4:14:06 PM:

....like touring in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Tree tubes are the best.....I will agree with you there.

Shea from Jeff City on 3/31/2006 9:45:05 PM:

I ditto the praises for the Cycle Depot. And, one of the things I love about them is that they
are a REAL bike shop, not just a place along the trail that rents bikes. For those of us in the
Mid-Missouri area, they are a godsend. I am pretty new to this area and this is the only bike
shop I have found in mid-Missouri where the mechanic is a real bike mechanic and not just
some guy working in a bike shop. Highest praises for the Cycle Depot.

Bob Krzewinski from Ypsilanti, MI on 5/4/2006 11:12:57 PM:

We pulled into Hartsburg on a late Monday morning and pulling up in front of the Cycle Depot, were informed by the owners that all the restaurants were closed that day but we could find some things inside their store that might help us out.

We had for "emergency food" we were carrying some bagels with peanut butter and honey, and added to that for our lunch were chips, bananas, cold drinks and ice cream from the Cycle Depot that really hit the spot. They even recycle the drink bottles!

This shop is great and has really has a very complete selection of biking accessories. Highly recommended for a stop in, even if your bike is doing fine.

sbikes from Kansas City on 5/7/2006 8:17:06 AM:

Hartsburg Cycle Depot is the best. Thanks for sharing your story!

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