Barracks Row has been home to a bicycle shop for at least a couple of decades. At the start of the year, it had two. But soon it will have none. Capitol Hill Bikes' owner, Denise, announced she's retiring and closing the store. They're having a big sale now. City Bikes on Barracks Row closed suddenly in March.
SE will be without a bike shop (as they were briefly 7 years ago when CHB's last closed before moving). At least, they'll be without one until Conte's opens a new store in the Yards early next year. Also, last March, City Bikes said they would love to come back to Capitol Hill if they can find a location - well, here's a location.
Capitol Hill Bikes first opened in 2000, taking over from Metropolis Bicycles which had closed some time earlier. They closed in 2009 and reopened down the block in 2010.
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