Stop in and meet the team!
Joel
With over 20 years of mechanical and industry experience at bike shops in Charlottesville, Chicago, New York, and Oakland, Joel finally came home to Richmond to put down roots. After working at Re-Cycles for 5 years, in 2018 Joel became owner of the local bike shop and has since been making all your bike dreams come true.
Tim
Our general manager, Tim spent 20 years as an educator before deciding to make a shift and pursue his passion for bikes. He graduated from United Bicycle Institute with certificates in professional bicycle repair, shop operations, and wheel building. He is quickly establishing a name for himself as a pro wheel builder, due to his beautiful, stylish and strong custom wheel builds for the shop and for a growing number of clients. In addition to his love of 90’s mountain bike restomods, he is serious about his role as a father, and his love of books, hiking, punk rock music, Simpsons trivia and peanut butter pretzels.
Ethan
Ethan joined us in 2023 from Portsmouth, VA. He quickly fit right into our family here at ReCycles. He feels equally at home rebuilding a three-speed hub as part of a vintage restoration as he does dialing in a Di2 drivetrain or tuning/troubleshooting a modern commuter. When he’s not wrenching and making people smile at ReCycles, he’s adventuring with his son, playing soccer, and debating the finer points of Tolkien and Lucas.
Skylar
Skylar is a pro service technician at Re-Cycles. A graduate of United Bicycle Institute, his mechanical experience started as a helicopter mechanic in the Navy. He has done plenty of overnight trips in the local area with hopes of completing some longer and more challenging rides. He is constantly upgrading his personal stable of bikes, and is eager to get yours dialed in next. His favorite thing to do on the bike is to find new local trails.
Tyler
Tyler loves getting folks on bikes, whether young or old or in between. An ardent commuter, traveler and Enduro rider- cycling and staying fit is a big part of Tyler’s lifestyle. In his words: ‘Cycling is great for the mind body soul, it’s about having fun and being present in the moment’. When he’s not helping customers or organizing the shop he’s dreaming about the next trip to Bryce, Snowshoe and Thunder Mtn Bike Parks. Favorite local single tracks include: JT trail, Buttermilk, Blue Jay Way to Moonshine jumpline and Happy Birthday.
