A piece of Cycling History:  This sign was in my Mom and Dads front yard  and home bike shop 1964.  Now hangs in our Bloomington  Indiana showroom and office.

Late 1964  they achieved so much success Mom and Dad opened a  world class  total concept Bike shop at 1109 south Walnut  street in Bloomington Indiana " Bills Bicycle Mart".  Years ahead of today's modern concept Bike shops.  

 Most bike shop's back  in the day were just side-line business'  often in hardware stores, hobby shops, lawn mower shops auto part stores and even car dealerships. In 1969  they opened a 2nd Concept Bike shop in Lexington KY called  "Dodds Schwinn cyclery"  Both highly successful out the gate  both sold 500 bikes in just a few months and both went on to sell  1000 plus bikes each year thereafter at both locations.  Few bike shops today can match the success of those two shops today.    Late 1971 they sold both Bloomington Indiana and Lexington Kentucky stores to concentrated on New  Florida location BicycleDoctor.

From day one my Dad was called the "Bicycle Doctor" with his amazing repair skills and Moms marketing skills,  In 1970  a 3rd location was opened using the official family name "Bicycle Doctor" in Florida that he operated till his retirement.  Over the course of 30 years, they built up and sold 9 Business.  Including Moms "Safe air Taxi" a charter airlines/ Taxi in Florida . 

 Afterwards in retirement Dad and Mom traveled the USA and world  in a RV,  riding bikes together till his passing in 2017.  Mom continues to live in Florida at my Grandparents House in Port Charlotte and still rides her bike at 88.   

At 84 and a couple years after Dads passing  Mom and her friend Connie Emmons filled one of Dads last dreams.  Together they purchased a New RV

( that's a story for later,  Bank gave a 84 year old a loan for 30 years, it ended well)  to tour the USA again, RVing and riding their bikes  round lower  48 before  heading   to Alaska to delivery part of dad's ashes to Mont Denali.   

 Dad had an itch and loved to travel even after passing he traveled . Part of his ash's are in Our yard in Cayman Islands,  near his boy hood home North Verron Indiana, Mont Denali  Alaska and one of Mom and Dads Favorite Gilchrest Park in Florida,  next to a Bench they purchased with his name on it. 

 After Dodds family sold Bloomington   Indiana  shop "Bicycle Mart"  and Lexington Bike shop   "Dodds Schwinn" in 1971, Steve  stayed behind  in Bloomington , Finished my senior year in High school   and worked at the Bloomington shop for the new owner  till 1974.  No way I was leaving Bloomington.     My girlfriend  and soon to be wife lived on the street behind the Bike shop and we both love the town of Bloomington.  We Both Graduated from Bloomington High School and the rest is History. 

Making the big leap for our Dream to be self employed and control our own destiny:   resign good job that supported our young family  at the age of 21 Steve and Terry in 1974 opened " Bicycle Doctor" and Now called BicycleDoctorUSA .  Still operate Today with son Eric "BicycleDoctorUSA"  a shop that sells local and ships worldwide from Bloomington Indiana  location.    Eric also worked Bicycle Doctor  thru high school and college ,  after graduating from Franklin Collage in 1995  Eric came back to the family Bike shop and Helps Manger/Run  BicycleDoctorUSA including other  family enterprises.  

 By 1995 the concept of retail business was starting to change we went from just a local company to an international company still selling local and now shipping across the USA and  as well shipping worldwide on the internet.   The new name was born "BicycleDoctorUSA".    I often say we out lasted  department stores Sears,  Penny's  and many others .  Hugh companies and small  that did not change when retail went from main street to the internet.  

  My brother Cary and  his son Tim Dodds own and run BicycleDoctorFlorida.com  ,  They took over Bicycle Doctor Florida and took it to new Height.      My other brother Nicholas "  Nic"owned a bike shop on the East Coast and later moved to Florida, he passed away August 2021 from Covid.

Eric in His 66 mustang he drove in  High School and College before he got his truck .  This car has not seen rain in over 25 +years. Stored in our Bike shop warehouse.  ASK Check it out if you Visit our shop.