Gear
A selection of links that help you decide what type of bicycle you need and how to purchase one.
Safety Notes
Here are some rules and practices that are best followed to decrease your chances go being
injured or killed.
Resources
Web sites that promote, support and provide information on bicycling in
Rhode Island.
Retail SalesStores in Rhode Island, and nearby Massachusetts, that sell bicycles. Some stores offer discounts to various outdoor club members with proof of membership. This listing is only for ones that I have found with web sites. For others, refer to the last two entries.
- Caster's - Located in Warwick at 3480 Post Rd just below Rt 117. They carry the Trek, and Specialized brands.
- East Providence Cycle - Located at 414 Warren Ave (Rt 6) in E. Providence. Just off Rt 195 at the Broadway exit. They carry Trek, Specialized, Giant, and Schwinn bicycles.
- Providence Cycle - Located on Branch Avenue in a red brick converted mill with easy access is off Rt 146. They advertise as the largest bicycle shop in Providence. They do not carry Trek or Specialized but offer 17 other brands, including Cannondale, Bianchi, Kuota, Raleigh, Santa Cruz, Serotta, and Seven Cycles. They are not open on Saturday or Friday evening after 6:00pm.
- BikeWorks - Located in the Swansea Mall off Rt 118. They carry Cannondale, Gary Fisher, Trek, Cervelo, Independent Farications, Lemond, Bontrager, and Merckx brands.
- Brumble Bikes - Located at 49 Beach St in Westerly. Not open on Saturdays (sometimes maybe) or Sunday. They sell Kestrel, Iron Horse, Elite, Quintana Roo, Look and Jamis brand bicycles.
- Greenway Cycles - Located in Coventry on Rt 117 near Fairview Ave. They carry the Jamis brand.
- Narragansett Bikes - Located at 1153 Boston Neck Rd (Rt 1a) just south of S. Ferry Rd (URI Bay Campus Road) They carry Trek, Felt, Kestrel, Gary Fisher and Blue brands
- Pedal Power Bicycle Shop - Located on Rt 114 in Middletown, about 1/2 mile above where Rt 138 meets Rt 114. They carry the Raleigh, Fuji, and Seven Cycles brands.
- Scottee's Westport Bicycle - Located on Rt 6 just above where Rt 177 intersects. They carry Bianchi, Blue, Scott, Jamis, Felt, Look, and Ridley brands.
- The Hub - Located in the Brown University area, on Brook St which is one block east of Thayer and 3 blocks north of Wickendon St. They carry the Fuji, Jamis, KHS, Independent Fabrications, and Surly brand bicycles.
- Union Cycle - Located in Attleboro on Pleasant St (Rt 123) a block or so above the center of town. They carry Litespeed, Klien, Fuji, KHS,
Lemond and Pinarello, Gary Fisher brand bicycles.
- Victory Cycles - Located just 1/4 mile north of Exit 3b (Rt 138 off I95) in a large shopping plaza. They carry Fuji, Haro, Gary Fisher, Independent Fabrication, LeMond, Masi, and Felt brand bicycles.
- Village Bicycle - Located in Westport, off Rt 88 on your way to Horseneck Beach. Third light down on Rt 88, take right, then left on Main St., south for 2 miles. They carry Parlee, KHS, LeMond, Orbea frames, but seem to specialize in other than road bikes.
- Ray Willis Bikes and Toys - Located in Westerly on Railroad Ave. (Rt 91). Exit Rt 78 west on Rt 91. Carries Giant and Cannondale brand bicycles.
- Recreational Equipment Inc. - Located in Cranston just off Rt2 in the Chapel Hill Complex. Mostly carrying their own Novara Brand, but also sell K2, Canondale, Scott, and Marin brand bicycles.-->
- Circle A Cycles - Located at 523 Charles St in Providence. Do not sell finished bikes but will build a custom frame for you and set it up to your specifications.
- Other Bicycle Shops - This list put out by the DOT lists bike shops with relation to the State Bike Paths.
- National Listing of Bicycle Shops - This pdf site lists bike shops all over the USA, but the link is for RI.