OWNER, MASTER BIKE FITTER

Dave has over 30 years in the cycling industry. After many years at Metro Bicycles in NYC, Dave co-founded The Racer’s Edge in Boca Raton Florida before moving to Durham for a brief academic career. His treatise on off-brand derailleurs, Everything You wanted to Know about Sachs but were Afraid to Ask, can be found in the sub basement of Duke’s Lilly library.

SERVICE MANAGER

Dee’s been part of the Durham cycling community longer than Durham Cycles itself. Dee began his career working for Bull City Bikes at a time when bikes were still made of steel, albums were pressed into vinyl, and child labor laws were somewhat vague. Always torn between his love for basketball and his love for bikes, Dee reconsidered his plans to return to school as the starting forward for UNC when he became a grandfather in 2021. Fortunately, that means he’s decided to stay on at Durham Cycles as captain of our mechanical team – at least until UNC starts recruiting its PlayStation 2k basketball roster.

FLOOR MANAGER

Celia was a diesel engine mechanic before joining Durham Cycles. A foodie from an early age, Celia‘s passion for the culinary arts was almost derailed when they accidentally used a cup 0W-20 instead of canola oil during their audition for the Great British Baking Show. Realizing that the constant exposure to diesel fumes was affecting their sense of smell, Celia decided on a career change and is now a key member of the Durham Cycles team. (Incidentally, judge Paul Hollywood is recovering well – though he has not responded to Celia‘s application for the next season of the show.)

SENIOR MECHANIC

It is possible that Phil’s logged more miles on a bike than any of us. At the very least, he owns more bikes than all of us. An avid collector and experienced mechanic, Phil’s your man if you want to talk vintage or get the run down about the country roads in Carrboro-Hillsborough area.

SENIOR MECHANIC

Unbeknownst to many, Brandon was the original choice to star in “Man vs. Wild” on the Discovery Channel. When it was discovered that Brandon had taken home one of the wolf pups he was raising for an episode of the show, replacing it with the family cockapoo, he was regrettably replaced by Bear Grylls. After losing his TV gig, Brandon returned to Durham to manage his family’s dairy farm and brew private label beer. Seeking a change, Brandon joined the Durham Cycles team, where he gets to rely on both his management and survival skills daily.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

You’ll find Karen at the front of the store helping customers check in their bikes for service, helping Duke students find a new bike, and extending her break from corporate life as long as possible! We met Karen when she came in to buy a Scott Speedster in 2021 and she didn’t really leave, so we guess she works here now.

SERVICE MECHANIC

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures uses one of Jason’s perfectly trued brake rotors as the world standard for flatness. Each year when he visits his family home in Rothenburg, he stops a the IBWM headquarters in Paris to confirm his rotor remains flatter than their previous measure (a sheet of graphene with a height variation of 25 picometers). Jason has never needed to make an adjustment to the rotor and instead uses his time to align the derailleur hangers on Paris’ city bikes

SERVICE MECHANIC

You may recognize James from, prior to April 1st 2024, having passed you on one of our local mountain bike trails while riding his 24lb Cross Country race bike. These days, you may be the one passing him on the Tobacco Trail as he transports groceries, toiletries, and more precious cargo, on his 80 LB cargo bike. James learned to fix bikes out of necessity as the only thing he's better at than riding bikes, is breaking bikes. Ask him about headtube angles and chain-stay length, if you have the time to spare.

CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER

Formerly of savinggracenc.org and Planet Earth, Stella could be seen keeping attentive watch over 9th street from her office window at Durham Cycles’ corporate headquarters. RIP

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Formerly of Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption and currently guarding the door from Dave’s home couch, Satellite’s history in high finance is well-documented in Lee Iacocca’s Where Have all the Leaders Gone.