The BCP also maintains a fairly lengthly list of retailers from around the world . Some of these are LBS's, with lots of great information on great rides in the area, racing stats, and advocacy tips. Back in 1995, Lisa Goodman wrote a couple of articles for Spoke 'n Word , newsletter of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance of Dane County , that give a bit more of a personal view than the entries below do. In this article , she wrote about some of the shops in rural communities surrounding Madison. In this article , she wrote about Budget Bicycle Center .
Business is good, and supporting bicycle advocacy is also good.
Jamie Raddin, a bike biz vet of more than a decade, runs the show. They can put a custom bike together in anywhere from a day to three days. Besides being fabulously slick, it has a fun WWII theme. Also houses Apex Motorcycle Service. Full-service shop for the region, founded in 1983 and owned by Dan Atkins, whose family were once proprietors of various Madison bike shops.