Proper frame fit is a certainty. In addition to the road and racing bicycles, the shop sells top components and cycling apparel. Back when it was known, in its original location, as Mercer Island Cyclery, it was credited with starting the mountain-bike craze in this area. The shop is small, so you're always bound to be talking to one of the owners - enthusiastic cyclists who are eager to help. Shop owners, brothers, and kayak designers Cam and Matt Broze are always available to talk the finer points of hull shape and function.
Opinions run strong here, but all are well founded on years of paddling experience.
Matt developed the modern paddle float used for rescues and has written numerous articles on sea-kayaking skill and safety. In addition to the Mariner line, which includes kayaks for sea touring and the outer coast surf, Mariner Kayaks sells the Seda, Nimbus, and Feathercraft lines, Lightning and Epic paddles, and everything else you need to get out on the water. If you aren't enthusiastic about snow-boarding when you walk into this darkish, subterranean store, you will be by the time you walk out. Co-owner Ian Fels, a skier who took up snowboarding 10 years ago and never looked back, is a friendly, talkative guy who can tell you anything you need to know about getting radical or getting started. Marley's carries top brands that cover the price range from reasonable to jaw-dropping.