From left, Sandra, Ted and daughter Toni Potyka have spent the last four years building their business, Trail Sport at 8701 Bay Pines Blvd. The store specializes in sale, rental and service of bikes, inline skates and kayaks. The owners also provide protective equipment. Trail Sports opened four years ago along Tyrone Boulevard near the Bay Pines Bridge where the Pinellas Trail has been scheduled to join St. Petersburg with Seminole.
Trouble is, that link remains unfinished.
The construction schedule has not slowed the progress of Trail Sports. Potyka originally figured inline skates would be his biggest seller. It turns out bicycles have been in greater demand. Potyka not only sells all varieties of bikes, he is an avid mountain biker himself. I use all the equipment that I sell,'' Potyka said.