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Tim has been the owner of Brickwheels for over 36 years! He has a passion for football, having played high school and in college. Tim loves to road bike and mountain bike with his friends. A long time member of the Cherry Capital Cycling Club, he is an advocate for the TART Trails and other community projects.

Even though Travis has been a Brickhead since 2009, he has over 10 years of shop experience. His favorite trails are the "Avalanche Trail" in Boyne City, "Lower Sunset to Schultz Creek" in Flagstaff, Az., and the "VASA 15k" in Traverse City. You may notice that Jake, Travis' dog, sometimes spends the day in the shop.

A Brickhead since 2005, Dave is eager to share his passion for cycling with others. His favorite place to mountain bike is the VASA trail. He's been road racing for two years and loves to ride the peninsula.

Brick Wheels welcomes Eli into the Brick Head family with open arms! Having been a successful head coach at the University of Utah he joins the crew with a vast library of nordic ski knowledge. Placing second at the Vasa in Traverse City as well as great performances at other events, makes Eli truly an expert! He is married to a former Brick Wheels employee, Joann White, and together they have two beautiful children.

Gabe loves to try to fix just about anything with wheels. His favorite rides are the Mirror lake Trail in Mt Hood,Ore. and the Old Mission Peninsula in TC. You can often spot him taking his dog Tango-ray for walks at the Old State Hospital grounds.

Josh is our "do it all" guy at the store. He can fix, tune, build, and sell almost anything. When he's not here working you can be sure to find him blasting down one of his favorite trails at the State Hospital here in T.C.. Josh recently married Lily, a former "Brickhead"!

Karl(right) has been an official "Brickhead" for over 10 years!. He has a passion for fitting bicycles and ski boots. When he's not riding or skiing, you can find him training his champion dog jumper, Sadie!

Betty(middle) has been at Brickwheels since 1996. She enjoys riding her road bike and hikes through the woods. Betty has over 30 years of retail experience and has seen it all! She loves to spend time with her grand children and going out to eat at Agave. Betty is a proud card carrying member of the AARP!

Kristi(right) is the "glue" that keeps Brick Wheels together. She has been at Brick Wheels for over 25 years! Keeping track of the money is her main focus. But you can always find Kristi helping out selling a bike or working in rental on a busy day. When she has the time she likes to go hiking and spending time in her garden.

Becky has been employed at Brickwheels for ten years. She loves to ride her bike and spend time on her boat in the summer. When she has some free time, her new puppy, Dexter, keeps her on her toes!

Matt Mulligan is a long time "Brickhead" and lover of the outdoors. He has over 35 years of outdoor retail experience. If it was once considered an extreme sport, Matt has probably mastered it! He loves to kite board when he is not training for the M22 challenge. His passion is snowboarding and is quick to help with pointers, only if you can catch him!