Meet the Intown Bicycles Crew
Mike Goodman
Mike Goodman
I have over 25 years of experience in the bicycles industry and I'm the sole owner of Intown Bicycles. I started my store in a shed in my backyard in 1982 and, as my son likes to say, have become an example for living the American dream. Read about the History of Intown Bicycles to see how it all came to be.
Rita Berry
Rita Berry
Rita came to us in 1996 when Atlanta was in high gear with the Olympics. The city was bracing itself for traffic gridlock, and suddenly people were tuning up their old bicycles and buying new ones to get around on. (What a great idea!) We were so busy at that time, that she got virtually no formal bicycle training when she arrived. She just jumped in. Although she knew little about bicycles at the time, she picked it up quickly with her natural mechanical ability. And talk about your engineer… she can rig anything. Rita is also the one that keeps the sparkle on the place. She rearranges our corners, dusts the displays, waters the plants, and fixes the leaky faucets. Rita is our "Jacqueline of all Trades". And that's just what she does here. You may also have seen Rita at Key Lime Pie Salon where she manages their inventory. We're delighted to have Rita, even if we do have to share her.
Andrew Goodman
Andrew Goodman (Hey, Isn't That the Boss's Son?)
Andrew has worked in the business since he was twelve years old. He too started working here the year Atlanta hosted the Olympics. We were swamped with work that summer and drawing on every resource we could for help. Enter Andrew. As we drove to work together, I taught him some fundamental product knowledge, along with a basic sales presentation, then turned him loose on an unsuspecting public to sell bicycles. It turned out that he was pretty good at it. He had a certain natural poise for a twelve year old and sold quite a few bicycles for us. That's how Andrew got started in the business.
Since then he's worked at the shop off and on: between high school and soccer, weekends, summer breaks, and later, college.
However, you won't see Andrew around much these days. He graduated from UGA in the summer of '06, with some kind of latin after his name, (makes a Dad so proud) and moved to Argentina to soak up the culture and work on his Español. He funded his trip by building websites. As it turns out, he's pretty good at that too. You're looking at some of his work. (Web Weavers International)
Fast forward a year. Andrew returned to the US of A, built dad this GREAT website, landed a job in DC, and loaded up the U-haul to go start a new phase of life. So, it looks like we'll have to move Andrew to the Intown alumni page now.
As to the question of whether or not he'll take over the family business one day, well, you still never know...
Rob Evans
Rob Evans
Rob Evans joined us in the spring of '05. With a degree in Recording Industry Management (as in, not the rock star, but the guy that helps the rocker to stardom), his time with us may be brief. Rob is developing his music management career at the same time he's turning wrenches here at Intown. No telling when he might hit it big and have to go on the road. Still, working at a bike shop is a logical transition from his last job--racing on the road circuit full time. And just our luck, he's got three years of experience at a bike shop in Louisville. As you can imagine, we're excited to have Rob. Besides his mechanical skills and his extensive knowledge of racing and road bikes, Rob is just a plain ole good guy. Come meet him; and quiz on the music scene while you're here.
David Wu
David Wu
David Wu signed on with us in '04, the same year he entered Georgia Tech. David is a native Atlantan. We're thrilled to have him because we've scored both a bike enthusiast and budding mechanical engineer with David. (And you know, we love engineers around here. They do such meticulous work.) Of course David has about six nice bikes and races occasionally with the Tech cycling team, road and mountain. But wait. There's more. David has also run a little track, plays a little cello, shoots a few photos and builds model airplanes for long flight competitions. With all his interests, we're just glad he has some time to help us out. Say hello to David next time you're in. He's also just a really nice guy.
David Green
David Green
David joined us in the Spring of '07. Having already had 2 years of bike shop experience, we were especially glad to have him. He hit the ground running. Naturally, he's a bike enthusiast. Preferring road bikes, I think he had three of them at last count. However, other endeavors also hold David's interest, like making videos and savoring good coffee. He shot and edited the repair videos for our website. David has a gentle spirit, a positive outlook, and a great sense of humor. He's just the kind of guy we like around here at Intown Bicycles. (Check out David's Coffee Crawl Ride.)
Frank Marrs
Frank Marrs
Frank hales from Sewanee, and like a lot of our crew members, he too attends Georgia Tech. Frank's a really smart guy. He's majoring in aero-space. I like to brag that he has a 4.0 grade average in his senior year! Although he could have gone to college on a baseball scholarship, he figured he'd go farther with his brain power than with his athletic skills. Looks to me like Frank has his "bases covered" no matter what he does. Frank is our resident tri-athlete. He competes at the collegiate level on the Tech team. It amazes me that he can find time to train between his work here, and studying to maintain his 4.0 grade average. We're glad to have Frank. My only regret is that is time here will not be longer.
Ron Horn
Ron Horn
Ron joined us this past spring. However, we've actually known him for a while. He was one of our customers. If you recognize his name, it's probably because you spoke to him while he was with The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign. For two and a half years he answered the phones, manned the tables, taught Effective Cycling, and took care of the myriad of details involved in bicycle advocacy work. As you can imagine, he fit in quite naturally around here given our mutual enthusiasm for bicycle transportation. Ron also knows his way around a screwdriver. He's retired now, but he spent many years servicing hospital imaging equipment. (He's also older than he looks. Not that I'm sworn to secrecy about his age, but suffice it too say that we are proud to have a little gray hair in our staff, and we appreciate the benefits of maturity. It must be due to all of those bicycle miles.) We're glad to have Ron. He's fun, he knowledgeable, and very easy to get along with. My favorite Ron quote is, "That's OK." And we think you're OK too, Ron.
Dominic Prestifilippo
Dominic Prestifilippo, Intown Alumnus
Here's an update for those of you acquainted with Dominic. He graduated from Tech this past summer and joined the Peace Corp. He's working with them in Africa where on his first assignment he's taught math to children, lived in a grass hut, and washed his clothes in the river. He writes of diarrhea, malaria pills, and spiders the size of one's hand. Talk about an education...and we thought that's what he was getting at Georgia Tech. He's got a site on the web where he is journaling his experiences. However, his access to it is rare given his location. Letters from home are appreciated. Give us call if you'd like to contact him or follow his travels. We'll help you get hooked up with our friend Dom.
Jamie Adams
Jamie Adams
Jamie comes to us as a long time bike enthusiast and retiree from Coca-Cola. (Actually, he retired from there twice, but that's another story). Jamie's our resident touring expert. His big trip was the coast-to-coast ride from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He says he got about five miles to the beer and gained five pounds on the trip. Once upon a time, and not so long ago, to look at him, you would not have believed he could pedal that far at a petite three hundred something pounds. However, at last count he'd lost 167lbs (hey, that's what I weigh!). Jamie's got a brain like a sponge and has absorbed more product knowledge than you can shake your bike pump at. That's why he's on the sales floor. We have a running joke about his mechanical skills though. If he can fix it, it's free. Jamie is also a certified effective cycling instructor. We love having Jamie here. Besides his touring experience and product knowledge, he brings a wit and sense of humor that makes him a pleasure to be around.
Theiry Goodman
You may not actually see her when you come in, but you will see her work every time. Besides being the "woman behind the scene", Theiry is our interior designer. She's the one that creates the atmosphere here with her fine eye for color, decorative techniques, and plain old elbow grease. Check out the mural she painted in the showroom next time you come. See how many animals you can find in it. Theiry and I have been married over 25 years, and I can tell you that she is happiest with her paint clothes on. Favorite Quote: "I'm just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll world."
Ken Allen
Ken Allen
Everyone should be as lucky as we are to have a UPS guy like Ken. If you looked up "positive mental attitude" in the dictionary, you'd see a picture of Ken's face. He's the kind of guy that brightens your day when you see him. And if you've ever seen the back of his truck in the morning, you'd wonder how anybody could hustle that many packages every day and keep such a positive outlook. It's impressive to think that he's brought us most of what we've sold over the years. Although Ken may not be "officially" part of our crew, we sure couldn't do our jobs without him. And I know a lot of people in the community feel the same way about him as we do. Rock on Ken!
Robert Howard, aka Cardboard Man
Robert Howard, aka Cardboard Man
Robert is another one of those people who brightens our day with his regular visits. At 87 years old he still collects and recycles a full truckload of cardboard nearly every day! Robert grew up on a farm near Calloway Gardens in the early 30's and knows about hard work. He sees things simply and with a homespun philosophy. Interestingly, he is a barometer for the economy. When the economy is off, the cardboard is off. Talk about your trickle down economics… Favorite Quote: "If you don't know nothing, you can't do nothing."
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