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
Intown Alumnus - 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.
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 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.)
Andrew McQuade
Andrew McQuade
Andrew joined us in the summer of '08 when gas prices were pushing $5/gal and the bike business was hoppin'. And boy, were we glad to have him! Having worked at a couple of other local bike shops, he came to us with a lot of experience and knew what to do. It was a good thing too because we just threw him in. As it turns out, Andrew grew up a block from the store and attended Grady High School right across the street from us. Little did we know we had a budding bike mechanic in the neighborhood all that time. Andrew has a lot of experience in BMX, down-hill racing, and fixing mountain bikes. However, these days he's using his USA Cycling Assoc. Level 4 Race Mechanic certification to wrench for pro teams or provide neutral support for all of the pro tour races he can attend in North America. Talk about some cool stuff... Think of that as the bicycle equivalent to working in the pits for NASCAR. Coincidentally, Andrew digs cool cars too. You should see his '86 Saab. But wait, there's more! Besides his bike and car interests, Andrew also shoots a few photos to satisfy his artistic side. He's one of those kind of guys that can do it all, just the kind of guy we like around Intown Bicycles. Come introduce yourself. We're sure you'll like him too.
Ron Horn
Ron Horn
Ron joined us in the spring of '07. 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. (No doubt his youthfulness is 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.
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 27 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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