News

We are closing the studio at 18 Bridge Street on July 31, 2026. 

THANK YOU for trusting with your bikes and your bike fit for the past 13 years.

Running a small business takes a toll, and the bike industry is an especially brutal one. We’ll probably write about that sometime.

For now, it’s time for Ilya to take care of his mental and physical health, and discover who he is outside the shop, and what else he might do with his “one wild life” (Mary Oliver). Kasia joined Via Transportation on June 1, and she’ll keep writing.

We expect to resume operations at some point in the future, but we don’t know what that will look like. We’ll post here on our website and our Instagram when we have news.

• Please email us if you’d like to share a memory of our time together.
• The webstore is live so you can stock up on Redbeard kit, t-shirts, and other swag!
• If you have a question, please help us with a clear subject line (for example, “Need my bike fit numbers”).
• If your bike is in the shop, know that Ilya is working to finish and return it to you by July 15th. He is not taking on new projects.

Ilya hopes to see you on the road!