C3 Bike Shop opens in LoHi

Wade Washburn opened C3 Bike Shop about a month ago in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood, joining a number of other bike shops that have recently located in the trendy neighborhood.

C3, which stands for Colorado Cycling Connection, carries high-end bikes by Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, Masi, Haro, Intense, BMC, Leader and Norco in the 1,100-square-foot retail space at 3316 Tejon St. The shop also has an 1,000-square-foot space it uses for servicing bikes and spin classes.

"I try to have cool products from all over the globe," says Washburn, a 12-year veteran in the cycling industry.

Washburn also stocks cruisers starting at $220 and urban bikes starting at $299.

"I’m very interested in getting new riders into the sport," says Washburn, who also is a professional mountain bike racer.

With the purchase of every bike, Washburn offers tune-ups for five years and lifetime adjustments. Washburn, who is triple-certified in fitting, also ensures each bike purchased fits the customer properly.

C3 also carries a full line of cycling apparel and 25 different types of shoes, everything from high-performance road and mountain shoes to more casual cycling shoes that can be worn around town.

C3 joins Jinji Cycles, which opened in June at 2538 W. 32nd Ave; Panda Bicycles opened its concept store in September at 2513 17th St., and Salvagetti, which relocated from its Platte Street store to 3800 Irving St. in July.