The Gart family has had a sports retailing presence in Coloradofor about a century, owning more than 50 specialty sports shops.Most are ski rental shops situated in mountain ski resorts such asAspen, Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone and Telluride. Ken Gart,president, told GlobeSt.com that the company plans to do withBicycle Village what it has done in the past: adding "good capital,good management and good infrastructure." He says employeestypically are given benefits such as insurance and 401k plans asincentives.

Jim Sullivan, chairman of SullivanHayes Cos., the largest retailbrokerage and development firm in Denver, says the Gart family is agreat fit for Bicycle Village. "The Garts have a long heritage ofretailing," Sullivan said in an interview with GlobeSt.com.

Schurig says he was approached by several suitors, but settledon Gart because it "can take it (Bicycle Village) to the nextlevel.