Yawp Cyclery

Specialties

We love riding in the dirt, but our love of bikes grew out of commuting. We respect and service all bikes. We are overjoyed to see you on a bicycle, on dirt or pavement, and will do everything we can to keep you rolling. We also sell Surly and Linus bikes (because they are rad).

History

Established in 2014.

We may be a new shop but we’re no strangers to the business of bicycle sales and repair. What, exactly, are we setting out to do?

The word Yawp comes from a poem by Walt Whitman called «Song of Myself.» Here’s the relevant stanza:

I too am not a bit tamed – I too am untranslatable;

I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world.

It’s not that Yawp is for barbarianism. Yawp is happy to live in a time when indoor plumbing and underpants are in fashion, and when one can caravan from Denver to Crested Butte without having to worry too much about bandit assassins or cholera. Yawping barbarically is important, though, because at times our culture can keep us insulated from ourselves, our environment, and our enthusiasm. Cycling happens to be the activity that, for Yawp, reconnects us to these things. Cycling makes us Yawp. If you know what we’re talking about or are curious to learn, please stop by.

Meet the Business Owner

Levi T.

Business Owner

For years, I wanted to write fiction because it seemed like the best way for me to contribute, to help improve the lives of my peers. As I spent more time on a bicycle, it became clear that getting others interested in cycling, or to better enjoy the bikes they already own, was a tangible, meaningful contribution that I could make a little more effectively. Books have changed my life for the better in countless ways, but bicycles even more so. Enabling people to get out of the house, get into the woods, exercise, have fun, push and learn about themselves – those are satisfying, concrete things for me to offer to peers. I may not be through working in the marketplace of ideas, but I’m eager to do some good in an actual marketplace.

I grew up in Grand Lake, have Robin-​Hooded an arrow, have been bitten in the face by my wife, have a master’s degree in creative writing, enjoy cheese, and enjoy cheese some more.