We've been super busy over at our new Waukee location since our November 2nd announcement. Our new store at 100 SE Laurel Street used to be a fitness center. It required a bit of work to make it ready as a retail space.

The first thing we knew had to go was the old check-in counter. The flooring, which was laid out for the old floor plan, also needed to be ripped up to make room for the new. The first few weeks of work focused on opening up the space.

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With the Kyle's Bikes expansion into Waukee, it is time to introduce everyone to Dave Hammer.

Dave has been unofficially working at Kyle's Bikes since the Ankeny store opened ten years ago. Kyle asked him—along with his wife and tandem stoker, Cindy—to be the leader of the Kyle's Bikes Wednesday Night Ride. They said yes and have been leading the ride since then.

Officially, he has been an employee since the Monday after the 2018 Kyle's Bikes Parking Lot Sale. That's when he began working day-to-day in the store and preparing for the opening of the Waukee location where he will be Waukee Store Team Leader.

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