Welcome to World Famous City Cycle!

About the founder

Born and raised in Jacksonville, naturally I thought it was the best place to open my shop.  Before this became a reality though, I spent many years in the industry honing my skills. It started as a young boy when I would fix bikes that I dug out of the trash. I raced BMX in the 70's and when I started racing Expert class I had to travel to National races.  I wanted to see races of this caliber come to Jacksonville and called the National Bicycle League. This put into motion the NBL track that exists at Ray Greene Park in Jacksonville today.   

In 1980 I got a job in a bike shop.  From there I progressed to working as a bike rep for a small manufacturer out of Jacksonville.  I was responsible for bike design, manufacturing, packaging, and training employees on assembly and wheel building.  I was also responsible for distribution and became familiar with every dealer throughout FL, GA, NC and SC.

From 1990-1997 I worked as Manager for American Bicycle Company at Jax Beach.  During this time the store's revenue almost tripled. In 1997 under my management American was the only shop in North Florida to be voted Bicycle Dealer Showcase Magazine’s Top 100 shops in the  US and was also named Folio Magazine's Best Bike Shop.   While at American I got together with my friend Matt Rini and Mike Ryan of the Jaguars and we started a program repairing and building donated bikes for needy children. Over a ten year period we donated over 1000 bicycles to the Baptist Home, Catholic Charities, and the Jaguar Foundation.

 It was also during this time that the Mountian Bike craze began and I cut some the first trails in Hanna Park.  The first one is actually named Drew's trail and is still popular today.  John White Sr and his family followed up and cut many of the other trails that are also still enjoyed today.   I have also been involved in Triathlons by volunteering locally at races, providing bikes for many of the areas top amateur Triathletes and providing support for local teams. 

In 1997, I took my dream job as a rep for Cannondale, the best bike company in the world. I took over the number one territory in the nation and continued to grow sales for four straight years. I was the only rep to do this. In addition to sales, I was also responsible for building, repairing, putting on clinics, working races as well as building and maintaining relationships with many of Cycling's top athletes and mechanics. Nobody in North Florida has built, sold, or repaired as many bikes.