After weeks of sheltering at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Noah Hicks was looking forward to reopening Spokehouse, his Uphams Corner bike shop, last Monday.
When Hicks showed up at his shop, the scene was chaotic.
In addition to two bicycles Hicks had for sale, four customers’ bikes had been stolen, adding up to about $2,600 in losses.
Hicks founded the bike shop as a pop-up repair center on Bowdoin Street in 2013.
Hicks says he only needs the $2,600 to replace the customers’ stolen bikes and those taken from his showroom floor.
