About Us
Founded by Chad & Sarah Shanks, Neighborhood Bicycle Shop provides high-quality bicycles and service to the Oklahoma City Metro community.
Born from a love of the sport, we’re devoted to personal service, world-class products, and having a good time on the bike. When we began in 2015, our goal was to change the cycling landscape by offering comprehensive services, high-quality products, and organizing unique training rides and events.
Chad and Sarah acquired the shop in December of 2015. With a passion to provide and work with quality products, Cannondale was brought in as the main brand and slowly, methodically the shop has evolved into the high caliber shop it is today.
The idea for Neighborhood came from Ryan Hulseberg, co-creative behind most of our launches, and was inspired by Chad’s obsession with Mr. Rogers “Won’t you be my Neighbor?”
Neighborhood is defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighborhoods are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur. They are the personal settings where residents seek to realize common values and socialize youth.
Nothing really feels like a better embodiment of why we do what we do.
Chad Shanks, Co-Owner
Chad’s been in the cycling industry since 1999 as a service specialist, industry representative, and competitive racer. His specialties span from road to dirt, with an emphasis on custom bike builds, bike fit, and suspension tuning. He currently hosts the road ride known as Velo Dogs.
Sarah Shanks, Co-Owner
Sarah’s been in the industry since 2015. She competitively raced from 2008-2018. She works in the shop as part of the Neighborhood crew and is co-creative.
Andrew Koszarek, Mechanic
We joke Andrew comes with the shop as he has been wrenching here since 1996. He has gathered quite the following in Norman and we’re glad he’s part of our team.
Chelle Tischler, Mechanic
Chelle competitively races and has a stars and stripes in her trophy case. She’s been turning wrenches for several years and can be found coaching clinics in OK and TX on the weekends.
"Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak."
— Mr. Rogers