Laurel Bicycle Center

Serving the Washington/Baltimore area since 1982

A Little Bit About Ourselves

       Laurel Bicycle opened it's doors in 1982 and has been a part of the community ever since. Providing the quad-county area with quality bicycles, parts and service for over 25 years. The company began in a small store off Connecticut Ave. in Northwest Washington, D. C. in the mid 1940's. The store was owned by Mr. Green, and was called Green's Chevy Chase Bicycle. The three Sawtelle brothers, Don, Roger, & Ed, worked at the store part-time while going to high school and then college at the University of Maryland at College Park. Roger and Don became partners and bought the store from Mr. Green in the early 1950's. Roger continued to manage the bicycle business, while Don and Ed pursued other careers and moved away from the Washington, D.C. area. Things grew and Roger opened more locations which expanded into the Greens Chevy Chase Bicycle Company. 

     The First location was in Kensington, then Rockville, Chevy Chase, Clinton, Laurel, Gaithersburg, and finally Riverdale. The recessions of the early 1990's forced them to consolidate operations into just one location, Laurel Bicycle in Laurel, Maryland. Throughout these many years our mission and focus has remained constant; to provide all cyclists, not just the elite riders, with quality merchandise that lasts at a good value with professional and knowledgeable service.

The sales staff at Laurel Bicycle consists of: Glenn, Steve, & Stan. 

     Glenn has been with the company for over 35 years. He has been a store manager, service manager, and sales manager over the years. Glenn was store manager of Rockville Bicycle, Rockville, MD, Gaithersburg Bicycle, Gaithersburg, MD and Clinton Bicycle, Clinton, MD, before joining the Laurel crew.

     Steve, the manager at Laurel Bicycle, has been with the company for 30 years. Steve started working at Rockville Bicycle. In addition to managing the Laurel store Steve has served as the manager of Clinton Bicycle Center, Clinton, MD, and Chevy Chase Bicycle Service, in Chevy Chase, MD. 

     Stan has worked at Laurel Bicycle for 20 years and currently works as part of the sales staff. He began working in the warehouse and was involved in developing and setting up the first computerized POS system for tracking merchandise at the different locations. Stan continues to split his time between helping with the office management of the store and working with customers on the show room floor.

Our Store Policies

We except cash, VISA, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Personal checks with a valid driver's license.

We do not except phone orders or internet sales. We do not do any type of shipping.

We cannot allow exchanges, returns, or refunds on; Special orders, clothing, bicycles that have been ridden, tools or sale items.

Refunds & exchanges on other items are only allowed with in 7 days of purchase with a receipt.

All refunds over $20 will be mailed by check.

Special order items must be paid for in full before order can be placed.

Repairs that total over $100 may require a deposit of 50% of the total estimate.

Must be 18 or older to test ride a bicycle or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Must have a valid driver's license, with photo, to test ride a bicycle.

Test rides are not allowed when dark or wet conditions.

A helmet must be worn by all riders under 16 years of age.

All USED bicycle sales are final. Used bikes are sold as is and not returnable or refundable.

Used bikes can not be used as a trade-in on new bicycle sales.

These policies are subject to check without notice.