Bike Bistro reopens after Hurricane Ian in time for 10th anniversary

Author: DAVID DORSEY, GULFSHORE BUSINESS
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Three days after Hurricane Ian wrecked The Bike Bistro, the bicycle shop owner took stock of tasks he needed to complete to reopen. He did this while standing in several inches of mud and muck that entered the store with about 27 inches of storm surge.  

Steve Martin founded the store at the Publix-anchored Sanibel Beach Plaza shopping center on Summerlin Road, not far from the Sanibel Causeway, on Nov. 5, 2012. 

The 10th anniversary of the store motivated Martin to get it back up and running. He and his team of seven employees hit the Nov. 5 deadline they set for themselves. The combination bicycle store and coffee shop are back in business after being shut down for five weeks.  

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