{"id":16854,"date":"2015-05-13T20:21:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/05\/unique-brant-lake-establishment-the-hub-has-drinks-restaurant-food-and-bike-shop.html"},"modified":"2015-05-13T20:21:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:21:22","slug":"unique-brant-lake-establishment-the-hub-has-drinks-restaurant-food-and-bike-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/05\/unique-brant-lake-establishment-the-hub-has-drinks-restaurant-food-and-bike-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Brant Lake Establishment, The Hub, Has Drinks, Restaurant Food And Bike Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Drew Cappabianca has transformed the former Brant Lake Town Hall into The Hub, a bar\/restaurant and a bicycle repair workroom that promotes cycling as an activity\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY ANDREA PALMER<\/p>\n

The Hub in Brant Lake began as a young
\nman’s daydream and steamrolled into a local
\nhub of activity–literally.
\nEstablished at 27 Market St. on the Mill
\nPond in Brant Lake by Drew Cappabianca in
\n2014, it is a full-service bicycle repair and
\nmaintenance shop within a restaurant and
\nbar, featuring full seating and live music
\nsetup.<\/p>\n

The Hub sits strategically adjacent to
\nmany of the bicycling routes of Lake George,
\nas well as North Warren and Southern Essex
\ncounties.<\/p>\n

Formerly the Brant Lake Town Hall, The
\nHub’s bike repair workroom is housed in the
\nformer office of the secretary to the supervisor.
\nThe basement sports a shuffleboard grid
\nfrom the days when the senior center was
\nhoused on the premises. In the basement
\nsits an antique voting machine with Nelson
\nRockefeller as a ballot option.<\/p>\n

Cappabianca is no stranger to the field of
\ncycle repair, but he had a broader vision for
\nhis own establishment.<\/p>\n

“I’ve worked in ski and bike shops my
\nentire life. The repair shop component of
\nThe Hub meets a practical sport need on
\nthis high-traffic cycling route, but I wanted
\nsomething that would also involve food,
\ndrinks and people connecting. We have live
\nmusic, we have an art show coming up, we
\nhave a great place here–a place where
\npeople stop in and stay awhile,” he said.<\/p>\n

The bike shop specializes in the repair
\nand maintenance of bicycle and things with
\nbicycle components, and garnered recent
\nrecognition by becoming the official bike
\nshop for the June 27-28 HITS North Country
\nTriathlon in Hague. The Hub will receive
\nbikes via shipment or personal drop-off for
\nassembly or race-day prep, as well as provide
\non-course assistance.<\/p>\n

Cappabianca employs two associates,
\nNoah Leggett and Cody Madigan.
\n“Believe it or not, we all do everything:
\nwrench on bikes, make food, and pour
\ndrinks,” he said. “The joke is: If we have blue
\ngloves on, we’re in the bike shop. If we have
\nclear gloves on, we’re in the kitchen. If we
\ndon’t have gloves on, we’re behind the bar.
\nIf you see us in the kitchen with blue gloves
\non, run away.”<\/p>\n

The Hub has a full kitchen serving
\ncaf\u00c3\u00a9-style food such as paninis, breakfast
\nsandwiches and personal pizzas. It features
\na hand-made wooden bar with bike chains
\ninlayed in the shape of the region’s local
\nlakes. There are many local beers on tap, as
\nwell as bottled local wine.<\/p>\n

“We are committed to serving only local
\nbeers and wines, buying from vendors within
\na 50-mile radius of the area,” Cappabianca
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

He cites the atmosphere as a driving force
\nin the establishment’s success.
\n“Our purpose here is to promote cycling
\nas an activity and the way people interact in
\na great atmosphere–not necessarily push
\na particular sales product. As our sales increase,
\nit’s because we’ve done a great job,
\nnot because we’ve pushed any particular
\nhard good,” he said.<\/p>\n

The facility offers a private room for
\nlarger groups. The Hub may be rented out on
\ncertain days for weddings and other like occasions.
\nThe website is www.thehubadk.com.<\/p>\n

It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
\nFriday through Monday in the off-season.
\nAfter Memorial Day, hours include Thursdays
\n11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., opening at 9 a.m.
\nSaturdays and Sundays for breakfast.<\/p>\n

Photo by Todd Bissonette Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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