{"id":33721,"date":"2020-10-15T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33721"},"modified":"2020-10-16T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T17:29:47","slug":"after-delays-caused-by-covid-19-brothers-open-evergreen-bicycle-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/10\/after-delays-caused-by-covid-19-brothers-open-evergreen-bicycle-works\/","title":{"rendered":"After Delays Caused By COVID-19, Brothers Open Evergreen Bicycle Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33722\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/10\/evergreen-bicycle-works-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/10\/evergreen-bicycle-works-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/10\/evergreen-bicycle-works-hc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/10\/evergreen-bicycle-works-hc-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Cozzens, co-owner of Evergreen Bicycle Works with his brother Randy, works on a bike in their shop at the Fort Edward Train Station facility.<br \/>Lisa Balschunat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Lisa Balschunat<br \/>\nKyle and Randy Cozzens, brothers and business partners, intended to open Evergreen Bicycle Works in the Fort Edward Train Station complex in April, but COVID-19 hit and put the brakes on their meetings with the village Planning Board until June.<br \/>\n\u201cWe had our sales tax certificate, keys to the building we were renting, our LLC, but not full approval from the village,\u201d said Kyle, a seasoned bike repair expert and former U.S. Air Force aircraft mechanic.<br \/>\nThe Cozzens, Fort Edwards natives, worked with the Washington County Local Development Corp. in February and were raring to go, but then the pandemic hit.<br \/>\n\u201cWe had to wait,\u201d he said. \u201cWe worked inside and tried to stock our shelves, but it was hard to get inventory at that time, too.\u201d<!--more--><br \/>\nKyle said he knew that with the COVID-19 shutdown, Evergreen Bicycle Works would be challenged because the shop wouldn\u2019t be open at the start of bike season.<br \/>\nBut in June, the Planning Board scheduled a Zoom meeting and within days of the necessary municipal approvals the new shop opened for business.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to be the new business in town,\u201d Kyle said.<br \/>\nThe brothers originally wrote up a business plan to create a mobile shop in a truck, but after meeting with the WCLDC and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), the Cozzens decided to create a brick-and-mortar shop.<br \/>\nRandy, the younger of the two, brings several years of retail experience to Evergreen Bicycle, while Kyle brings his mechanics expertise, completion of a two-month SUNY Adirondack business start-up course and training from the United Bicycle Institute in Portland, Ore.<br \/>\n\u201cAt this point, we\u2019re looking to hold a grand opening in the spring of 2021,\u201d Kyle said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got projects in the works to carry us through winter, like marketing the shop and working on expansion plans \u2026 We already have some ideas to create an outdoor seating area and disc golf goal on the lawn next year.\u201d<br \/>\nEvergreen Bicycle Works is located at 71 East St. at the Fort Edward Train Station, near the Old Champlain Trail. 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