Three days after Hurricane Ian destroyed the Bike Bistro, the owner of the bike shop took stock of the tasks he needed to complete in order to reopen. He did this while standing in several inches of dirt and mud that came into the shop from about 27 inches of storm surge.
Steve Martin set up shop in the Sanibel Beach Plaza shopping center located at Publix on Summerlin Road, off Sanibel Road, on November 5, 2012.
The 10th anniversary of the store motivated Martin to resume its work. He and his team of seven employees hit the Nov. 5 deadline they set for themselves. A combined bike shop and cafe is back in business after being closed for five weeks.
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