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Joy Boone OWNER, DANIEL BOONE CYCLES Owner of one of the nation’s best bike shops, Joy Boone, her husband (at the time) and seven kids started out refurbishing bikes in their home near the Medical Center to supplement their income. It wasn’t long before their high-end bicycle and equipment shop began to be the place all the other cycle shops started referring their clients to when they didn’t have something. Joy started riding a bike to college as a necessity and once her family grew, they bought bikes in Oklahoma where they lived at the time. The move down to Houston saw them lose all the bikes except Joy and Dan’s which were the best and all of a sudden those seven kids needed bikes. So a $2 ad was placed in the Houston Post for those two bikes. “The phone literally rang off the wall,” shares Joy. “So we still were looking for the seven little bikes for the kids and Dan came home with 11 of them, those 11 was the beginning of it [the business] because with those 11 we were able to pay off everyone and those bikes off again. All because of those $2 want ads in the Post.” Boone’s is still located in her family home but today, Joy is focused establishing the HOUSTON BICYCLE MUSEUM which is still in the funding phase but will be moving to a temporary space at Caroline and Binz with plans to open in late winter. Joy hopes to cover various subjects including history and the cultural effect bicycles have had on Houston society. When I ask her if this is the legacy she is leaving, her reply is, “I’ve got seven kids, that’s my legacy.” 5318 Crawford St. | 713.526.7011 www.danielboonecycles.com
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Support the Houston Bicycle Museum and learn about the fundraiser ride coming up in September at www.houstonbicyclemuseum.info. www.danielboonecycles.com
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