🚲 Pittsburgh’s best bike shops

Steelers QB Signals Championship Hopes

The Steelers rebuilt its offense over the last week, dropping all three QBs and picking up two new faces. It now seems 35-year-old Russell Wilson — most recently of Denver — will be in the pocket this fall, with former Chicago Bear Justin Fields as backup. Analysts are crediting the team’s general manager, Omar Khan, but say we'll need even more new talent to make a difference for the postseason. [The Athletic, $$]

• 🏈 Who went where? Kenny Pickett was traded to Philly, Mason Rudolph signed with Tennessee, and Mitch Trubisky returned to Buffalo. [City Cast Pittsburgh]
• 🏆 Is Wilson ready? “I remember the towels. I remember ‘Renegade.’ I remember the whole thing.” Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, reminisced on his first game in Pittsburgh and how the deal got made. [The Athletic, $$]

The Dukes Can Go Dancing

It all came down to the final minutes Sunday, but for the first time since 1977, Duquesne University's men's basketball team has made the NCAA Tournament. The Dukes (24-11) will play their first-round game in Omaha, Neb., on Thursday as an 11th seed in the East; they'll face No. 6 seed BYU (23-10). [TribLive]

Riverhounds To Expand Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh’s professional soccer team applied for a $10 million state grant to help triple its seating capacity at Highmark Stadium along the Monongahela River at Station Square. Officials want to boost fan attendance and eventually host other events, like concerts and car shows. The expansion would cost about $75 million. [TribLIVE]

• 🎸 Flashback! Yinz remember the Trib Total Media Amphitheatre that used to be there?

Bicycle Heaven Bike Shop & Museum

📍Chateau

Did you know that this North Side spot is the world’s largest bicycle museum and bike shop? It has a collection of 6,000 new and vintage bikes — including some once owned by famous riders like Pee-wee Herman. You can buy, rent, and repair bicycles here, but it’s also completely free to visit and explore!

Kraynick’s Bike Shop

📍Garfield

What started as a hobby for steelworker Steve Kraynick in the 1940s is now a staple Pittsburgh bike store and repair shop. Every year, volunteers with the shop’s “Bikes Before Christmas” program repair hundreds of donated bicycles for local families.

West Liberty Cycles

📍Brookline

Find bikes for on- and off-road use, racing, and all-purpose riding at West Liberty Cycles. Does your bike need a specific repair? Check their pricing for a variety of services.

Kindred Cycles

📍Strip District

This full-service bike shop offers a range of services, from flat tire fixes to complete overhauls. They also service e-bikes, which are gaining popularity with daily commuters who traverse Pittsburgh’s hills.

Free Ride Bicycle Collective

📍Point Breeze North

This collective doesn’t just offer repairs and new bikes for sale — it’s also a community space where you can volunteer to help others with repairs and get store credit in return. Want to learn? Take their Useful Repairs Course.

Golden Triangle Bike

📍Downtown

Take a guided tour of Pittsburgh, go on your own adventure, or book a group experience at this shop on First Avenue along the Monongahela River. Want something more long term? They also do used bike sales and repairs.

How to Score Great Deals at Mac.Bid in Pittsburgh

Return or ripoff? Costsaver or scam? Pittsburghers love a deal, so when the discount stores housed under Mac.bid came to town, plenty of yinz spent your money without getting redd up on how it actually works. City Cast’s Elizabeth Kauma and Megan Harris are exploring how it got here, what to do so you don’t buy a dud, and whether these liquidation emporiums are worth the risk at all.