Best of Route 1 Winners! Proteus earned top votes for Best Bike Shop, Best Locally Owned Business, and Best Barista (Annie Lemieux) in the Hyattsville Wire's Best of Route 1 for 2020.

Proteus Expands! In March we purchased Patuxent Adventure Center (PAC) and PacPaddle (paddle sports rental) in Southern Maryland. Proteus not only gained a sister shop, but access to more inventory, paddle sports rentals and retail, and the expertise of PAC manager, Joey Sikorski and his team.

Bike and Accessory Resupply. We finally started getting more bikes and accessories in the spring so we've been able to stock more mountain bikes, road bikes, and hybrids. Stock availability continues to ebb and flow.

The Big Fire in Solomons/PAC reopening. On May 24th, A devastating fire in Solomons destroyed PAC and an adjacent veterinary clinic. Fortunately, no people or animals were harmed. But the shop was a total loss. Through the tireless work of Jeff Lemieux, in August we were able to reopen in a new space just up the street in Solomons. We held a grand re-opening in December with a beautiful fully stocked store!

Proteus Brews Expands its Offerings! The baristas are constantly working on perfecting our drinks and adding some tasty new ones. New drinks include: Matcha latte, Iced tropical green tea, Flavored steamers, Sweet milk, and Seasonal espresso drinks. In July, we started carrying delicious Simple Pleasures Ice Cream.

The Proteus Velo Club Rides Again! Weekly Saturday morning road rides in the Beltsville Ag Farms (Tour de Farms led by Brooks), and Thursday evening rides (led by Brett) started up in the summer. Rumi and Millie led some special Sunday adventure rides to DC. Thanks to all our ride leaders we were able to experience the joy of group rides again!

Hyattsville Wire Best of Route 1 2021 Voting ends January 31! Get your votes in now folks! Click here to vote! As always, we appreciate your support!

Winter Weather! Baby it's cold outside! Snow, ice, and cold temps are keeping many of us from riding outside and it can be hard to stay motivated. If you have a smart trainer (like a Wahoo Kickr) you can continue to train indoors on apps like Zwift, Wahoo SYSTM, or Trainer Road. Laurie is using the Kickr to compete virtually in the Dirty Kitten Winter Training Series and a gravel training workout series on Zwift to get ready for spring gravel events. Heartier folks, like Jeff, Millie, Rumi, and Brooks are participating in Freezing Saddles, an annual DMV outdoor winter riding "competition."

Winter Service Specials! Savings on Standard and Performance Tune-ups, now through February 28. See details below or check out our Service Page.

Professional Bicycle Fittings Coming Soon! We have fancy new equipment and we're redecorating the Fit Studio at Proteus! Paul, Duncan, Laurie, and Chris (from PAC) are working on Retul Fit Certification through Specialized, and honing our bike fitting skills. We are also working on an online scheduling system specifically for fittings. We hope to be up and running in the next month. Thanks for your patience! We can't wait to show your the updated fit area!

Proteus Velo Club Rides! Weather permitting, PVC rides continue throughout the winter. Here's the current schedule (more details on our event calendar)

New Bikes Arriving! We're getting new bikes in all the time.