Jim

Owner / Meccanico di Bici

Jim Potter officially began his bike shop career in 1986 at International Bike Shop in Garden(not!) City, Michigan, after a few years of wrenching for a local church touring group. PTL! After moving to Colorado in the early 90's he slung wrenches at some of Boulder's premier shops including CycleLogic, Morgul-Bismark and Pro Peloton. A few diversions with companies like Schwinn, Scott, Yeti and Maverick led Potter back to wrenching full time in 2002 for Vecchio's. A one time BMX grommet, cycle-tourist and former Cat. 2 road / Expert MTB racer, Potter brings a diverse cycling background to Vecchio's. A family man, Potter currently splits his precious riding time between road, mountain and 'cross with an emphasis on having fun with his riding friends. In 2013 Jim took over the reigns of Vecchio's when Peter, our founder, retired to ride bikes and spend more time with his family.

Mat

Domestique / Partner

Mat Barlow was literally born into the bike world. As a baby in Crested Butte, CO, his parents founded Mountain Bike Magazine. Mat spent his first years crawling around the offices of the magazine, before his family sold it and moved to Moab, UT in 1987. There they started a campground catering to vacationing cyclists. In high school Mat worked at the Chile Pepper Bike Shop and Western Spirit Cycling before moving to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado. At the end of school he worked for Bikes Belong (now People for Bikes) before starting a freelance video/photo company. After over a decade of friendship with the Vecchio's crew he officially joined the team in 2013. Mat has an annual goal of logging 200 days a year between his mountain, road and cross bikes.

Peter Chisholm

Founder Emeritus

Peter Chisholm began his bike shop career in 1992 at the Bike Lane and Mountain Bike Warehouse(!) in San Diego, CA while still on active duty as a fighter pilot in the Navy. A reformed marathon runner, Peter brought his Ciöcc on cruise with him during his later deployments and has ridden the world over. Upon retirement from the Navy after 20 years of service, Peter and his wife relocated to Boulder in 1993 to be near their kids, and he became the service manager at Morgul-Bismark Bicycles. He later helped launch and run Pro Peloton before opening his own shop, Vecchio’s Bicicletteria, in January of Y2K.

In the fall of 2013 Peter decided to retire from the day to day of retail to spend more time with his wife, on his bike, and with his two young grandchildren.