Our Story | Alaska Bicycle Center Since 1987
Our Story
For more than 35 years, Alaska Bicycle Center has been helping people throughout Wasilla, the Mat-Su Valley, and Alaska enjoy life on two wheels.
What began with Richard Clayton's love for bicycles became a family business built around knowledgeable service, quality equipment, and a commitment to helping every rider find the right solution.
A Love for Bicycles Became a Business
Richard Clayton founded Alaska Bicycle Center after realizing the growing Valley needed a dedicated bicycle shop that could provide dependable repairs, quality bicycles, and knowledgeable local service.
For Richard, bicycles were never simply products on a showroom floor. They were something he genuinely enjoyed riding, working on, understanding, and sharing with other people.
Richard Opens the Shop
A passion for bicycles becomes a local business dedicated to Wasilla riders.
Wasilla Keeps Growing
The Mat-Su Valley grows around the shop, bringing new families and new generations of riders.
Bikes Keep Changing
New drivetrains, suspension, hydraulic brakes, electronics, and e-bikes reshape modern cycling.
The Next Generation
Reese helps carry the family business forward while embracing the newest bicycle technology.
Same Family. New Technology.
Richard's son, Reese, brings a background in technology together with years of bicycle industry experience to help Alaska Bicycle Center continue evolving.
Bikes may be more advanced than ever, but our approach remains simple: understand the equipment, explain it clearly, do the work correctly, and treat customers fairly.
Modern Bikes
Electronic shifting, hydraulic brakes, advanced drivetrains, suspension systems, and integrated electronics are now part of everyday bicycle service.
Electric Bikes
E-bikes continue opening cycling to more riders for recreation, transportation, commuting, and exploring Alaska.
Professional Service
From a basic tune-up to complicated repairs and custom builds, our goal is to keep your bicycle working properly.
Local Knowledge
We understand the bikes, terrain, weather, and riding conditions that make cycling in Alaska unique.
More Than a Place That Sells Bikes
A bicycle shop should help people understand what they're buying, keep their equipment working, and support them long after the sale.
Experience
More than three decades around bicycles gives us perspective that can't be learned from a product catalog.
Service
We take pride in helping customers keep their bicycles working safely and correctly.
Knowledge
We continue learning as bicycle technology changes and new systems enter the industry.
Community
Wasilla and the Mat-Su Valley are our home, and we're proud to serve the riders who live here.
Every Bicycle Has Somewhere to Go.
A first bicycle. A mountain bike headed for an Alaska trail. A commuter. A BMX bike. A fat bike for winter. An e-bike that makes riding possible again. Or simply an old favorite that needs to be repaired.
Every rider has a different reason for walking through our doors. Our job is to help them keep moving.