They say everything comes full circle. Especially when it comes to bicycles. So it seems fitting that even though the Bikesmith is changing ownership, its business model is shifting back to its beginnings – its mobile operations. The Bikesmith started as part of the MEMMobile program in 2014, which was a small-business incubator designed to launch a fleet of mobile retail trucks.

2. Events - Saturday, December 30, 2017

The Beale Street New Year’s Eve Celebration kicks off Sunday, Dec. 31, at 8:45 p.m. with a concert at Fourth Street and Beale. The B.B. King’s Blues Band featuring pop music icon Tito Jackson will headline the celebration of Memphis music leading up to a midnight fireworks show. Cost is free; visitors must be 21 or older. Visit bealestreet.com for the full concert lineup.

3. Bikesmith Adding New Events, Expanding to Crosstown Concourse - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Jim Steffen is pedaling harder this year. The proprietor of The Bikesmith – an operation that includes a truck that doubles as a mobile bike shop and a retail presence inside a converted auto garage at 509 N. Hollywood St. – is making good on his ambition to do more this year.

4. The Week Ahead: October 24-30 - Monday, October 24, 2016

The real fall may finally have arrived in Memphis, but we’ll see. What we do know will arrive this week is the Memphis Grizzlies’ first real game of the 2016-2017 season at FedExForum. And the first public look inside a very historic Memphis church near FedExForum the day before that season opener. The Wolf River also is in the news this week and toward week’s end, Halloween will be lurking around the corner.     

5. The Week Ahead: May 9-15 - Monday, May 9, 2016

Alright, Memphis, grab your calendars! Whether you want to book it over to the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival or just baste in the scent of barbecue, there’s plenty to do this week. Here’s our roundup...

6. Bikesmith Evolving Into Community Hangout - Thursday, May 5, 2016

The Bikesmith’s grand opening next week for a patio expansion and a pump track at the 509 N. Hollywood bicycle shop is the latest reflection of Jim Steffen’s longstanding intent to make his business bigger than a place where goods are bought and sold.

7. The Week Ahead: Dec. 7, 2015 - Monday, December 7, 2015

How was your weekend, Memphis? Here’s our weekly rundown of local happenings you need to know about, from gift shopping at the Memphis Indie Holiday Market to the latest Beale Street developments ...

8. Bikesmith Bike Shop To Hold Grand Opening Dec. 6 - Saturday, November 28, 2015

The new Bikesmith bike shop at 509 N. Hollywood is holding its grand opening Dec. 6.

The event will include food, beer and a raffle giveaway for a child’s bike.

The Bikesmith started as a full-service mobile bike repair shop, but over the last year owner Jim Steffen says his business grew so much he decided he needed a brick-and-mortar location. He is opening the new shop in a converted automotive garage.

9. Bikesmith Bike Shop To Hold Grand Opening Dec. 6 - Tuesday, November 24, 2015

The new Bikesmith bike shop at 509 N. Hollywood is holding its grand opening Dec. 6.

The event will include food, beer and a raffle giveaway for a child’s bike.

The Bikesmith started as a full-service mobile bike repair shop, but over the last year owner Jim Steffen says his business grew so much he decided he needed a brick-and-mortar location. He is opening the new shop in a converted automotive garage.

10. Bikesmith Ready to Roll Into First Brick-and-Mortar Store - Monday, August 10, 2015

Memphis’ traveling bike repairman has finally found a home. A year and a half after enrolling in the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team initiative MEMMobile, Jim Steffen, known as The Bikesmith to cyclists needing an adjustment or a hail-Mary overhaul, has signed a lease on a brick-and-mortar extension of his mobile repair truck.

11. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, August 9, 2004
Department of Commerce Hosts Public Forum

State Department of Commerce Hosts Public Forum

Aug. 10

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. meets at 9 a.m. at the Center City Commission offices, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540. Tennessee Departme...