Kraynick's Bike Shop, Garfield

Pittsburgh Revolution / Steve Mellon

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Walking into Kraynick's Bike Shop in Garfield is like walking into a magical cave, with bicycle wheels in place of stalactites. All around are bicycle parts -- sprockets, chains, tires, bearings, brakes, pedals and mysterious pieces that only a hardcore cyclist could identify. The shop opened in 1948 in the Hill District. Founder Steve Kraynick quite literally wrote the book on cycling. His publication "Your Bicycle" was one of the few cycling books of its time. Kraynick's has been at its present location on Penn Avenue since 1976. Today, Steve's son Jerry carries on the tradition. Regulars who stop in often find him bent over a bicycle, making a fix. The shop is unique in that cyclists are encouraged to use the shop's tools and facilities to make their own repairs.

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Post-Gazette staff photographer Steve Mellon set out to capture Pittsburgh from all angles. Using a tripod and his digital camera, he took numerous photos and then stitched them together using software.

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