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Slowtwitch TBI 50

The list below represents, in order by vote total, the top 50 multisport retailers during 2013. Those in yellow highlight are the top-10 vote getters. These are the top retailers in the United States, as voted by their vendors (80% of the score weight) and consumers (weighted 20%). This list was announced in January, 2014, and this is the second year these retailers have been elected and honored. TBI stands for Triathlon Business International, and is an industry organization comprised of many of triathlon's top manufacturers, race organizers, retailers, media and event services companies.

Ballots were sent out to 75 vendors in every multisport sector: running shoe and bike makers, accessory and swim companies, and distributors. These vendors were asked to choose from among roughly 400 retailers, culled from an original list of about 800 retailers who sell bikes, swim specialty and run specialty. These 400 retailers were split into 9 regions, so that retailers from high-density areas did not dominate the voting.

No voting cohort is ideal. Vendors are in a better position than consumers to judge among retailers in a large area, such as the entire United States, because a consumer in Tennessee cannot fairly assess the value of his local retailers versus those in Vermont or Oregon. Vendors are not perfect, because they tend to too-often vote simply based on sales figures. After much testing, the current 80/20 score weighting seems to yield what seems a fair result.

Vendors were asked to score their ballots based on the following:

- Superior technical and brand knowledge.
- Broad and deep tri-related inventory in stock.
- Strong service to the local community.
- Specific knowledge of triathlon.
- Strong ability to match the right product, size, and set-up to the customer.
- Strong intangibles (local race and club support, training rides and runs, guest speakers).

Just below this list of 50 is the same list sorted by state.

1 All3Sports Atlanta GA
2 Nytro Multisport Encinitas CA
3 Speedy Reedy Seattle WA
4 Gear West Bike and Triathlon Long Lake MN
5 Trisports.com Tucson AZ
6 Athletes Lounge Portland OR
7 Austin Tri Cyclist Austin TX
8 R&A Cycles Brooklyn NY
9 Colorado Multisport Boulder CO
10 Running Away Multisport Deerfield IL
11 Triathlon Lab Santa Monica CA
12 Inside Out Sports Cary NC
13 Moment Cycle Sport San Diego CA
14 Tribe Multisport Scottsdale AZ
15 Running Away Multisport Chicago IL
16 Jack and Adams Austin TX
17 Element Multisport Chicago IL
18 T3 Multisport Indianapolis IN
19 Richardson Bike Mart Richardson TX
20 Inside Out Sports Charlotte NC
21 Podium Multisport Atlanta GA
22 Bonzai Sports Falls Church VA
23 Davis Wheelworks Davis CA
24 Wheat Ridge Cyclery Wheat Ridge CO
25 Sunerise Tri West Babylon NY
26 Paragon Sports NY NY
27 SBR Multisports NY NY
28 Get a Grip Cycles Chicago IL
29 Mack Cycle Miami FL
30 TriBella Boulder CO
31 Contender Bicycles Salt Lake City UT
32 Fit Werx 2 Peabody MA
33 Endurance House Middleton WI
34 Fast Splits Newton MA
35 Arts Cyclery San Luis Obispo CA
36 Chainwheel Little Rock AK
37 Naperville Running Co Naperville IL
38 Play Tri Dallas TX
39 Northwest Tri and Bike Kent WA
40 Big Shark Bicycle Company St. Louis MO
41 Freshbikes Arlington VA
42 Belmont Wheelworks Belmont MA
43 Brickwell Cycling and Multisports Great Neck NY
44 Fleet Feet Sacramento CA
45 Bike Doctor Arnold MD
46 Britton's Bike Shop San Antonio TX
47 Tri Shop Plano TX
48 SBR Sports Orem UT
49 Tri Town Boise ID
50 Urban Tri Gear Chicago IL
Sorted by State
Chainwheel Little Rock AK
Trisports.com Tucson AZ
Tribe Multisport Scottsdale AZ
Nytro Multisport Encinitas CA
Triathlon Lab Santa Monica CA
Moment Cycle Sport San Diego CA
Davis Wheelworks Davis CA
Arts Cyclery San Luis Obispo CA
Fleet Feet Sacramento CA
Colorado Multisport Boulder CO
Wheat Ridge Cyclery Wheat Ridge CO
TriBella Boulder CO
Mack Cycle Miami FL
All3Sports Atlanta GA
Podium Multisport Atlanta GA
Tri Town Boise ID
Running Away Multisport Deerfield IL
Running Away Multisport Chicago IL
Element Multisport Chicago IL
Get a Grip Cycles Chicago IL
Naperville Running Co Naperville IL
Urban Tri Gear Chicago IL
T3 Multisport Indianapolis IN
Fit Werx 2 Peabody MA
Fast Splits Newton MA
Belmont Wheelworks Belmont MA
Bike Doctor Arnold MD
Gear West Bike and Triathlon Long Lake MN
Big Shark Bicycle Company St. Louis MO
Inside Out Sports Cary NC
Inside Out Sports Charlotte NC
R&A Cycles Brooklyn NY
Sunerise Tri West Babylon NY
Paragon Sports NY NY
SBR Multisports NY NY
Brickwell Cycling and Multisports Great Neck NY
Athletes Lounge Portland OR
Austin Tri Cyclist Austin TX
Jack and Adams Austin TX
Richardson Bike Mart Richardson TX
Play Tri Dallas TX
Britton's Bike Shop San Antonio TX
Tri Shop Plano TX
Contender Bicycles Salt Lake City UT
SBR Sports Orem UT
Bonzai Sports Falls Church VA
Freshbikes Arlington VA
Speedy Reedy Seattle WA
Northwest Tri and Bike Kent WA
Endurance House Middleton WI