by Staff | Oct 4, 2011 8:40 am

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New Haven’s biking mecca, the Devil’s Gear, has been riding hills and valleys all year. The latest excitement: recognition as one of the country’s best shops.

Bicycling magazine has named the outlet on Orange Street’s Pitkin Plaza one of America’s 100 best bike shops.

(Click here for a release.)

The magazine picked up on what New Haven people know: that in addition to selling and repairing bikes, the shop serves as a nerve center for the biking community, from spreading information about communal rides and organizing efforts to holding workshops.

Owner Matt Feiner noted what an emotionally topsy-turvy year it’s been for the shop, especially since staffer Mitch Dubey’s March 25 murder. Devil’s Gear became a focal point for the community’s reaction to that event, as well.

The latest honor, in Feiner’s view, shows how the staff and community pulled together and kept plugging. Or riding.