At Full Moon Vista not only do we sell and service all types of bicycles, but we are all types of cyclists.
We are commuters, leisure riders, roadies, mountain bikers, long-mileage tourists, ‘cross racers and other two-wheeled devotees. We can help you find the perfect bike for the kind of riding you do because we have a first-hand understanding of what you’ll need!
Scott Page
My hometown: Rochester
Where I call home now: Victor
How I got into cycling: In 1969, at age 5, it was the coolest thing ever.
My favorite roads to ride: Anything with hills south of Victor
My favorite trails to ride: Dryer Road Park
I most recently rode my: Kona Unit Single Speed
My favorite bike ever is my: 2006 Gary Fisher Triton (steel single speed road bike) – still ride it
My dream bike is: Trek Super Caliber 9.9
I don’t leave for a ride without: My helmet
Best Cycling advice: Wear a helmet
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration: It never gets easier, you just go faster
Shana Lydon
My hometown: Webster
Where I call home now: North Winton Village
How I got into cycling: I bought a bike from Full Moon Vista in 2005.
My favorite roads to ride: South and west of Rochester out towards Scottsville and Caledonia.
My favorite trails to ride: Dryer Road and Bay Park West – I haven’t gotten to travel very far afield!
I most recently rode my: 2011 Madone on the trainer (shouldn’t really count) and my winter Crockett.
My favorite bike ever is my: 2006 Lemond Croix de Fer – my first real road bike and the first bike I ever “raced”.
My dream bike is: An Emonda SLR 9 etap.
I don’t leave for a ride without: Chapstick. It’s a problem.
Best Cycling advice: Don’t let yourself get gapped at the bottom of a climb – even if you do a complete packslide, if you can stay with the group by the time you reach the top, you’re waaaaaay better off.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration:
The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the world’s most complicated problems.
John Shoemaker
My hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Where I call home now: Pittsford
How I got into cycling: riding trails in the woods with my little brother
My favorite roads to ride: paved ones, sometimes with a friend or two
My favorite trails to ride: unpaved ones, usually with a friend or three
I most recently rode my: Bianchi Campione
My favorite bike ever is my: Trek Crockett
My dream bike is: an illusion, so I’ll try to be content with real bikes
I don’t leave for a ride without: a water bottle
Best Cycling advice: Keep the rubber side down.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration: “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of the country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” – Ernest Hemingway
Jeremy Chen
My hometown: Albany
Where I call home now: Park Ave neighborhood
How I got into cycling: Have always loved the outdoors and challenging myself physically. Mountain biking turned out to be the perfect combination of the two. I also enjoy using the instinctual part of my brain where I don’t have to be constantly thinking about what I am doing but rather actively reacting to my environment.
My favorite roads to ride: Road bikes are lame 🙂
My favorite trails to ride: Epping Forest at Dryer Road
I most recently rode my: Mountain Bike
My favorite bike ever is my: Trek Checkpoint ALR 5
My dream bike is: a Trek Top Fuel
I don’t leave for a ride without: a Fanny pack to hold all my snacks
Best Cycling advice: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration: Sick rides, good vibesss
Maggie Baackes
My hometown: Born in Troy, NY and grew up in Danbury, CT
Where I call home now: South Wedge
How I got into cycling: I raced BMX as a kid and always had some form of two wheels to toot around town on, but injury rehab, cross training and influential friends brought me back to more focused riding.
My favorite roads to ride: Riding up to and around the lake is a favorite long ride, but I love how easily I can get around the city on my bike. Sundays are made for bikes and beers in Rochester! You can cover such a large area and check out all the fun spots in town.
My favorite trails to ride: Each new trail I ride is my favorite. I’ve run just about every trail in town, but to see them on wheels is a whole new perspective.
I most recently rode my: My ‘doo-de-doo’ bike’, my old toot around town Cannondale.
My favorite bike ever is my: Domane SLR 7 AXS. The jump to wireless electronic shifting is BOOM!
My dream bike is: The one that I can easily carry up and down the basement stairs without banging into anything!
I don’t leave for a ride without: Snacks
Best Cycling advice: Keep your strong foot clipped in at stop lights!
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration: I am inspired but the wide world of cyclists that we welcome into the shop everyday. If you ride a bike you are a cyclist – neither equipment, ability nor age matter!
Colton Perham
My hometown: Malone, NY
Where I call home now: Rochester
How I got into cycling: Growing up in rural northern NY, a steel Wal-Mart Huffy 29ner was my mode of transportation through my teen years, and I liked to stay active, with my two favorite sports in HS being Track and Swimming. At 17 I discovered triathlons were a thing and that High Peaks Cyclery in Lake Placid put on a mini-tri series with a very low entry fee. Triathlons looked like a dream come true in my eyes—a race that combined all of my favorite activities. My first tri was on the same Huffy, and after the first race I was hooked.
My favorite roads to ride: Country roads with no traffic.
My favorite trails to ride: Dryer Road Park for MTB and the Lehigh Valley for Gravel.
I most recently rode my: Breezer Radar X
My favorite bike ever is my:‘Panther/Chameleon Saturn’ Giant Revolt
My dream bike is: Speed Concept SLR 9
I don’t leave for a ride without: Cycling shades
Best Cycling advice: If you ride often and occasionally push yourself, getting faster is inevitable.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration:
Rule #12 “The correct number of bikes to own is n+1. While the minimum of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation can be better written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.”
James Curtis
My hometown: Dallas, PA
Where I call home now: Rochester
How I got into cycling: My first summer job was at a bike shop in NJ. I picked up a Giant OCR3, fell in love with riding, and never stopped!
My favorite roads to ride: West Bloomfield Rd, Lake Rd, Powder Mills Park
My favorite trails to ride: Dryer Road Park, Parma CX
I most recently rode my: Trek Emonda
My favorite bike ever is my: Trek Procaliber
My dream bike is: N+1
I don’t leave for a ride without: Hammerhead Karoo
Best Cycling advice: Every once in a while take a ride without the HRM, power meter, computer, Strava, etc. and just enjoy the bike.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration:“Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride” – Eddy Merckx
Mike Davis
My hometown: Poughkeepsie
Where I call home now: Fairport
How I got into cycling: A neighbor who encouraged several of the kids in the neighborhood including his own son.
My favorite roads to ride: Furman, Salt, Clover
My favorite trails to ride: Canal, Lehigh, Greenway, Auburn
I most recently rode my: Trek Checkpoint
My favorite bike ever is my: Trek Domane
My dream bike is: I’m riding them!
I don’t leave for a ride without: my Shokz
Best Cycling advice: Use daytime running lights!
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration:“You are one ride away from a good mood.”
Kate Phillips
My hometown: Rochester
Where I call home now: Still Rochester!
How I got into cycling: Right after I graduated college, I joined the Peace Corps and became a teacher in Madagascar for two years, and right after I returned from the Peace Corps, I got a 9-5 job that I did not like very much. I decided that even if I didn’t like the job very much, I could enjoy my time directly before and after by biking to work, and that’s when I got my first adult bike and started commuting. I was so much happier on days when I opted to ride rather than drive – it allowed me to unwind, connect with the outdoors, and disconnect from work. I still like to commute by bike as much as possible, and in more recent years I’ve been working towards commuting by bike all year. I also like to ride with my partner and friends, particularly in pursuit of ice cream, and more recently I’ve added learning to mountain bike with my dad and brother on Friday mornings.
My favorite roads to ride: I’m mostly a canal and rail trail rider, but I usually find myself winding my way through city streets or on Clover or Scottsville when I am on the roads.
My favorite trails to ride: I’m a big fan of the Auburn/Lehigh/Greenway trail system.
I most recently rode my: Hunter Green 2020 Trek Checkpoint ALR 5
My favorite bike ever is my: Hunter Green 2020 Trek Checkpoint ALR 5
My dream bike is: Lately I have been daydreaming of the Trek Domane SL 6 etap Gen 4 in deep dark blue, and not just because it’s a pretty purple, but maybe.
I don’t leave for a ride without: Helmet.
Best Cycling advice: Have fun.
Favorite Cycling quote/inspiration: My favorite cycling inspiration is my friends at Full Moon Vista.