Born-and-raised Murfreesboro resident Andrew Logan is a self-proclaimed “child of the ’80s,” which, he says, means he rode and raced bikes.

“That was our form of transportation. We had a group of guys that rode everywhere. We ran the tires out around Murfreesboro, going to Collector’s World to get comics and baseball cards. It always brought me my fondest memories,” he says.

Logan, now 38, used those fond memories: he has since become a fixture in Murfreesboro over the past five years through his business, Smoopy’s Vintage Bicycles.

Though Smoopy’s has only been at its East Main Street location since 2009, the business is actually nearly a decade old.

“I was doing repair and restoration work for another gentleman, Steve Wright, and he had a lot of bike parts. When he retired, I bought all his inventory and said, ‘Why not try to move some parts and start catering to someone who needs a good bike on the cheap?’” Logan recalls.

Starting in 2006, Logan ran the business from the Woodbury Flea Market for about three years until, realizing the core customer demographic consisted of MTSU students, he moved to the current location in Murfreesboro.

The name Smoopy’s was handpicked by Logan’s first daughter Adelley, 3 years old at the time, who goes by that nickname.

“That was fine with me,” Logan says of his daughter’s name choice. “I grew up with Skedaddle Bicycles, run by Hap Harrington. I spent a lot of money there. Anyone who’s been in Murfreesboro a long time knows Skedaddle. Years from now, I hope people say the same about Smoopy’s.”

In addition to vintage and used bikes, Smoopy’s assembles custom bikes, offers repair services and sells new and vintage parts.

Vintage, Logan says, is just better.

“In the ’70s and ’80s, stuff was mostly made in Japan. Back then, we considered stuff from Japan the way we look at things in China. It was lower-end, but Japanese-made was much better. Nowadays, things are lower end, and the way its assembled, it’s more assembly-line, not a lot of care to it. What people don’t realize is, the old bikes were expensive in their day. We can get bikes in here that were $1,000 in their day,” he says.

As a pinnacle of his childhood, bikes and a love for them has been a constant for Logan.

He remembers his first bike was a Huffy, and his favorite was a GT Pro Nora Cup series.

“My dad bought me a Pro Lightning, Stu Thomsen edition. I still have that one,” he says.

Logan has about 12 bikes for riding, but also two storage sheds to house a growing bike collection. In all, Logan has somewhere between 50 and 60.

The business owner is hardly the only one in Murfreesboro who shares the same affection for biking. In fact, Murfreesboro is about to celebrate a fourth year of bike culture and music culture with Boro Fondo, April 25-27.

Since inaugurated in spring 2010 under the name Tour de Fun, Smoopy’s has supported the mass bike/music and arts festival.

“We pride ourselves on being with those guys from day one,” Logan says. “Those are my customers and clients, so that’s who I want to support. To me, it promotes not only cycling, but having a good time and enjoying it with friends.”

At this year’s Boro Fondo, Smoopy’s will again offer free repair services and will give away a single-speed fixed gear bike through a raffle.

Visit Smoopy’s at 2602 E. Main St. in Murfreesboro or at smoopysbicycles.com.