Bike enthusiast combines expertise in art, cycling to create ideal career
When Adam Kaplan was growing up in Palatine, Ill., he says he was more into skateboarding then cycling, but that changed when he went away to college in Madison, Wis.
"I bought a bike to get around campus and to ride the trails, and I just fell in love with it," says Kaplan, 41.
Today, Kaplan's the co-owner and head bicycle fit technician at Get A Grip Cycles, 4359 W. Irving Park Rd., in Chicago. Kaplan, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1996 with a bachelor of fine arts degree, says his expertise is in ensuring cyclists, whether they're hardcore racers or weekend-ride enthusiasts, are riding bicycles that truly fit their body type and form.