Scott and Jannine Fitzgerald (formerly Witte), first became friends in 1998 in Jackson Hole Wyoming.  Jannine, originally from Long Island, NY, and Scott, originally from the Boston suburbs, had both moved west after graduating college in order to seek bigger adventures in the Rocky Mountains.  Jannine graduated Hobart & William Smith college in 1994 after majoring in Geology, and Scott graduated from University of Vermont in 1995 with a BS in Business Administration.  Both Scott and Jannine worked a variety of ski town jobs before their love of bicycling gave them a career path.

In 2002, Scott opened a one man bicycle repair shop in downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  In that same year, Jannine decided to take a 3 month bicycle tour of Mongolia with two other women.  While preparing for her trip abroad, Jannine spent more and more time at Fitzgerald’s Bicycle Repair learning how to become her own mechanic.  The apprentice / mechanic relationship soon grew into something more.

After returning from Mongolia, Jannine began dating Scott and helping out around the shop in between other jobs and bike rides.  By 2004, Scott and Jannine were both working at the bike shop full time and forming the team that would grow the little one man shop into one of the top Nationally recognized bicycle retailers and the largest bicycle store in the Teton region.  From 300 square feet to 6000 square feet, Fitzgerald’s Bicycles grew along with Scott and Jannine’s relationship with each other and the bicycle.

After running the shop successfully for 14 years, Scott and Jannine decided to re-focus their work efforts on for profit, National bicycle advocacy.  So, in 2015, they sold Fitzgerald’s Bicycles and launched their new company, Buddy Pegs LLC.  Buddy Pegs is driven to inspire change by sharing the power of the bicycle.  To start with, they are creating children’s experiences that turbo charge the bike industry by infusing a passion for bicycles in young kids and adults alike.  Their first product offering is their beautifully illustrated, hardcover children’s alphabet book B Is For Bicycles.

Now parents of a 5 year old boy, Scott and Jannine are even more driven to inspire the next generation to enjoy a life with the bicycle.  A life of health, freedom, independence, self-reliance, self-confidence, and environmental stewardship.  Look for the Fitzgerald’s to take a lead in childhood bicycle advocacy through their new company.