Readers' Choice: Best Place to Buy Sporting Goods
The weather is warming up - where are you going to get geared for adventure?
It's warming up out there as summer gets closer on the calendar.
Maybe you're looking to replace the sneakers you cross trained your toes right through, or you're getting ready to take on a new game. Perhaps you're planning a surfing trip or want to see the neighborhood via bicycle.
This week, we want to know: where do you go to get equipped for sports?
Do you prefer The Tennis Store, Newport Bicycle, 10 Speed Spokes, Sail Newport, Original Water Brothers, Re-Sails, Rhody Surf, or Breakwater Surf Co.
Vote in our poll below, then share your thoughts in the comments section. If we left your favorite service off the list, note that in the comments as well.
We'll leave the poll up all week then close voting at 9 a.m. Friday. At noon that day, we'll share your top local pick. Then be sure to watch the site over the weekend when we tally up the top votes and announce the tax preparer that got the most rave reviews across all of our Rhode Island sites.
Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.
Matt Borges
11:07 am on Monday, April 9, 2012
These are all specialty shops... surf/skate/snow/bike. Which further gets to the point that other than olympia, there is no general sports store on the island.
Matt Borges
11:08 am on Monday, April 9, 2012
and blvd is gone
The Shill
11:27 am on Monday, April 9, 2012
Walmart
Laurel P
1:56 pm on Monday, April 9, 2012
Rhody Surf is by far the best!
Tom
9:08 pm on Monday, April 9, 2012
Benny's
Amanda Nickerson
6:09 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Island Sports is the only family owned store on the island that carries Surf, Skate, Snow, Bikes, Swim, and apparel. How did they not make the list?!
Cara Kenefick
11:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
@ Amanda: Island Surf and Sport is a great store, but they're located in Middletown and are on the Middletown Patch poll. Vote for them here - http://patch.com/A-srzs
pat d
3:17 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
Walmart... Hopefully they get the new NSP surf boards in soon.