Readers' Choice: Best Sports Shops in RI
Readers choose the best spots in the state to stock up for summer fun outdoors.
Spring is here, and it's time to stock up on all the gear you need for outdoor fun and exercise.
Patch wanted to help readers decide which stores are the best place to pick up all your needed sports equipment. We asked readers throughout the state which shop in their town is their favorite. After five days of voting, the winners are in. Check out which stores readers think are the best of the best and support your favorite in the comments section below. And after shopping 'til you drop, upload a photo of you enjoying the outdoors with your new gear.
Attleboro-Seekonk: Union Cycle, 77 Pleasant St., Attleboro.
Barrington: FuelBelt Inc., Barrington.
Bristol-Warren: The Gob Shop, 495 Main St., Warren.
Coventry: Coventry Walmart, 650 Centre of New England Blvd., Coventry.
Cranston: Elmwood Sports Center, 1553 Elmwood Ave., Cranston.
East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive, 5865 Post Road, East Greenwich.
East Providence: Savers, 1925 Pawtucket Ave., East Providence.
Johnston: 2nd Time Around Sports, 328 Atwood Ave., Cranston.
Middletown: Island Surf and Sport 86 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown.
Narragansett-South Kingstown: Olympia Sports, 160 Old Tower Hill Road, Wakefield.
Newport: Original Water Brothers, 129 Bellevue Ave., Newport.
North Kingstown: Walmart, 1031 Ten Rod Road, North Kingstown; Olympia Sports, 90 Frenchtown Road, North Kingstown.
Portsmouth: Peak Fitness, 200 Highpoint Road, Portsmouth.
Tiverton-Little Compton: Weathervane Tack Shop, 531 Main Road, Tiverton.
Woonsocket: Olympia Sports, 1500 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket.
Check back with Patch Monday for the latest in our "Best of" series: the best playground or park in town.