Mike Skoy
Founder · Owner · Curator
- Former competitive BMX racer
- UBI-certified mechanic
- Restores the museum collection by hand
Est. May 2015 · Centennial Hills
Built on two wheels.
The Vault started the way most good bike stories do — with a kid, a BMX bike, and what owner Mike Skoy calls his "first true taste of freedom."
The founder
From race gates to shop keys
Mike raced BMX competitively from age 12 through his late teens, then traded gates for Las Vegas singletrack. He earned his certification from the United Bicycle Institute, put in his years wrenching at another local shop, and in May 2015 opened a place of his own — with a museum's worth of bicycle history hanging from the ceiling.
"I want to help people rediscover their love of biking. To me, it's more than riding; bicycling is a way of life." Mike Skoy · Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2016
Provenance
The road so far
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'80s
A kid and a race gate
Mike starts racing BMX at 12 — the beginning of a lifetime on two wheels.
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2015
The Vault opens its doors
A full sales-and-service shop in Centennial Hills with one rule: all bicycles are welcome.
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2016
The neighborhood notices
The Las Vegas Review-Journal profiles the new shop that opened "to encourage people to ride."
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2020
America's Best Bike Shops
The National Bicycle Dealers Association names The Vault among the best in the country — then does it again in 2021.
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2025
The hidden gem goes public
The Review-Journal features the in-store museum — around 75 bikes, each with a story.
The crew
The people behind the bench
Small crew, deep résumés — reviewers name these guys personally, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Chris Bernardi
Mechanic
- UBI-certified
- With The Vault since the early days
- The "Chris" your neighbors keep reviewing
Teag Packard
Mechanic
- Wrench on everything from BMX to e-bikes
- Part of the same-day tune-up engine
Community
More clubhouse than store
The Vault sponsors the Moose Racing BMX team, has raffled off bikes to support the family of a fallen rider, hands out trail recommendations with every tune-up, and keeps the coffee pot on for anyone who wants to hang around and talk bikes.
Come hang out"These guys are genuine — no hard sell, helpful." Customer review
"Our motto is that all bikes are welcome." Mike Skoy · owner
Come meet the crew
7570 Norman Rockwell Ln #140 · Better parking in the back