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"The new Santa Monica outpost from the owners of Pedaler’s Fork is slated to open in early April on the busy corner of 20th and Santa Monica Boulevard, bringing an Oregon-founded coffee operation the owners bought in 2012 into a largely corporate, medical-office stretch. The cafe is partnering with Heirloom LA for food provisions and works with a local coffee trader, and it ties into the owners’ bike-centric approach—at Pedaler’s Fork they run a cafe, a separate full bar, a bicycle-themed restaurant and a bike shop—making it a natural meeting spot for cyclists. Its arrival adds an independent option to an area dominated by corporate chains (with Cafe 8½ a few blocks away), and the announcement coincides with the recent closure of the Wheelhouse bike shop-cafe in the Arts District." - Mona Holmes