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Our Favorite Calgary Rides - Bow River Explorer

This ride is part of a series of rides around Calgary. All rides are mostly off-street/pathway and are of varying lengths/difficulty level to accomodate all of you that love adventures. The longer...

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Bikepacking the Bitterroot Loop

A customer of ours turned us onto the existence of the Bitterroot Loop 300km, mostly rail-trail ride while in the store one day, getting his bike tuned up before he headed down to ride it. He was doing...

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New Cargobike Announcement: The Haul-A-Day by Bike Friday

We are very excited to be bringing one of the only (affordable) North American made cargobikes to Canada - say hello to Bike Friday's Haul-A-Day longtail cargobike.Bike Friday (the company) has been...

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2015 Urban Cycling Gift Guide

Looking for a cycling related gift for the urban cyclist on your list?  We've put together a collection of unique, functional, and stylish ideas to keep your favorite biker rolling.Abus HelmetAbus has...

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Financing Now Available!

Big news, that's been a long time coming!I am sure we can all agree, the sticker price of a new cargobike (or any high quality machine) can sometimes be more then most of us can afford all at once,...

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So, You Want To Create A Bike Habit?

So you want to create a bike habit, heh?That is the first step! You've read the news articles about those new bike lanes in your city and the rapidly growing bike culture, you've seen the smiling faces...

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2016 Winterpalooza Photobooth

Finally! We had nice weather for the photobooth. Sun shining, not much wind, and temperatures above zero brought out a lot of Calgary's winter cycling tribe. It was great to see all the different bikes...

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Our Favorite Calgary Rides - Chestermere Lake

This ride is part of a series of rides around Calgary. All rides are mostly off-street/pathway and are of varying lengths/difficulty level to accomodate all of you that love adventures. The longer...

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Bikepacking the Powderface Trail

Friend: Hey! I was looking at the map and it looks like a 2-day/1-night bikeovernight from Calgary along the Powderface Trail and back again would be fun.Me: Whoa. Ya. Could be fun. In between the...

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2016 Calgary Cargo Bike Championship

Last year we hosted Calgary's first ever cargo bike meetup, which was good fun and saw a pretty solid turn out but something was lacking and many at that meetup were asking - " Why don't we host a...

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Bromptoneering Ottawa/Montreal/Quecbec City In Autumn

Instead of attending the infuriating bike industry trade show in Las Vegas this Fall, we decided a fun-focused trip was in order and since Nadia had never seen the changing forest colours in Eastern...

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Bikepacking The Bitterroot Loop 2.0

Last year, I rode the Bitterroot Loop solo and upon my return, my brother was intrigued by the adventure and decided we wanted to give it a go too. So, here we are again.The only change from last year...

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So, You Want To Start A Winter Cycling Habit?

So, you've been cycling during the summer season and you've been thinking about staying on the bike into the colder part of the year but are nervous about what riding bikes in the winter might be like?...

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BikeBike's Kids Bike Trade Up Program

When it comes to fitting kids on bikes, safety, fit, and lightweight are the most important considerations. Safe and a good fit to us mean that the child can safely mount/dismount the bike, operate the...

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Avoiding Bike Thieves Thievin' Ways

Bicycle theft is a huge, and growing problem in cities all over the world, including our fair city, Calgary Alberta. We've seen double-digit increase in theft for the last few years and the trend line...

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Our Saddle Library Program

Finding a saddle that fits you perfectly can be one of the most difficult things to do. Everybody's body is just a little bit different than everyone else and finding a saddle that works perfectly for...

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The True Cost Of Your Car Commute LIfestyle

Really does beg the questions: Why are you choosing to flush away all that money and why not consider getting a bike and commuting on it, even just occasionally?

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Winter Bikepacking Newbie Report

My kit for a night in the woods in the winter.I went winter camping for the first time.It was cold - - -16c overnight to be exact.And it was...pretty ok, actually.Local winter bikepacking legend and...

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New Brand Announcement - Hello! Surly Bikes!

Utility. Versatility. Durability.That it has taken us this long to get this brand in our store is probably worthy of a separate ranty post about the vagarities of the mainstream bike biz, but in an...

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