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Winding down a #nobikeSunday feeling like I’ve barely accomplished anything that I needed to.
Since #bikeshoplife is picking up plus several other personal challenges, it’s gonna be a self imposed stressful month. #yayfun
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Hey friends,
due to unforeseeable circumstances the shop has to stay closed Friday and Saturday (13/14th of March).
We are very sorry for any inconveniences caused by this.
We'll be back on Monday, ready to welcome our new trainee, Renaud.
#bikeshoplife #kreuzberg61
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Adjacent: Guessing that most of what I would call the "traditional bike industry" have not spent any time thinking how this will massively affect their business models - and likely already is.
The boomer cash cow is heading out to pasture.
Their kids have less money.
What now? #bikeshoplife
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This is such a cool tool.
In this case I'm comparing frame geometry for a $1000 'fitness' bike and a $4000 new skool ATB touring bike.
Remarkable how similar they are. #marketing #bikeshoplife
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BikeBike turns 16 this month!
Happy Birthday to us!
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca
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Based on a representative survey of 25,000 people across 25 European countries, the 2025 State of the Nation report highlights three interconnected challenges shaping the future of cycling: access to bicycle maintenance, children’s safety, and the pace of infrastructure development.
Shimano Europe released their "State Of The Nation" report and, predictably, challenges to cycling participation are on the rise.
Interesting to me to see bicycle maintenance issues being so prominent... #bikeshoplife
bike.shimano.com/stories/arti...
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Most breakdowns don’t happen suddenly.
They whisper their intent for weeks.
Regular service checks aren’t about perfection.
They’re about avoiding breakdowns...and they're really cheap insurance. #utilitycycling #bikeshoplife
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"What it requires is acknowledging that bike retail absorbed a pandemic shock in service of public health goals, and that the hangover has not cleared on its own, and there is an appropriate public role in helping"
#bikeshoplife
open.substack.com/pub/changing...
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Things we often tell people not to buy:
• Lighter tires
• More speeds
• An upgrade they won’t feel
• Parts their bike doesn’t actually need
Light. Cheap. Strong. Pick two.
Trusted service means knowing when to say "you don't need that".
#customerservice #bikeshoplife #heretoserve
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I don’t know how this ends. I only know how it continues. Racing taught me how to suffer—to endure discomfort, to stay present when quitting would be easier, to measure effort honestly. Running a bike shop taught me why. It taught me that suffering only matters when it’s in service of something beyond the self: a neighbor getting to work without a car, a kid learning to ride in winter, a city that becomes slightly less fragile because someone chose pedals instead of panic. I may never sell this place. I may never be able to point to a clean outcome and say this was the smart move. But when I look back at the arc of my working life, I hope I can say something simpler and truer: I understood the problem, and I embodied the change I wanted to see. I stayed. I helped. I did something positive with the time I was given. That feels like enough.
why do you do what you do? #bikeshoplife
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"Light. Cheap. Strong. Pick 2."
This quote is widely attributed to Keith Bontrager and emerged WBITD when he was building bikes.
What would be the equivalent for all the e-bikes out there? #bikeshoplife
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WE'RE BACK!
Open on our normal hours again, 11-6 Tues-Sat.
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
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"The bike business has survived world wars, depressions, and the automobile. It will survive venture capital too." #bikeshoplife velomedia.io/rad-power-ba...
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Still haven't seen one of these and have not had anyone ask us for it.
It's ok. We'll just hang out over here with our schrader tubes. #bikeshoplife
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Holiday shop hours:
23rd (today) 11am-6pm
24th 11am-3pm
Closed Dec.25th thru January 1st.
Reopening on our regular hours January 2.
Webstore open for shipping 24/7. #bikeshoplife #yycbike
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FYI
This is our last regular work week of 2025.
Closing December 24th at 3pm then reopening Jan. 2nd.
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
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Bicycle repair shop work bench with a wall of tools above it
PSA: Off season is the perfect time to bring your beloved summer bicycle into your friendly neighbourhood bike shop for a little "spa treatment".
Beat the springtime rush too. Tools are ready. Let's go! #bikeshoplife
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nothing says "we don't care if you sell our stuff" like making the price online cheaper than what i can retail it for #bikeshoplife
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Interior of small bike shop with bikes on racks and product displayed.
Another angle of interior of small bike shop with bikes on racks and product displayed.
This place is fun. #bikeshoplife
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apologies to anyone who come in the shop over the next couple days...busy tearing display apart and rearranging...🚧 #bikeshoplife
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Choose Community This Weekend Instead Of Necrocaitalism www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi... #bikeshoplife
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Sad news. Hoping they can keep going. I only have one bike with Campy stuff on it and treasure it enough I barely ride it. www.bikeradar.com/news/campagn... #bikeshoplife
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