The SlowSpokes are a group of bike enthusiasts whom all met volunteering at HubCity Cycles. The original Members are CJ, Doug, Allen and Keith (Clean-up crew at Hub City Cycles). “We all have different levels of bike skills. A goal was to progress our skill and comfort levels on our […] Read More
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For those that have been to our store front, you may have noticed that is not the easiest place to get to and from the front door with a car. There is very limited parking in the China Steps, most of which is reserved for tenants of the buildings. We […] Read More
This might sound like a too good to be true infomercial buts its not. I see a lot of this issue especially in the spring when people bring their bikes in for a tuneup after riding for a year or two, or even just from riding through the winter. The […] Read More
The Nanaimo CarShare Co-op has just installed a 2-bike carrier on one of their vehicles, so for all you cyclists out there in need of transporting yourself and your bike I’d recommend their enhanced cycle-friendly service! Any member of Hub City Cycles Community Co-op that becomes a member of the Nanaimo […] Read More
In case you did not know, every month we put on FREE workshops to help teach you how to maintain your own bike! Each workshop will focus on a single topic such as a specific aspect of maintaining your bike, riding safety, or other areas of interest. Co-op members can […] Read More
So, you want to buy a bike (GREAT!) and you want to spend as little as possible. You have some options. You could buy privately (craigslist, friend, etc), from a retailer that does not specialize in bikes (ie-big box store, pawn shop, thrift shop, etc), or you could buy from […] Read More
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We will be closed for the holidays starting Sunday December 22nd and reopening again on Thursday January 2nd. Christmas is upon us, so if you are looking for gifts for the cyclists in your life, come into the shop and take a look around. We also do gift certificates!
Youth & Teen Drop in Bicycle Repair Night – Every Thursday Night @ 6:30pm Given that only people 16+ are allowed to be members of the bicycle co-operative, we are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a youth & teen drop in night for any grade school […] Read More
We wanted to bring your attention to a new section on the menu of our website called “Community Support“. This section will contain information about how the community can support us, how we are supporting the community and how the community can support itself. Take a look to read about […] Read More