Just wanted to let everyone know we will be closed Monday August 5th for a statutory Civic Holiday, BC Day. In case you ever wondered why we have a holiday on this day, the internet says… “The origins of the holiday on the first Monday in August seem to stem […] Read More
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Hot on the heels of our greatly successful e-bike workshop is a member profile of Bernie Heinrichs and his e-bike story. Do you want to go faster, farther and higher? Try out an electric bike. I have the first one that Hub City Cycle Coop sold and assembled two months […] Read More
Come join us for a week of bicycle education, skill drills, bike rodeos and fun games while learning how to commute safely on your bike! Bike trips through the neighborhood will be organized through out the week. We will visit locations such as Bowen Park, Colliery Dam, the Parkway Trail, […] Read More
We are really excited to have the e-bike experts from Grintech in Vancouver to come over and give a workshop for you on Wednesday July 31st at 6:30pm at the shop. Grintech supplies us with eZee Bike Conversion Kits which we sell in our shop, and we also have a […] Read More
Gears are wonderous things on a bicycle. They help us to adapt to the terrain, allowing us to power up hills and surge down flat sections. So, at the next Hub City Women & LGBT night on Tuesday, August 6th, we’re going to learn how to get the most out of […] Read More
Nanaimo CarShare Co-op and Hub City Cycles Community Co-operative have joined to make being car-ownership free a bit easier. Effective immediately: Nanaimo CarShare members will get a one-time $25 discount on a bike tune-up if they join Hub City Cycles Community Co-op. Members of Hub City Cycles Community Co-op will get a $25 […] Read More
Looking for cyclists to support Hub City and Transition Nanaimo in Bath Tub Day Parade! Free Hub City Cycles T-shirts for first 10 volunteers!
We’ve wanted to sell water bottles in the shop for a while but were never able to find any that we felt were good enough…until now. We just got in a bunch of Soma Crystal Polypropylene water bottles, and they are selling for $8 each. Here’s all the good stuff […] Read More
We are always in need of volunteers to help out around the shop. No bike related experience is necessary. Volunteers are entitled to an hour of free time using the shop for every hour they volunteer. There are always a variety of tasks to choose from such as stripping parts […] Read More
Come by and test ride our new electric bike! We just finished installing our new electric bike kit onto a beautiful frame we were donated. The kit we have is an eZee rear wheel drive, 400 watt motor, 36V 14Ah LiMn battery pack. We’ve also tricked it out with computer […] Read More