Wanna learn how to do jumps? What about learning how to ride in traffic? “PacificSport Vancouver Island’s XploreSportZ Pro D Day, Spring Break and Summer Camps offer participants between the ages of 7 and 12 an opportunity to discover a variety of sports, many non-traditional in a fun and non-competitive […] Read More
Category: What’s New at Hub City Cycles
Ever notice how we don’t automatically print a receipt or put your purchase in a bag? We try to be conscious of the resources we use in the shop. We keep a record of sales transactions should you need the information in the future. If you do want a receipt […] Read More
Attention VIU students do not forget that this Wednesday, February the 13th from 12:00 to 3:00 we will be hosting a special St. Valentines Day Eve bicycle repair workshop at the Bike Park. The theme for the workshop will be how to love and care for your bike. Potential topics […] Read More
Have YOU ever wanted to learn how your bottom bracket works? What about how to put on a new chain? Or maybe you’d just like to learn why your bike makes all those strange clicky noises? We’re looking for TWO MORE participants for our Park Tool School! Come learn everything […] Read More
On Monday February 11th @ 6:30pm we will be hosting our monthly Women and LGBT workshop. We’re excited to announce that Jessica Skelton has volunteered to lead these workshops. About a year ago she also wrote our favourite article for The Navigator covering the opening of our shop and what we are […] Read More
This spring/summer, Hub City Cycles is partnering with the City of Nanaimo to offer some riding courses and mechanics classes! Here’s some of the descriptions! Weekend Rider Safety Course Become a confident bicycle commuter! Learn bike control, rider safety, road rules and regulations, bike mechanics and more in this […] Read More
I found this pretty sweet article about Fred Birchmores who cycled 40,000 kilometers for two years on a single speed fourty-two pound bicycle. Two new records were set in December 2012: The rules state “the journey should be continuous and in one direction (East to West or West to East), that […] Read More
Have you heard how Hub City Cycles (you’ve heard of them, right?) has TWO youth programs currently in operation? The first, Operation Generation, is awesome. A wonderfully talented group of seniors have joined forces with a few of the students at John Barsby Secondary to rock their bicycle-printed socks off. […] Read More
If you haven’t been in the shop lately you might notice some changes the next time you pop in. We’ve added a work and research station where the couch used to be, and also got some new toys that will really help make our bike-fixing more efficient. We decided to […] Read More
Its that time of year when bikes aren’t quite getting the use they were getting in the summer time. The next workshop we will be doing will be talking about riding all year round. The reason I moved to the west coast was to do exactly that. Lemme tell ya, […] Read More