This page is about the bike shops that I’ve been frequenting

Curbside Cycle

Curbside Cycle is probably my favorite bike store, and everyone seems to have great things to say about them. They are located in Toronto, but have a great website. I’m a bit biased though, as it’s powered by my employer - Shopify. This was a pleasant surprise to me, as I literally just stumbled across it when looking to buy a Brompton. Amazingly fast shipping, very friendly and stupendously helpful staff.

Tall Tree Cycles

Tall Tree Cycles is a nice local bike shop. Very funny owners and staff, very friendly. I haven’t given the shop as much patronage as I should, but I plan to lean on them for any special tune-ups, maintenance, and to inspect any work I’ve done myself if I’m unsure of it.

Full cycle

Full cycle is a shop I’ve never been to, but the staff seem friendly from e-mail correspondance. I’m looking into getting a bunch of folks together to do their bike maintenance courses

Fosters

Foster’s Sports is the closest bike shop to me (just a few blocks away). I mostly pop in here for convenience items. I wouldn’t really recommend them for anything other than the convenience of if you’re already close by. They aren’t particularly friendly or helpful here, the selection isn’t terribly good, and I’ve had a couple of botched tune-ups. If you’re in a pinch though, they can be really convenient. Don’t go out of your way to go here though.