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View SpecialsHappy Holidays and All the Best for the New Year from all the staff here at the Shop. Thanks to all of your continued support through the years. We will be closing the 3 business days between Christmas and New Years to give our staff a much-deserved break. . Christmas and New Year Hours: …
When someone you know is really into something like, say, bikes and you aren’t it can be really hard to shop for them. Anything you get for them might be the wrong one for the type of bike or riding they do, not the current cool one, wrong size…it’s hard. That’s where we can help….
Thanks…again! For the 3rd year we are flattered and humbled by our amazing customers who voted us one of the Best Bike Shops in Canada. Thanks also to Canadian Cyclist Magazine for running the vote; in this day and age of box stores, Amazon, and online behemoth retailers its nice for us local, family-owned bike…
UPDATE: Snow is forecast for Saturday–Woohoo! Despite that, due to the icy trail conditions though, studded tires are mandatory on this ride. The first Saturday in December is that day of all days; yes, it’s Global Fat Bike Day. This is the day when people all over the world ride their fat bikes in the…
One of the most enjoyable parts of fatbiking for me is that I start to look for rides outside the norm of my typical single summer rides. I start to look at other possible rides that while not technical, have unique terrain or sights to see or aren’t possible in the summer. Elk Island National…
Want your bike to be all tuned up, shined up and ready to go for Spring? Tired of tripping over it in the garage or have nowhere to store it? Have a bit of the N+1 (see Rule #12) thing going on and you are running out of space to store them? Then we have the…
This week Teddy decided to talk about a helmet but really is more interested in the company Kali Protectives who makes it. This is the Lunati model from Kali and is part of their Enduro series of mountain bike helmets. Kali might not be a brand on your radar but is very innovative in the…
The Ibis Hakka MX is hard to classify as anything other than a potential quiver killer for the drop bar enthusiasts. The previous two generations of the Hakkalugi have been purebred cyclocross race winning machines with no compromises so what is the deal with the Hakka MX? When you hop over onto https://www.ibiscycles.com/ and…
Apparently there is a unprecedented–as in record levels not seen since 1958–high pressure system parked over Alaska since the beginning of September. Why do I mention that? Because it is funneling Arctic air into Alberta meaning winter is pretty much here already. Another sign of winter is fat bike sales have picked up as have…
On September 23rd five members of the Hardcore Bikes family travelled to Moose Mountain Alberta to race the second rendition of the MooseDuro. The event, organized by Alberta 66 MTB, consisted of a short and long course with the long course covering 30 km, 4 timed stages and 1300 meters of climbing. In proper Hardcore…
