Backpeddling

11th Annual Canadian Vintage Bicycle Show

clayton — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:32:25 +0000

Sunday June 24/2012.

2012 Cult BMX in Stock

clayton — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:02:51 +0000

2012 Sundays in Stock

clayton — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:40:33 +0000

Niels bikes across Canada

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:10:04 +0000

Yesterday it started. We left Quadra Island, BC to bike to St. John’s NL.

Book signing – Canada Cycle & Motor: The CCM Story

clayton — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:50:16 +0000

John McKenty will be at Backpeddling on Saturday, July 30 to sign his book Canada Cycle & Motor: The CCM Story

10th Annual Canadian Vintage Bicycle Show

clayton — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:24:56 +0000

Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 7am to 6pm
BUY – SELL – TRADE bicycles from the 1800’s to 1975, wagons and riding toys, vintage bmx, muscle Bikes, parts and memorabilia

$5.00 donation to Stedman Community Hospice

95 Tutela Heights Rd, Brantford
(across from the Bell Homestead Historic Site)

Contact: Jamie McGregor 519-756-8060

More info at www.canadianvintagebicycleshow.com

BICYCLE SALES PERSON NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

clayton — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:01:01 +0000

Backpeddling bicycle store in Guelph is looking for a salesperson, woman or man…You need to know bikes. We deal with bicycles from 1850 to modern day. All eras, all bikes. Our walls and shelves are lined with new and used bicycle parts and accessories. Riding a bicycle or really liking bicycles will not qualify you for this position. We are seeking someone with previous bicycle store sales experience. We will also seriously consider somebody with retail sales experience with a strong knowledge of bicycles, parts and accessories. Must be able to work in a high energy setting, multitask and be flexible both with your time and your duties. Customer service is very important to us, so we expect all applicants to be dependable, knowledgeable and extremely friendly. Resume and references required. Salary will depend on experience. Please email resumes or bring them in person to the shop and ask for Clayton. No phone calls please.

Inspired Bicycle Gear In Stock

clayton — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:23:32 +0000

We just received our first shipment of Inspired brand products. Drop by and check them out soon. Danny Macaskill is their pro rider… and that he is. If you don’t know who he is… definitely google him and check out his serious biking skill’s.

Soma Season

clayton — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:02:46 +0000

Anyone looking for a nice steel frame? Soma makes a range of mountain and road bikes, with something for almost everyone. They are made of Tange Prestige heat treated chromoly, and are beautifully finished. Here’s a customer’s Juice 29er we just built up. Come in and check out what Soma has to offer!

First ever canadian pro rider signature BMX

clayton — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:12:05 +0000

Onslow Mountain native Drew Bezanson’s signature DK Helio colorway BMX bike is now on the market. It’s the latest entry on the 21-year-old’s list of accomplishments in what some call Drew thousand ten. Matt Veno – Truro Daily News

Bezanson’s bike is here

Even his DK Helio signature colourway BMX bike.

The 21-year-old Truro resident could have graced the replica edition of his competition bike with the best parts money could buy. But he decided on some less expensive components, so young riders could actually afford it.

“He could have put on the best cranks, the best wheels, used the lightest frame. That would have meant the bike was $1,000 or more and in Drew’s mind there wouldn’t have been as many of them out there,” said Bruce Roberts, owner of Hub Cycle in Truro, where Bezanson’s signature model retails for $499. “He wanted the average kid who wanted to get into BMX, but didn’t want to break the bank, to be able to afford his signature bike.”

The black and green ride recently arrived at the store after being officially released in mid-November and Roberts said he couldn’t wait to get it. Having Bezanson’s replica bike sitting in his store is ironic, considering it was the place where the Onslow Mountain resident would visit 10 years ago looking for parts as someone just getting into the sport.

Bezanson is now one of the hottest names in BMX. He was recently named this year’s NORA Cup winner as best ramp rider of the year as chosen by his peers at an awards show in Las Vegas. He collected three wins at the Simpel Session in Tallinn, Estonia, the Toronto BMX Jam and the Jomopro in Missouri, prompting some to start calling this year Drew thousand ten. He also qualified for his first X-Games, competed on the AST Dew Tour and did lots of filming and internet videos.

To top it off, he’s also on the cover of the next issue of Ride BMX, a worldwide BMX magazine that hits shelves Dec. 21. Bezanson is currently in the middle east, performing for troops there.

But Roberts said getting a signature model from a manufacturer is the ultimate high in a pro rider’s career.

“To have a kid from Truro, let alone Nova Scotia or even Eastern Canada, to have a bicycle by one of the pro companies is absolutely huge,” he said. “There will be kids buying this bike in the U.S., parts of Europe, all over the place. They all know who Drew Bezanson is.”

And so do the kids coming to the store to see the bike.

“In kid terminology, we hear the word ‘sick’ a lot,” Roberts laughed when talking about their reactions.

“Quite a few kids specifically come in asking, ‘Where’s the Drew bike?’”