Bike Shop News

I was going to BLOG about Curbside Cycle (412 Bloor W) renting bikes, which I think is a great idea.
So I checked out the BLOG, which has no info about rentals, and discovered another bit of interesting news... Curbside will no longer service bikes not sold by them. Guess that explains the REPAIR SHOP FULL sign disappearing of late.
The company has made the decision for some interesting reasons, one of which is this: "When there are too many city cyclists riding bikes that aren’t city bikes, the amount of repairs will always be disproportionate to the amount of mechanics.
A real city bike is hassle free for the customer and for the mechanic. That, as far as we see it, is the only solution."
"That," I gather, means only servicing bikes that the company believes are suitable for city biking, i.e. the ones that they sell.

But don't despair if you didn't buy your bike at Curbside! There's plenty of other places to get your bike fixed, including the recently opened Bateman' Bicycle Company on Barton that we BLOGged about in July.

As well, my husband's had great success at Dave Fix My Bike on Christie, south of Dupont.

Happy riding!

Vanessa