Island bike shops

Hey all, as I have based most of my riding in Vic and sooke, I have not really been up island. What shops areup island, also are there any shops on the little islands? When I get the bike build I would love to check out some of the local riding, I hear gold river is amazing….but what other places would you recomend hitting?

http://www.nitro-riders.com/

thanks for the link…nice site…

i can tell ya right now, the best shop in vic is "chain chain chain" the others arent too great, although Colin at Mac Cycles is cool:cool:

Originally posted by TeamK2
http://www.nitro-riders.com/

Great site - well laid out. I am sooo pleased that someone is using the NSMBA trail tips!

It's my buddy's site… (F|oW on this board) he's a forester in Port Alice… he's also sent me some video of Gold River… some sick trails they have up there! :thepimp:

OakBay bikes and Chain Chain Chain would be the best in vic. Courtenay has lots of good shops. None of the shops there suck.

aghghagha i think your avatar just gave me a seizure

I am specificaly looking for up island shops, I know about experience and arrowsmith…but what else is up there. I live in Vic and know all the shops….got them dialed.

Comox Valley has some sweet ass shops. My fav are blacks, mikes bikes, and dodge city cycles.
:mullet:

ps campbell river has one good shop but i forgot its name.
i think it is called pedal your world.

bastion cycle in nanaimo has the best service but they have very little in stock at this time of the year

Originally posted by Islandrider
OakBay bikes and Chain Chain Chain would be the best in vic. Courtenay has lots of good shops. None of the shops there suck.

I heard chain chain chain sucks.. i get all my stuff from russ hays and goldstream

Originally posted by Kevin26
I heard chain chain chain sucks.. i get all my stuff from russ hays and goldstream

Russ Hayes has the best inventory of bikes and parts but they know nothing about bikes haha. Their mechanics suck ass. My friend got his yearly free tuneup and they charged him $50 for it. Also, when my brother was making the chainguides, he sold one to a kid and he took it to Russ Hayes to put it on. They took his bike upstairs, came down 20 minutes later and said it cant be put on haha. The kid took it to my brother and he put it on in lke 5 mins.
I personally hate bike shops. They are all cocksuckers. I usually buy parts online and do my repairs myself.

Yeah russ hays and riders has the most inventory. Have you seen the basement in riders….so much outdated stock its not funny. They should have a huge sale and get rid of that overhead, but what do I know eh. The guys at north park are pretty cool too. I used to be a huge fan of westshore bikes..but I went in there when I moved back and just did not feel it….oh well. Lorien is rocking it out in sooke…great little shop out there, stop by if you are riding that neck of the woods.