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Bike shops I support:

  • Absolute Bikes; Salida, Colorado, USA.  Everything you would want in a bike shop; great selection, awesome vibe, super friendly & knowledgeable staff who all ride,  LOTS.  Specialize in everything mountain-bike.
  • Bicycle Sport Shop; Austin, Texas, USA.  Owned and operated by the former IMBA President, so yes, they are serious about cycling.
  • Bicycle Company, The; El Paso, Texas, USA.  Great guys who really helped me out when I was in desperate need of having my Lefty rebuilt.
  • Bike Route, The; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.  Friendly, passionate people who love to ride.
  • Bloomfield Bicycle Co.; Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada.  Super knowledgeable and experienced owners who really get cycling as a lifestyle.  You can even rent a titanium or carbon bike for the day for a very modest price.
  • Brake Room, The; Belleville, Ontario, Canada. My Quinte local shop. Wonderful people including a solid mechanic who always comes through when I need something. Great coffee too.
  • Community Cycling Center; Portland, Oregon, USA.  It is places like this, strengthening community with bikes, that proves the bicycle can help save humanity.
  • Desert Sports; Terlingua, Texas, USA.  When there’s water in south-west Texas, Desert Sports are the only folks to take you out on the Rio Grande.  More than just running a business, they are serious about boating…and cycling.  Offering rentals, guided bike tours and weekly rides, these folks walk the walk, ride the rides and live the life.
  • Duke’s Cycle; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  One of the most storied bicycle shops in all of North America.  Down-town Toronto with something for everyone.
  • Mojo Bicycle Cafe; San Francisco, California, USA. A small, service-oriented shop that also serves great food, micro-brew beer and excellent espresso.
  • Peddler Bike Shop, The; Austin, Texas, USA.  Great shop owned by a really great guy.
  • Subculture Cyclery; Salida, Colorado, USA.  A small shop with big passion for single-speed mountain-bikes.
  • Sweet Pete’s; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  An excellent shop without the pretension. When I’m in Toronto, it’s where I work. Love these people.

Blogs, organizations and other resouces:

  • Adventure Cycling Association:  Everything you need to know about touring in the US.
  • Bicycle Garage, (hosted by Murf Electric Bikes). Excellent resources for all things cycling from safety to tandems to museums and hand-cycles. Thanks to the Anna and the staff at Study Map for sending me the link.
  • Bike Mojo: online bicycle bulletin-board and blog-hosting site.  Cool folks, too.
  • Bikepacking.net: Collective resource everything bike-packing.
  • Couchsurfing: Never pay for accommodation again when travelling and meet really cool people.
  • Crank Directory: A world-wide directory of cycling blogs.
  • CTC: UK charity promoting cycling to all.
  • Drunk Cyclist: booze’n’bikes, ’nuff said.
  • IMBA: International Mountain Bike Association.  Proponents of trail advocacy, innovative trail-building and responsible trail-use.
  • Sustrans: Responsible for the [UK]’s 14,000 mile National Cycle Network.  Amazing organisation.
  • Singletracks: Online mountain-biking magazine.  An incredible resource with tons of trail info.
  • Team Super Awesome: Well, just, awesome.  Like glitter and bikes and beer and unicorns
  • The Rules: I don’t make’m, I just try to follow most of ‘m
  • Warmshowers: A list of sympathetic cyclists willing to put you–and your bike–up for the night.
  • While Out Riding; One man’s adventures bike-packing the Americas.  Really well done and a super nice guy.