
Bicycle Repair
Service for all makes, models,
types. If your bike is in need of some expert care, give me a call.
Common service procedures include:
- Safety
Tune-Up: ensure brakes and shifting are working well, wheels & tires are in good
shape, and key areas are secure (seat, handlebars, stem, cranks, pedals). Parts
extra.
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Performance Tune-Up: to the above, add: lubricate
cables/housings, clean and lube drive train components, true wheels. Parts
extra.
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Overhauls of various components as needed: headsets, hubs, bottom brackets,
brake system, shift system, wheel truing, wheel building, and so on.
If you're an elite competitor with a top-end triathlon bike, a fair-weather cruiser with a hybrid, a commuter with a bike you rely on, or a cyclo-tourist trekking the countryside, I can help your bike give you the best ride possible.
If you choose to purchase your bike at a big-box store, bring your new bike to me and for $20 I'll set it up as well as the components will allow. This way you can be sure the bike is safe to ride, will give the best ride it can, and will be as reliable as it can be.
Who/What/Why...
In 2005 I retired from the corporate world to pursue my passion of helping to
get more people on bikes more often. To support those activities, I chose
to take my life-long tinkering with bikes to a pro level. I trained at Barnett's Bicycle Institute in
Colorado Springs and wrenched at
Ziggy's Cycle in Kitchener. From 2006 through 2009, I was a founding partner and instructor at
Winterborne Bicycle Institute, Canada's only trade school for bike
mechanics (part of Conestoga College, and accredited by Shimano).
After moving to Brockville for family and lifestyle reasons, I launched
Brockville Cycles to serve the local cycling community.
In just one season, I'm now the preferred mechanic for 18 of the 35
Brockvillians who competed or participated in the 2010 edition of the
Thousand Islands Triathlon
day of events. I'm also proud to count 7 local Ironman competitors among
my clients.
Service is by appointment only, and I'm very flexible ... give me a call!

Bike trip journals and photos are on my personal website.
For cycling routes in and around Brockville, see: Bikemap.net.
For routes, trails, points of interest within the Frontenac Arch Biosphere, see Explore the Arch.