South Shop Closing

Our South Community Bike Workshop will be closing permanently at the end of the day on Sunday June 16th. The shop was consistently bustling, but the building changed hands last year and its new owners were unwilling to sign a new lease without a substantial rent increase. We hoped to relocate nearby, but a search found no suitable affordable spaces. This came during a challenging financial time for Bike Edmonton, and after much discussion and analysis, our Board of Directors concluded that we must consolidate operations out of our downtown shop.

The current south shop has been part of the community for over a decade. Thousands of bikes of every sort passed through its doors, and countless people came and went, many having learned new skills and the confidence to use them. The closure of the shop marks the first time since the late 1980s that Bike Edmonton won’t have a south side location, and we sincerely regret the loss to the community. We know that many of our longstanding members value a south central shop space and we aspire to open another south shop sometime in the future.

This is an emotional time for many of us, but it’s also a very busy time as we work to close down the space and expand our downtown shop and services to help offset the south’s closing.

We want to give heartfelt thanks to all our excellent volunteers, patrons and staff who brought this one of a kind space to life throughout the years. Thank you.

Clearance Sale

To clear out the south space, we’re having a big Clearance Sale this Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. Get 50% off all used parts, gear and accessories and 10 % off remaining new stock, refurbished and quick tuned bikes.

Help with shop consolidation work

We also need lots of help to clear out the south space and set up the new downtown annex space! Want to help make this happen? See how you can be involved at bikeedmonton.ca/shopconsolidation.