The oldest bike shop in Calgary has an impressive new space to call home.

Calgary Cycle originally opened in downtown Calgary in 1931, before moving over to the Centre Street area in 1940. Over the years, the company expanded its presence in the community and currently has three additional locations in Canyon Meadows, Bragg Creek and an outlet location in the northeast. According to owner Derek Lee, Calgary Cycle is "one of the largest full suspension mountain bike dealers in Canada."

This year, the original store on Centre Street underwent a big change when it moved and opened in a new location in the Westgate neighbourhood along Bow Trail S.W. on October 31. At 11,000-square-feet, the new store is more than five times the size of it's previous location. Calgary Cycle worked with local company 54blue to design the new store, which marries a clean, bright aesthetic with a spacious, functional retail space.

The new store carries an impressive selection of bikes ranging from mountain to road to children's, as well as bike apparel, accessories and gear. But that's not all you'll find here — there's also a service shop, a public cafe called The Hub and a community fitness space where both Calgary Cycle and local trainers/coaches can hold classes.

"We want this to be ... a hub for both the cycling community and just the community," says Lee.

Principles are one thing, understanding them are another. What really sets Santa Cruz apart is the deep knowledge they gained over the years on how to tune VPP into all the various shock, drivetrain, wheel size and travel configurations to create the perfect balance.  Santa Cruz does not need to come up with new suspension gimmicks each year.  They just keep refining the winning one.

2018 Marks the 3rd year of the CC group ride running non-stop through the winter and summer!! The group ride runs meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 10:00am! The ride will be called out on Facebook or in our event calender!

This turned the dry streets into a playground for the Santa Cruz Enduro crew; and for Free Agents Mitch Ropelato and Josh Bryceland. There was no stopping the urge to wheelie, wallride, and gap anything and everything on day one, and on day two there was just no stopping.