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Welcome to the GEARS Bike Shop community link, “emPowered By GEARS.” It is our intention with this blog to provide additional levels of informations, tips and product reviews for the perspective of your local LBS (Local Bike Shop), our staff, vendors and customers.

This site is being grown from our eBike Blog page, which we started several years ago. We did this to help educate our customers (and ourselves) about the “new world” of eBikes. We feel now, that eBikes are just another cycling genre, so the time is now right to expand this blog to include all types and genres of cycling. We hope you enjoy this page.

Winter Riding and Commuting in the City

Featured by Michael Cranwell, posted in Direct from the Source, Urban Cycling

Its been pretty remarkable watching the increase in the number of riders these past couple of years. During the current pandemic, the volume of commuters in the city have been remarkable. Add to this the increase in bike lanes and bike paths and its easy to see why so many people choose their bicycle over … Continue reading Winter Riding and Commuting in the City

Ride Inside : Smart Trainer or Dumb?

Featured by Michael Cranwell, posted in Direct from the Source

As the weather turns towards cooler days and the thoughts of riding your brand new bike through the pending snow, salt and slush has little to no appeal, many cyclists turn their attention towards riding inside during the “off-season.” If you are a serious cycling veteran, this is something we do every year. And at … Continue reading Ride Inside : Smart Trainer or Dumb?

GEARS and COVID : A Lesson in adaptability and embracing change

Featured by Michael Cranwell, posted in Direct from the Source, News, Events and Happenings

To say that COVID had a huge influence on the bicycle industry is certainly a massive understatement. Very early in 2020, we quickly to noticed that once the gyms began to close and people were becoming apprehensive about public transit, the demand for urban-style and commuter bikes began to gain some serious momentum. Momentum that … Continue reading GEARS and COVID : A Lesson in adaptability and embracing change

To e Or Not To e …Bike?

September 10, 2019 by GearsElectric, posted in Cycling The 6ix

By Jordan Gross Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the jeers and harrows of people calling you a cheater, or to take up power against a sea of hills, and by opposing…end them. Renting a Giant Road-E e-bike from Gears Leaside for this year’s Ride to Conquer Cancer felt like a big, dramatic … Continue reading To e Or Not To e …Bike?

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