Hub City Cycles Community Co-operative

Hub City Cycles Community Co-operative
Website	http:www.hubcitycycles.ca
Founded	2012
Location	Nanaimo, Canada
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Pay Repair Services; Workshops; Bicycle Courses; Women and Trans Programs;

Hub City Cycles Community Co-operative is a worker co-operative bike shop in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Tool use is available by the hour, or by longer term (monthly or annual) membership.

Contact Info

12 Lois Lane, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B8

250-591-2159

History

Hub City was started by Jawn Lafratta as a home bike repair service, but grew organically with the help of Justin Francis and Keegan Metheringham into a complete community bike shop, which opened in March 2012. The name is a play on a common nickname of Nanaimo, which is called Hub City due both to its spoke-like layout and central location on Vancouver Island.

Services Offered

Bike repair
Parts and accessories
New and used bikes
Bike rental
Workshops (including Park Tool School and CAN-Bike)

Programs

Weekly volunteer night with free pizza
Women's / LGBT night