We’re a bike shop with locations in Victoria, Langford and Nanaimo, British Columbia. We carry a wide variety of bicycles, from family commuters and city bikes to high end mountain and road bikes, and have advanced, fast turnaround service shops. We carry several leading brands of bicycles, including Specialized, Norco, and Ridley, and are big proponents of 29ers for much of the riding on Vancouver Island. (Read more...)
OBB Victoria is Open on Monday May 21st

OBB Victoria is Open on Monday May 21st

Yep, we’re open for the long weekend. 12 Noon – 5pm. Come say hi after (or before) your rides!
Huatulco Triathlon Race Report by Matt Sharpe

Huatulco Triathlon Race Report by Matt Sharpe

OBB has been supporting Triathlon Code, a triathlon development team, for a few years now and we’re super excited for Matt riding his first ever World Cup this year. He sent over this race report: I recently returned from my first ever World Cup level Triathlon, which took place in...
Ore Crusher Race Report by Geoff Homer

Ore Crusher Race Report by Geoff Homer

OBB rider Geoff Homer sent over a little report from the Ore Crusher in Squamish. Highlight number one of my Saturday May 12th was racing the 2012 edition of the Ore Crusher. Highlight number two, in case you were wondering, was watching Pretty in Pink for the first time. I’d...
OBB at Bike to Work Week 2012

OBB at Bike to Work Week 2012

The 2012 Victoria Bike to Work Week kicks off for May 28 – June 3 and OBB is excited to be involved in a big way again this year. We’ll be manning the following Celebration Stations: Wednesday, May 30th, 2012: CAMOSUN COLLEGE LANSDOWNE CAMPUS OAK BAY MUNICIPAL HALL Friday, June...
Nanaimo Build: Kona Operator

Nanaimo Build: Kona Operator

Kona launched the Operator platform last year and it’s been a super successful bike for them. It’s low slung, with a nicely tuned single pivot setup, and has oversized pivots and bearings so it’s not in the shop all the time for service. Kona bikes are available only at our...
The 2012 Norco Brand Book

The 2012 Norco Brand Book

Norco is really pushing it right now with some solid bike designs and a willingness to take risks. They’ve also put out a great little magazine-style “Brand Book” for 2012 which we’re really enjoying. Check it out here, and see if you can recognize any local spots/trails in there!
Road Bikes
Nanaimo Build: Custom Venge, Stealth Edition

Nanaimo Build: Custom Venge, Stealth Edition

Our Nanaimo location gets to do some sick builds, and this custom Venge is one of them. Details: Specialized S-Works Venge frameset, limited Project Black colourway Dura-Ace drivetrain Dura-Ace carbon clincher wheels Nokon housing FSA K-Force Light crankset 16lbs
Westshore Custom Build: Ridley Helium

Westshore Custom Build: Ridley Helium

Here’s another pretty hot build from Westshore. This time it’s a Ridley Helium with SRAM Red drivetrain, DT Swiss 1440 Tricon wheels, Pro Stealth Evo bar/stem, and Time I-Clic Titan carbon pedals. 14.5 lbs.
New for 2012: Norco Valence

New for 2012: Norco Valence

Looking for a bike to ride this year’s Victoria Gran Fondo? Endurance road bikes have been amazing for BC road riding, training, and the charity ride/fondo circuit. This year Norco has a new offering that, despite possibly being named after this guy, is actually incredible. The Norco Valence is available in aluminum as well, but...
Specialized Venge Stealth Edition

Specialized Venge Stealth Edition

It was down to the wire getting this S-Works Venge built up for a top secret video shoot with Simon Whitfield, but the final product turned out sick. It’s built up with a Dura-Ace drivetrain, Specialized controls, & C50 wheels. It weighed in at under 16 lbs. Stay tuned to see the bike in a...
Westshore Build: Venge Pro

Westshore Build: Venge Pro

Dura-Ace, FACT cranks, Roval Rapide EL45 wheels, etc… It ends up tipping the scales at 16 lbs, which is pretty crazy light for an aero road bike.
Ridley Noah Monochrome Dreams

Ridley Noah Monochrome Dreams

Another crazy nice Ridley Noah went out last week. It’s not as colourful as the last one, but it has a certain monochromatic badass thing going on. Done up with Campy Super Record, Zipp wheels/stem/bars, etc., it’s definitely dirty fast.
Pake C'Mute Winter Road Bike

Pake C’Mute Winter Road Bike

We built this for Kim who is a great girl and makes our coffee most mornings at the coffee shop. She wanted something bombproof, tour-able, fender ready, and comfortable, so we put together a Pake C’Mute frame with 105 bits, a fairly upright position (but with some proper drop), 28c tires, Selle An Atomica leather...
Ridley Noah Build

Ridley Noah Build

It’s not red/white/blue, it’s white/blue/red. It’s also ridiculously nice. Not much else to say on this one.
Jon Taylor's Winter Road Bike

Jon Taylor’s Winter Road Bike

It’s winter road bike season and we’ve been doing a few solid builds. Jon’s still needs fenders but it’s looking fast. It’s a Surly Pacer with modern bits.