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...)
Introducing the New Sunday Ride

Introducing the New Sunday Ride

Last year we tried to add a “C” group to the OBB Victoria Saturday ride, but it had too much overlap with the regular ride and got confusing. This year we’re taking a new approach and starting a more relaxed ride on Sundays. Led by shop ambassador Joe Gard, the...
Product Pick — Westshore: Specialized Purist Bottle

Product Pick — Westshore: Specialized Purist Bottle

The Purist is our favourite water bottle. Carry hot soup one day and water the next, no weird tastes or staining. Specialized claims it was inspired by the low surface tension of the lotus plant, and made by using a silicon-oxygen layer (not silicone, silicon) on the inside… all we...
2012 S-Works Epic 29er

2012 S-Works Epic 29er

Lots of high end 2012 product is coming through the doors at the moment. This particular S-Works Epic 29er is Simon Whitfield’s, but there’s plenty more fancy stuff that you can buy in stock. As for the bike, it’s sub 22 lbs with wagon wheels, and crazy stiff. Drool worthy....
Recommended Reading 2012

Recommended Reading 2012

We always like seeing what other people are checking out, so we thought it’d be good to put together a little list of some of our current favourite reading material. Most of us are fed by a pretty steady diet of all the regular cycling sites, like Pinkbike, NSMB, Cycling...
Team Oak Bay Bicycles - Lavan 2012

Team Oak Bay Bicycles – Lavan 2012

Oak Bay Bicycles and Lavan Apparel are excited to announce Team Oak Bay Bicycles – Lavan for 2012. To get things started right, we shot a little promo video of Jarrett Moore and Joe Esnouf shredding some local trails. The weather, bikes and cameras all came together and we had...
OBB Throwback T-Shirts Now Available

OBB Throwback T-Shirts Now Available

Inspired by the type on old Oak Bay Bicycles jerseys, we’ve done a limited run of “Throwback” t-shirts. They’re super soft and they look great at the jumps or around town. Details: Printed on American Apparel’s cotton summer shirts (Navy) and poly/cotton shirts (Heather Cranberry). Slim fit (slimmer than the...
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Product Pick — Westshore: Specialized Purist Bottle

Product Pick — Westshore: Specialized Purist Bottle

The Purist is our favourite water bottle. Carry hot soup one day and water the next, no weird tastes or staining. Specialized claims it was inspired by the low surface tension of the lotus plant, and made by using a silicon-oxygen layer (not silicone, silicon) on the inside… all we know is that it works,...
2012 S-Works Epic 29er

2012 S-Works Epic 29er

Lots of high end 2012 product is coming through the doors at the moment. This particular S-Works Epic 29er is Simon Whitfield’s, but there’s plenty more fancy stuff that you can buy in stock. As for the bike, it’s sub 22 lbs with wagon wheels, and crazy stiff. Drool worthy.
Poduct Pick — Nanaimo: Easton EC90 Aero Carbon Clincher Wheels

Poduct Pick — Nanaimo: Easton EC90 Aero Carbon Clincher Wheels

For the most part we’re snobs for handbuilt custom wheels: triple butted spokes, standard eyeletted rims, and the most expensive hubs we can afford. However, Easton has been really impressing us with their carbon wheelsets lately. The EC90 Aero carbon clinchers are sensibly light, super aero, and have a great ride feel. Unlike some competitor’s...
Dartmoor Quinnie

Dartmoor Quinnie

Another Derek Kidd build. Inexpensive street/trails build, and that Vengeance fork is mega stiff. Frame: Dartmoor Quinnie, 2012, Turquoise, 22.5″ Fork: X-Fusion Vengeance HLR Wheels: Dartmoor Raider rims laced to Formula sealed hubs (hand built) Cranks: Premium 1948 Ring: Haro Forum lite 25T Bar: Gusset Open Prison 3″ Stem: Gusset Colt, 40mm Tires: Specialized Rhythm...
Product Pick — Victoria: Gore Oxygen GT AS Jacket

Product Pick — Victoria: Gore Oxygen GT AS Jacket

Gore bike stuff is a relatively new addition for us, and everyone in the shop is super excited about it. Everything they do is quality, well designed, and very well fitting. It’s really gross out there today, so we thought we’d feature their flagship winter road jacket this week: the Oxygen GT AS. This jacket...
Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon 29

Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon 29

If there is such thing as a perfect bike for the South Island, it’s likely the 2012 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon 29er. It also has the world’s longest model name. Its 130mm of travel is plenty for the more aggressive XC/AM out here, and its slightly relaxed geometry and light weight make it way...
Product Pick – Westshore: Lizard Skins DSP Bar Tape

Product Pick – Westshore: Lizard Skins DSP Bar Tape

The road & cross bikes of the Oak Bay Bicycles staff are all pretty different—everything from a beat old Surly Crosscheck to a 15 lb Ridley Helium—, but they almost all share one similarity: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5mm bar tape. It’s not cheap, but it feels amazing, is fairly light, and survives multiple wraps very...
2012 Santa Cruz Tallboy

2012 Santa Cruz Tallboy

We’re always impressed with Santa Cruz’s avoidance of slavery to model year, and there are no changes to their Tallboy for 2012. That being said, it’s great to see shiny new 2012 parts hanging off it. On top of that, it’s amazing when a bike shows up stock built almost exactly how we’d build a...
BOXING DAY SALE AT OBB WESTSHORE

BOXING DAY SALE AT OBB WESTSHORE

Our Westshore location will be having a Boxing Day Sale from 10am-4pm on the 26th while the rest of our locations recover from holiday revelry. Come on by and take advantage of some pretty aggressive pricing: 30% off all 2011 bikes 10% off all 2012 bikes 30-70% off all other products in store See you...