We’re a bike shop with locations in Victoria, Langford and Nanaimo, British Columbia. We carry an extensive inventory of bicycles including the following: kids, hybrids, city, cyclocross, road, mountain, triathlon, downhill, dirt jump, and bmx. Check out the latest from leading brands, such as Specialized, Norco, Santa Cruz, and Ridley. We also carry a complete line of parts and accessories, to compliment any style of riding. (Read more...)
Specialized's Women's Ride Day on May 5th

Specialized’s Women’s Ride Day on May 5th

Join us Sunday, May 5th for Specialized’s Women’s Ride Day at Oak Bay Bikes: A fun ladies only bike ride, to celebrate women in cycling across the nation! Meet in the OBB Victoria parking lot at 9:30am to receive: - A complimentary bike check over + sizing - Snacks and...
Welcome Tenille Hoogland!

Welcome Tenille Hoogland!

We are thrilled to be working with Tenille Hoogland, professional triathlete sponsored by Specialized Bicycles. Tenille will be making appearances at OBB Victoria Women’s Rides; and other great events providing encouragement, advice, and acting as another great training partner for our community. Be on the lookout for Tenille, and welcome...
School Bike League 2013: # 1 Bike Jam

School Bike League 2013: # 1 Bike Jam

The first School Bike League event of 2013 was a roaring success! Over 100 kids between grades 6-10, from beginner to competitive came out and participated in this wicked event. Kids competed and were coached on bmxs, downhill bikes, velodrome single speeds, to dirt jump tricks on an airbag! Stay...
Custom 2013 Pinarello Dogma with Campy SR EPS and a Lamborghini

Custom 2013 Pinarello Dogma with Campy SR EPS and a Lamborghini

Oak Bay Bikes Nanaimo just finished a ridiculous custom build on a 2013 Pinarello Dogma 65.1 frame. The bike is a 53cm frame complete with Campagnolo Super Record EPS electronic shifting. This group-set is the lightest complete group-set in the world. Made from carbon fibre and titanium, it comes together...
Stacey's Ride to Conquer Cancer: Team Spaghetti Factory

Stacey’s Ride to Conquer Cancer: Team Spaghetti Factory

Every year, thousands of people sign up to do the Ride to Conquer Cancer, but this year one rider has stood out amongst the rest. Stacey Olynyck is a member of Team Spaghetti Factory, captained by Mike Gonzalez owner of Old Spaghetti Factory Victoria. A cyclist himself, he created the...
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Niner WFO9 Bike Check Video

Niner WFO9 Bike Check Video

Last year we put out a web video called “Can You Freeride a 29er?” which got passed around pretty well and generated a lot of discussion. Since then we’ve seen a massive paradigm shift in terms of people’s attitudes towards 29ers, especially in the all-mountain/enduro segment of the population. And yeah, the bikes are a...
Jumpship 2012

Jumpship 2012

Photo of Jarrett Moore by Jason Headley Like most cyclists in Victoria we’re incredibly excited about Jumpship‘s second year. Last year was a blast, and we’re continuing our sponsorship of the event this year as well. *Please note, we will be closed on Sunday, June 24th to recover from Jumpship Saturday and to catch the...
Sunday Mountain Ride Report #2

Sunday Mountain Ride Report #2

Our Sunday Mountain Bike Rides are picking up steam as the weather gets better. The Sunday Mountain Ride Report #2, from last week’s ride, comes from Shrew: With the time change finally blessing us and a blue bird sky to wake up to in the morning, it was the perfect combination to get everyone together...
Shrew's Stumpjumper EVO

Shrew’s Stumpjumper EVO

Shrew’s Stumpjumper EVO finally showed up and it looks HOT. Changes from stock are: 1×10 w/ a chainguide, Rockshox Reverb, Chromag Ranger stem, OSX bar, etc… Click through for lots more photos.
Shrew's New Road Bike

Shrew’s New Road Bike

Technically it’s a cross bike with road tires, but we’ve been posting so many CX bikes lately that I think it’s only fair to call it a road bike. Shrew has been riding road a bunch, but he wanted a bike that was a little more versatile than your average road bike; he ended up...