Best of C&L 2025

Here's our little wrap up of things we're proud of and had fun doing in 2025.

Before starting, though, thanks to you for being with us this year! It's important for us that we can be the bike company that Canadian cyclists can rely on and enjoy working with for their bike needs.

A particular nod to all the local Montréal cyclists who come to us with special projects and interesting frames, you'll see plenty of those right below!

Coffee rides

This year Cory and Lauryn have been stepping up to help me lead the coffee rides on the weekends, and it's been good fun to follow them to the destinations that interest them. Our regulars and our occasional visitors are always a beam of sunshine in the morning. Thanks chums!

Panasonic custom

This is a made-to-order frame that its rider went to a lot of trouble to get, and brought us to complete the build with excellent road-bike components.

Oli's Bike

One of our mechanics' bikes, for his super-long-distance rides. A real inspiration for the day-after-day cyclists out there.

Roaduno Triplette

This tringlespeed build was for a cyclist who came into the shop and couldn't help making goo-goo eyes at the Roaduno frames we had on display. It's a fun and silly concept and we're really happy that Rivendell produced it, and that riders got the vibe.

Bill's winter bike

Bill's one of our most experienced mechanics, and for a few years now he's been branching out into framebuilding to a level of quality and detail that's very impressive. This winter bike of his is a legend.

Bobby Bar by Nitto

This year we launched the Bobby Bar collaboration with Nitto. They made a 25.4mm version of the bar Roberto designed for the Hog's Back, so that it can be used with even more stem setups. Not to ring our own bell but it's one of the prettiest and most comfortable flat bars around.

Velo Orange in Canada

This year we and Velo Orange got to talking, and agreed that Canada would be well-served by having bike shops be able to buy VO from a local distributor instead of having to do the import-paperwork-tango every time. We're really happy to be working with them, they're friendly and professional people, and their bike parts really work with what we do.

Vince's Mutt

Vince also took a framebuilding class and this bike he built has now gone through its paces. Vince has some good things to say about the design choices that worked and those that didn't.

Cory's Raleigh

It's a vintage one with all the right colour bits. Also did you know that Cory's from Brighton? There have been hints.

Blue Lug and Fairweather

This is a 2025 but also 2026. We love what Blue Lug makes and sources, and their Fairweather brand of bags is really pretty but also well-designed and made in-house. We've been increasing availability of everything Blue Lug this year and it'll continue next year.

Brooks repair

The word's gotten out: we fix Brooks saddles. The leather isn't repairable but when people break hardware or rails, they know to send it to Simon who'll get their butt on comfy leather again.

Frame repairs

We keep it low-key (JD does not keep it that low-key) but we actually repair and modify bike frames, it just makes sense to keep bikes on the road even if we love selling new frames. Our J-D adds brake posts, fixes stays and tubes, adds eyelets, and a surprising amount more. Paint job not included but it's fun to do it yourself and add a touch of contrast to your paint job.

Julian's twin Miyatas

Ask Julian about his bike collection sometime in case you want to see him blush. Somehow he put together these Miyatas, a road bike and a mountain bike from the same year and with the same paint. They're close to original and are good bikes. The matching cap was a gift from a good bike industry buddy.

The Skatepark Tour

On Saint-Jean day Julian organized a tour of some of the city's good skateparks and despite the heat, a bunch of you came with! It seemed fun even though I only caught them at the tail end when they all looked like they needed an ice cream or twelve. There's no link to the story just yet but keep an eye on the website, it'll be up very soon.

A good way to keep abreast of what 2026 will bring is to follow our socials or read our newsletter. See you in the new year!