Cycling

Local shops

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), Montréal:

• Monkland Cycle: 5805, Monkland (closed)
• Recycle Cycle: 5501 ouest, de Maisonneuve (corner Girouard); 514-466-5112

Local groups (Montréal)

• The Flat Bike Collective at McGill
• right to move / la voie libre: a not-for-profit that has a DIY repair shop for members; gives workshops; and accepts, repairs and donates bicycles. Has a list of community bicycle workshops in Montréal.
• Cyclo Nord-Sud: a not-for-profit that ‘collects used bicyles … in order to ship them to poor communities in Southern countries’. (Requires a $30 donation when a bicycle is donated.)

Resources

• Vélo Québec
• OpenCycleMap
• Le guide des pistes cyclables du Québec by Stéphane Lapointe
• Cycle Fun Montreal blog
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute - good advice on helmet buying, fitting, replacing, folding helmets, etc. (They doubt the necessity of replacing helmets every 3–5 years. Helmet manufacturers generally make such a recommendation, partly on the basis of aging of the foam, but in fact the foam changes little over time. Certainly a helmet should be replaced if there are any signs of wear or damage, or if it has been in an impact.)
• Sheldon Brown wrote many articles about bicycles. Some of the articles have been updated by John Allen. The following are articles that I came across in need:
  • Tire Sizing Systems (see also Bikepro’s Overview of Tubes)
  • Cottered Cranks