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Welcome to Vancruisers.ca

Your online hub for the Vancouver cruiser bike scene - Cruising Vancouver in cool comfort since 2005!

If you haven't already done so, Join the site today! Once you join you can post your own Events, Pictures, Blogs and more! We welcome all persuasions of the cruising scene be you chopper, beach cruiser, krate bike, rat rod or what have you. The important thing is the attitude!

We have the annual Vancouver cruiser ride calendar in our Events section along with other rides posted by our members.

If you have an old Schwinn, JC Higgins, Elgin, Monark, Hawthorne, CCM or other classic cruiser and are looking for help, parts or repair guides this is the place. We've also got lots of info on local Vancouver bike shops carrying modern cruiser bikes like Nirve, Electra, Felt, Manhattan, Haro, Del Sol, Simple and plenty more.

The Vancruisers.ca technical info section specializes in internal gear hubs like Sturmey Archer, SRAM / Sachs and Shimano Nexus and other common cruiser parts like coaster brakes and one piece cranks.

News and Blogs

Site News

Couple of Improvements by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 10:10 AM: I went to reply to someone's forum posting today and got frustrated... So I fixed the site!
Bike Tech Section Back! by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 10:09 AM: Well I may be sick at home and missing out on riding, but that means the web site has gotten some attention!
Vancruisers on Twitter! by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 10:08 AM: Vancruisers is now fully hooked up to twitter!
New "Albums" Page in our Pics & Videos Section! by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 10:08 AM: I've been learning all kinds of new tricks with Vancruisers 2.0 - we now have a new "Albums" section for complete photo albums! No more picking through one ...
Tweaking and Tuning by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 10:07 AM: Might have noticed the site up and down a bit over the past few days - been getting the last details together, we're pretty much rocking now!

Blog Posts: Some Vancruisers Terminology (Bryn) May 05, 2011; Vancruisers Turns 5 Years Old! (Bryn) May 02, 2011; Sturmey Archer 2-Speed Kickback (Bryn) Apr 12, 2011; Weather Shmether, Canada Bikes Anyhow! (Bryn) Apr 08, 2011; Cars vs. Horses: A lesson in history (Bryn) Mar 02, 2011; Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout (Bryn) Feb 21, 2011; At What Cost? (Bryn) Dec 19, 2010; More...

Comments and Forums

Comments: Chopper (Gary) Jan 23, 2012; Thanks (Bryn) Jan 15, 2012; Revised rates (Kevin in Kits) Jan 15, 2012; The World Cycles (Bryn) Jan 15, 2012; Price/where? (Patrick) Jan 15, 2012; Good Designs (Peter Matin) Jan 04, 2012; Sending In Photos (Bryn) Jan 03, 2012; More...

recent forum posts

Sturmey Archer 3 speed bearing adjustment by heino, Dec 30, 2011 07:02 AM: Hi, I have a 1938 Sturmey Archer 3 speed with hub brake, which I was given by an old gentleman at work. I cleaned and regreased the bearings, making sure ...
broken gear indicator (SA AT3 Elite) by remco48, Aug 13, 2011 08:43 AM: I have a Sturmey Archer AT3 Elite and the gear indicator is broken at the and most of the thread at the end is still inside. Is it possible to repair? ...
Fred Deeley Deelite Road bike by Branvan2, Aug 07, 2011 11:47 AM: I was gifted with a Fred Deeley Guy's road bike and I wanted to know a little more about it. It is completely stock and sadly, a little too big for me. It ...
Re: Fred Deeley Deelite musclebike info by Branvan2, Aug 07, 2011 11:44 AM: I have a Fred Deeley Deelite road bike! It was given to me by a friend and I am not sure what to do with it. It is slightly too big for me! It is grass ...
Re: Looking for 28 x 1 3/4 tires by minorthreat168, Aug 05, 2011 08:45 PM: I have a old raleigh cruiser and the tires are starting to give out. The size on the tire says 28 x 1 3/4 Ive tried looking all over the internet to find ...

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Pics and Videos

Albums: Little 100 2011 (Sparkshamilton) Sep 21, 2011; kendal (kendal ) Jul 05, 2011; 2009 Poco Trails Ride (Bryn) Mar 07, 2011; 2010 Little 100 (Ulrike Rodrigues (Mitey Miss)) Oct 24, 2010; Ulrike's Photos (Ulrike Rodrigues (Mitey Miss)) Oct 22, 2010; 2nd Annual Royal City Cruiser Ride (Bryn) Aug 27, 2010; Neil's Vintage-Only Ride 2010 (Bryn) Jul 05, 2010; More...

Videos: Cycling In Amsterdam (Michael Rosser) Dec 01, 2011; 2009 Lucha Libre Ride (Bryn) Feb 19, 2010; Vancruisin' Thru 2009 (Bryn) Jan 01, 2010; 2009 Royal City Show and Shine (Bryn) Nov 25, 2009; Low Carbon Diet of Fun in the Sun (Michael Rosser) Aug 30, 2009; Lucha Libre Mexicano Wrestler Ride - CAGE MATCH PART II!! (Bryn) Jul 11, 2009; Lucha Libre Mexicano Wrestler Ride - CAGE MATCH! (Bryn) Jul 11, 2009; More...

Links and Classifieds

Links

Cycling In Amsterdam by Ludite, Dec 01, 2011 11:51 PM: I know this is not exactly local cycling, but I want to share a bit of the great time we had in Amsterdam. What a great town! You can make it to almost ...
Jett Grrl Bike Studio by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 09:51 AM: jett grrl bike studio was created as a way to empower women on their bicycles. we offer a series of mechanics classes, aimed at educating women about their ...
The Bike Kitchen by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 09:51 AM: The Bike Kitchen is a project of the UBC Bike Co-op, with the support of the UBC Alma Mater Society and the Trek Program Centre. Any extra revenue raised by ...
Canada Topographical Map Database by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 09:51 AM: Gotta love the government of Canada... They've got this awesome map generator that will spit out topo maps of ANYWHERE in Canada, with whatever other ...
Hot Bike by bhughes, Jul 05, 2011 09:51 AM: Swiss site with bikes for sale and LOTS of pics, forums etc... French site