Cargo Bike Faceoff
Riding a cargo bike through the city is a form of heightened conciousness and enlightenment. It may take a bit of a contrarian spirit to consider one (not really, they're everywhere now), but what was once a costly challenge through gridlock in a car becomes uninterrupted point-to-point ease in a cargo bike. What was once the endless search for ...
Curbside's statement regarding the Covid-19 virus
APRIL 1, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: LET'S KEEP A HEALTHY DISTANCE
To our Curbside customers,
Today the City of Toronto launched bigger steps to contro...
Now Hiring Experienced Salespeople!
WE'RE HIRING!
Ever wanted to work in a bike shop? It's super fun! We're hiring part-time or full-time sales positions starting right now, so get...
9 GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR THE CYCLIST!
With the temperature dropping and the snowbanks rising, it's time to make our list of handy little items that make winter cycling a bit more fun. B...
Demythologizing Winter Cycling
Do you remember when you first started riding in the city? Chances are good that you were uncertain, perhaps fearful, but your friends were doing...
Brompton Explore - Take the Long Route.
Ridden at the South Pole by a research scientist, around the world and into some of it's most remote corners by Heinz Stucke, as well as numerous t...
Ainsley Reviews Ergon GP1 Grips!
My bike and I go way back - I bought her at a police auction in university for $110 and over the years have done a lot of upgrades to make her my i...
Hybrid Face-off: The 2019 Devinci Milano!
THE DEVINCI MILANO
All-around fun that takes durability seriously
The Milano is our best selling hybrid bike, and we'll tell you why in a secon...
Why Fahrradmanufaktur?
It has been remarked at Curbside that we've become a bit famous for importing bikes that are tough to pronounce. There's Achielle (ash-eel), Babboe...
Why Brompton?
To understand why a Brompton is best is to understand the history of Brompton - which in many ways is the history of the folding bike. And, the sto...
Why Urban Arrow?
Urban Arrow was started by the Smart Urban Mobility Group, a company that has injected some much-needed entrepreneurialism and innovation into the ...
Why Bullitt?
Bullitt was started by Larry (Lars Malmborg) and Harry (Hans Fogh) and the company isn't actually called Bullitt, but rather Larry versus Harry - b...
City Bike Faceoff
Looking for a city bike? They can be hard to find! Luckily, we here at Curbside have been serving the city bike market for 30 years - it's what we ...
Why Devinci?
If you're walking into Curbside you'll see a ton of steel bikes. Why? Steel is strong, lasts forever, and tends to do well when locked to metal pol...
Why Nihola?
In 1998 Niels Holmes Larson (Ni-ho-la, yes, it's true) was at a bike show in Copenhagen. As an engineer in a city that had rapidly grown its cyclin...
Brompton Buying Guide
Are you thinking of buying a Brompton or custom Brompton? We're here to help! As Canada's first (and largest) Brompton dealer we've been getting pe...
Why Gravel Bikes?
There are moments here at Curbside that we feel our industry can be out of touch with most cyclists. At times, it seems there is a trickle-down mod...
Why Babboe?
Babboe started in 2006 with a mission to create high-quality, affordable cargo bikes - something that is still very hard to find in Holland today (...
Don Watterson - August 10, 1946 - August 16, 2017
It is with great mourning that we announce the passing of Don Watterson, founder and owner of Curbside Cycle, who left us peacefully on August 16...
B&W Foldon Hardcase Review
Every time I took a trip to London U.K., I became obsessed with Brompton-spotting. Watching the hustle and bustle of London Brompton commuters o...
Why Frog?
As anyone in Toronto knows, we've seen an explosion of new cyclists while infrastructure breathlessly tries to catch up. However, if we were to ...
WHY RIDE OUT OF THE BOX™ SHIPPING?
We launched Ride Out Of The Box™ because we know how difficult it can be to find a good cargo, city or folding bike at your local bike shop. Curbsi...
Why A City Bike is Right For You!
Ah, Spring! Longer days, warmer days. Suddenly, the winter hibernation is over and the whole city lies before you like an endless place to explo...
Introducing the Simcoe Commuter
Editors note: Due to rapid growth and the difficulty of capitalization, Simcoe was sold to Hawley-Lambert, the second largest bicycle wholesaler ...
The Frog Bikes Trade-Up Program
Frog bikes are designed with an eye to two things. The first is introducing kids to cycling by offering a really great bike. No other kids bike fe...
The Curbside Lock Review
If you've read our Bike Theft 101 post you'll know that the largest majority of bikes are stolen on the street by street-drug users. That means n...
The Curbside Brompton
As the oldest and largest Brompton retailer in Canada we've learned what our customers want and need from their Brompton. This set of needs is repr...
Why Achielle?
Curbside may have started by the side of the curb converting racing bikes into city bikes, it may have spent years as a storefront building legitim...
Ten show-stopping gifts for the bicyclist on your list
For the Fashionista Bicyclist: The Achielle Babette
Made completely by hand in Belgium, the Babette is Achielle's fashion-statement for the practi...
Ten great stocking stuffers for the bicyclist on your list!
1. Bookman USB Lights
Lights are required by law so they make a smart gift. But, lights can make a boooooring present because most lights often f...
Five Things to Know About Riding in Toronto
1. RIDING IN TORONTO IS AWESOME
Every year tens of thousands of new students arrive in Toronto to discover the TTC kinda sucks, driving is even w...
BIKE MONTH with CURBSIDE and MARKHAM HOUSE
BIKE MONTH
JUNE 2016
Thursday June 23, 2016
FREE Tune-Up Workshop & Film
5:00 PM TUNE-UP WORKSHOP MARKHAM HOUSE PATIO
An hour long, hands-...
Brompton Urban Challenge Toronto 2015
From City Hall to Toronto Island and many points in between, 2015's Brompton Urban Challenge #bucto was great barrels of fun. Our 8 teams criss cro...
Brompton Urban Challenge Toronto 2016 with Curbside Cycle
Hello Brompton Riders of Canada. We are very excited to announce the 2nd annual Brompton Urban Challenge in Toronto on August 27th, 2016. This yea...
Bicycle Opera Project at Curbside Cycle
The intrepid cycling opera company will be performing at Curbside Cycle on Sept. 4th at 8PM. Tickets available here. $20 per person. PWYC Stan...
Bike Theft 101 - Know thine enemy!
A good bike store is on the front-line of bicycle defence (probably even more than the cops are), whether that's through the bicycles or locks it...
Brompton Urban Challenge Toronto 2015
Register now
Curbside Cycle is working to bring the FIRST EVER Brompton Urban Challenge to Toronto. This is a folding bike event for everyone.
Br...
Simcoe Toronto Edition
Due to rapid growth and the difficulty of capitalization, Simcoe was sold to Hawley-Lambert, the second largest bicycle wholesaler in North Americ...
A Love Letter to the Chainguard
Dear Bicycle Industry,
We think you probably owe us at least one pair of pants. Or at least, several gallons of laundry soap. In our visions we s...
Got the Gardiner Blues? Unfold a solution!
With the enormous construction projects, or lack thereof, on our roadways, we have come to require more civilized modes of transport. Never mind ...
Simcoe: The North American City Bike
Due to rapid growth and the difficulty of capitalization, Simcoe was sold to Hawley-Lambert, the second largest bicycle wholesaler in North Americ...
Simcoe in Production
Editors note. As many know, Simcoe was started by four Curbside employees. Having travelled most of Europe and North America, and having imported ...
