COMPANY BACKGROUND:

Our bike shop is a family business. We have been established for 30 years under 3 different names. We started in 1980 in the basement of the family home as Richard's Bicycle Repair. We eventually decided to expand and opened our first bicycle shop called the Bikeway in Paris in 1991. In the spring of 1996 we relocated to Brantford under the Cyclepath banner and became The Brantford Cyclepath. Our business has grown steadily over the years to become a major destination for cyclists and families in the Brantford,  Paris, Simcoe, Waterford, Port Dover and Delhi areas. We now carry just about every kind of bike. Cross Country Mountain bikes, Full Suspension bikes, Freeride bikes, BMX, Freestyle and Jumping bikes, Children's bikes, Hybrids, Comfort Bikes, Road racing and Touring bikes, Trail-a-bikes, Trailers, Cruisers and adult tricycles.  We additionally handle bikes for special needs.

MISSION STATEMENT:

Brantford Cyclepath is a retail bicycle shop offering a full line of products and services for all cyclists in the Brantford area. Our staff share a passion and are knowledgeable in all mattters concerning bicycles focusing on the family lifestyle. We constantly strive to offer quality service and expertise to exceed our customers’ expectations and provide an enjoyable purchasing experience. All of our staff are riders with experience in all disciplines, BMX, Road, Mountain and Touring eager to serve your needs.

 

OUR STAFF:
 

Richard Querney
Richard is the 2nd generation of his family to have a passionate interest in bicycles. His father was a track cyclist in London England in the 1930's. Richard has been riding bikes for more than 50 years and in the early years was a avid club cyclist and member of the South Eastern Road Club participating in hill climbing, time trials, and touring. In those days a fixie bike was the norm. He has toured extensively in Europe, Germany, Spain and Ireland to name a few locations as well as most of the UK. He came to Canada in 1969 and was a founding member of the Ontario Cycling Association in 1973 and a board member in 1975/76. Richard has been a major contributor to recreational cycling in Ontario and a founding member of Great Canadian Bicycle Tours.  In the ensuing years, cycle touring has been his main interest covering many parts of North America, most recently in the Black Hills of South Dakota and British Colombia.

Stuart Querney
Stuart is the 3rd generation with a passion for cycling. He started touring at 6 years old with the family and hasn't stopped. Stuart has cycled throughout Ontario and most of the Northeastern USA. As a teenager in the 1980's, he started mountain biking to "Get off the road on hot summer days" and has been hooked ever since. In 1994 Stuart started mountain bike racing and has entered almost every kind of cross-country mountain bike event, including more than a dozen 24 hour races, one of them being solo. Stuart ran the Brantford Cyclepath Bicycle Club from 1996 to 2005 and spearheaded The 8 Hours Multiple Sclerosis MTB Team Relay in Paris from 2000 to 2004, raising nearly $37,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
 Stuart started spinning wrenches in the family bike repair shop in the basement at the age of 9. By the age of 14 he was building wheels and was working to improve all of his mechanical skills. Making all things two wheeled work better has been a lifelong pursuit. When Stuart's father opened  The Bikeway in Paris in 1991, he worked there part-time until 1993 when he became the full time mechanic. In 1996, as The Bikeway evolved and moved to Brantford as The Brantford Cyclepath, Stuart took on the helm of the service department, and over the last few years has taken on the regular day-to-day management of the company. More recently, Stuart has completed the Specialized BG FIT course and is working towards his FIT certification.

Julian Cole
Julian has been riding bicycles since the age of seven. He has an enthusiasm for any and all forms of cycling and has recently made a return to full time bicycle commuting.  Julian became involved with BMX riding during the late 1970's and became fully committed to the sport during the BMX explosion of the 1980's, where he found himself working full time in a BMX shop in Edmonton Alberta. He has ridden freestyle and skate park BMX from the early days of the sport and has an extensive knowledge of the history of BMX.  Julian then became an early adopter of mountain biking as the fledgling sport was just beginning.  He was one of a small handful of local Edmonton riders to first own one of these tough looking bikes and fondly remembers the weekly trials and off-road group sessions of those formative years. He has ridden mountain bikes, both geared and single speed, ever since. He has owned and ridden nearly every form of bike including road, touring, duathlon, cyclo-cross, BMX, trials, mountain bikes and tandems. If you can pedal it, he is into it. He has recently added a recumbent to his large stable of bikes.
 Julian has been a member of The Brantford Cyclepath team since 2003.

Jodi Alford
Joining us as a mechanic in 2011, Jodi has been seriously riding bikes since he was eight years old. He considers himself a cycling all-rounder, "If it has pedals and 2 wheels, I'll take it for a spin". Jodi spent five years riding in the British Columbia North Shore (Sunshine Coast), fequenting such fantastic riding areas as Black Tower, Cunning Stunts and Mock Chicken. When not working, Jodi can be found on a bike at just about any time of day or night. We're pretty sure he counts bikes rather than sheep at night.

WHY BUY AT THE BRANTFORD CYCLEPATH?

 

- SAFETY. We carry a broad selection of helmets. We also fit them for you!

- COMFORT. Looking to make your ride more enjoyable? We carry many articles of saddles, clothing, gloves, shoes, and helmets specifically designed to keep you riding comfortably regardless of the season or weather.

- EXTRAS. The fun doesn’t end with the choice of bicycle. We carry many different accessories that will add to your cycling enjoyment and safety. We also carry many aftermarket parts so that you can customize and upgrade your bike to truly make it “yours”. You’ll want to protect your bike with a good lock. We carry those too.

- SATISFACTION. All of our bikes come with free minor adjustments in the first year to keep them running trouble free. We also add a couple of free tuneups.

- DISCOUNTS. We offer an excellent rewards discount program with every bike that we sell. This six year discount plan is second to none.

- SERVICE. Our professional, experienced bicycle service technicians assemble and tune every bicycle to ensure the quality of the ride and satisfaction of our customers.

- SELECTION. We carry many different kinds of bikes to ensure that you choose the right machine for the type of riding that you are looking to do. We’ll make sure that the bike is the correct size and everything is adjusted to where it needs to be to ensure that your cycling experience is safe and comfortable.

- BRANDS. We stock time proven bicycle brands, each of which has longevity as well as its own interesting history. All of our bikes are covered by exceptional manufacturers’ warranties.

- PASSION. Between all our staff, we own and ride bikes from just about every discipline of cycling. Our collective personal bicycle collection spans a time line from the earliest track bike circa 1959 to the latest full carbon machine from 2009, totaling more than two dozen bikes.

- EXPERIENCE. Our staff have many years of collective professional experience in the bicycle industry. Over 85 years worth!

- WE KNOW BIKES. We all live, breathe, ride and love bicycles.

 

WE KNOW BIKES

 

Last Updated September 13th 2011