ABICI Italian bikes ON SALE
If you love the beautiful marriage of form and function, it’s time to meet ABICI. This Italian brand combines their minimalist aesthetic, refined colour palette and elegant lines to make a bicycle worthy of its country. These photos are just a sample of what you can expect to see. Our selection is limited, and when [...]
FALL COLOURS: Penfield, BILLYKIRK, Obey & More!
We can’t pretend any longer. Fall is here and with it we can finally embrace what is wonderful about the season: Fall colours, fresh breeze, and wearing layers you can take on and off as you ride through the brightening streets. At Curbside we are kicking fall off with new brands, and new items from [...]
Sale Bikes at ING’s New Cafe!
Despite the onslaught of rain, it is spring and for the seasonal rider, it is time to chip that rust bucket off the deck/porch/garage/tree only to learn that it is beyond repair and the hole it has left in your heart will be best repaired with a new bicycle. But which one? And how much [...]
Nice Rack! The Supreme Guide to Buying a Rear Carrier.
Your spring tune up is done, now you need something to carry your stuff; You bought a new bike, now it needs some add-ons; The bike your old roommate left behind needs some love to be roadworthy; You are planning a bike tour and need to prep your bike… Chances are you all could use [...]
Welcome: ORONTAS BikeCare
Spring has certainly been sprung on us this year, and while the weather may be chilly today, the unexpected balminess of the last few weeks has resulted in craziness here at Curbside! Thanks to everyone for their friendliness while our still skeletal winter staff multi-tasks their little hearts out. The summer crew is slowly joining [...]
Just Unpacked: Rouleur Photo Annuals!
We have lauded the wonder of Rouleur before; astounding photography matched by excellent journalism makes this magazine a print piece that stands the test of time – back issues are as valued as the newest issue. What to do then, when back issues are sold out, and you have just told 12 of your closest [...]
New Magazines: Rouleur & Privateer
Beautiful photography, excellent writing, breathtaking graphic design. No, no, not the Toronto Star, it’s Rouleur Magazine, now at Curbside. Rouleur is the type of magazine where back issues are as in demand as the current edition. Their self-proclaimed status as “the world’s finest cycle racing reportage” is in fact well earned. We have issues 18 [...]
Penfield Outerwear
Today I dragged Curbside staff away from their respective tasks to model our most recent acquisition: Penfield Outerwear. In the style of classic Canadiana, Penfield’s Fall and Winter line uses beautiful materials like wool, down, wax cloth and shearling to create warm, usable and clean designs. I managed to pull Alex away from his repair [...]
YAKKAY IS HERE!
To all who were awaiting the fabulous YAKKAY helmets, come to Curbside to pick yours out… before it’s too late! Yakkay
Hello Guv’ner
Introducing the Pashley Guv’nor, a sport bike that recalls the 1930′s vintage Pashley Guvnor. The story goes like this: about two weeks before Interbike (the big bike trade show in Vegas), Adrian, the owner of Pashley, decided he wanted a new rig for his short ride back and forth to work in Stratford-upon-Avon. He perused [...]
Aflægger CykelMageren!
Presenting CykelMageren. Handbuilt by Rasmus Gjesing in Copenhagen, the CykelMageren has been reviewed by Wallpaper*, Monocle, and various other high design magazines to massive critical acclaim. The CykelMageren is perfect. It’s seamless, it’s pure, it’s absolutely simple. The paint is also really, really nice. We only have five, and the first was sold to Bob [...]
hej biomega! …tak biomega! (they’re here).
Wallpaper* called it the best bike ever made, MoMA has one on permanent exhibit, even Gary Fisher – the inventor of the mountain bike – owns one claiming ‘it betters the breed’. We agree. After a wait that pushed our patience and our anticipation, Denmark’s finest bicycle has arrived once again into North America (Manager [...]
Nihola in Now Magazine
In our gut, we knew the Nihola was the ultimate city machine, and we’re glad that the press agree too. This week Now Magazine gave props to the smartest trike ever to emerge from Copenhagen. If you live downtown and use your bike for work, errands, formal events, and picking up the kids – this [...]
Nihola launch at the Green Living Show
The Green Living Show is a great place to discover great products with sustainable design. The bicycle, of course, fits right into this – especially if it is a bicycle designed specifically for city commuting. This year Curbside will be showing off an array of dedicated city bikes imported from Europe where they know a [...]
The 2008 Dutch bikes have arrived!
They were built in Northern Holland, travelled by truck to Rotterdam, sailed the mighty Atlantic, and they were unloaded today into the Fourth Floor Distribution warehouse. These are a hardy new lot of Dutch immigrants, ready to tackle the challenges of Canadian weather, traffic, and, while they are at, enjoy the broad expanses of the [...]
The Pashleys (and Moultons) are here!
We sold our last Pashley in August, and since then they’ve been tough to come by. Well, we just unloaded 100 Pashley bikes, including some extra special bikes, like the Phantom – a bike produced to mark the 80th birthday of Pashley (we got #17 of 80) – the Sonnet series (the popular Princess model [...]
The Bromptons have unfolded!
Last year we sold nearly 100 Bromptons, no small feat for such a small store. And then we ran out. In early July! Since then, we have gotten about three to five calls a week asking when the next Brompton shipment is coming in. Six months later they’re back. Today we unloaded our first shipment [...]
CykelMageren at Curbside
Several months ago, our fellow Canadian Tyler Brule featured a city bike issue of his popular Monocle magazine. We were already in love with a current events magazine that featured beautiful bicycles – I mean really, how often does that happen? – but when we opened it up we weren’t expecting to see CykelMageren bikes. [...]
The classic Batavus Omafiets, now in Canada
The Dutch affectionately call their bikes Omafietsen, or Oma Bikes, or ‘Grandma Bikes’ – everyone rides one – male or female, grandmas and young hipsters. Many articles (and books) have been written about gender and bicycles, and what remains interesting is how gendered the Canadian bicycle is versus the European bicycle. In Canada, a male [...]
Batavus Dutch Bikes
Have you noticed a lot of Dutch bikes on the streets lately? Well, after selling nearly 200 Batavus bikes this year we have reason to pat ourselves on the back – although honestly, we’re a little shocked. But look, we really want to get you on the one bike that can protect your clothing, keep [...]
Art Shutters!
If anyone of you have walked by Curbside late at night you probably wondered what an East Bronx pawnshop was doing in the Annex. Yeah, well we hated those rolldown shutters too, and while they prevented theft, they looked absolutely awful. Enter Stephen Appleby-Barr of the Toronto art collective Team Macho. He’s been a customer [...]
Next shipment of Batavus Dutch bicycles arriving May 30th!
The next container of Batavus Dutch bikes will arrive this week! Many of you are waiting for the three speed Old Dutch and the Favoriet since they were sold out from the last container. Come in quick, these bikes are proving to be quite popular! Check out Batavus Dutch bikes on our main site.
Birdy Bikes in Toronto Canada
For those who love Brompton folding bikes but want something they can use for longer trips, the Birdy is your bird. Unlike the Brompton – which is meant for urban trips which are generally shorter distances – the Birdy is rigged up for longer trips with its larger, more efficient wheels, its adjustable position, and [...]
Brompton Bikes in Toronto Canada
Most customers overlook several key features when buying a folding bike. A folding bike must – absolutely must! – do three things well. It must ride well, fold well, and fold to a lightweight, compact, and transportable cube. No bike except Brompton does all three of these things well. And, if you were as clever [...]