Pedalhead's still young for a bike shop, but we've come a long way since opening our first 600 Square foot shop in February of 1996. We have stores in both Edmonton and Calgary, a dedicated road cycling store PEDALHEAD ROAD WORKS at 10108-124st in Edmonton, and over a dozen staff members. We've also grown to carry nordic skis in Edmonton and alpine skis and boards in Calgary through our partnership with Tecno Sport.
Our philosophy, though, hasn't changed: Offer customers only the products that we personally would use; focus on high-quality cycling equipment and above all, promote fun on bikes. What other shop offers weekly group rides organized and guided by their staff...FOR FREE? We do because we ride and we want you to have fun and ride. Pedalhead is constantly pushing the envelope of getting you out on your bike to have a good time.
Anyone can talk the talk, but it's a different story when it comes to walking the walk. Our love of cycling has motivated us to host and organise the 2001 Canadian National Cyclocross Championships, host the 2002 MTB Canada Cup Calgary, host/organise/chair the 2005 World Master Games Road Race, host/organise the 2006 Alberta Criterium Championships, host/organise the 2007 Pedalhead Alberta Cup MTB race #2(trial event for the Western Canada Summer Games), sponsor/volunteer at the Cerebral Palsy Assc "Great Stationary Bike Race" 2002 thru 2007, organise over 40 different teams to compete at the 24 Hours of Adrenalin in Canmore, organise over 150 Wednesday Night Group Rides, and hold positions like President, Race Committee Chair, Member at Large within the Alberta Bicycle Association. Whew!
In both Edmonton and Calgary, we have grown to offer a casual organized race-club, "learn to ride off-road" clinics, weekly group rides, bus-trip style mountain bike trips, and sanctioned races organized and run by the crew at Pedalhead. And not only will Pedalhead be there, we want to help you participate as well.
Pedalhead's product lines follow this commitment to having fun off-road. With lines like Giant, Norco, Gary Fisher, Scott, Race Face, Oakley, Dakine, Fox, Sidi and other top-notch gear, it's easy to see that we're serious about our customers being satisfied with their mountain biking experience.
With all Pedalhead's efforts to promote cycling and stellar products, we still maintain the "2% bikes, 98% funky stuff" attitude we started with. What we're saying is that the Pedalhead crew is a laid-back, enthusiastic bunch. When we race or ride, it's not necessary to win, but rather escape the little boxes we work in and enjoy the amazing outdoors that our country has to offer.
Nordic skiing is somewhat new to Pedalhead, but has been in our blood for quite some time. In 2004 Pedalhead began selling XC ski gear in Edmonton and has expanded its' offerings each year since. Staff and members of our Club have been skiing for fitness and fun for years, so it was a natural fit for us to offer nordic equipment to our customers. We now organise skate and classic lessons through the store and plan on introducing ski racing to our schedule of events. |
