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  • Rochester bike drive!

    Hey ya’ll, Do you live near Rochester MI? Do you know folks that live near there? If so you should check out this new shop called Apto Cycling. They do one on one bike fittings for folks and offer mechanic services. But you know why I’m really psyched about them? THEY ARE DOING A BIKE Read more

  • Bike of the Now: Pretty & Powerful

    Huffy Savannah Comfort Touring, dark salmon*, 18” step-through frame, 10 speed, Shimano Tourney derailleurs, 26” mountain bike tires, kickstand, pinstriped fenders, exceptionally comfy seat, side pull brakes. $150 At first glance this bike might appear to be one of those faux-retro nostalgia deals that look better than they ride. But look closer: it’s a 10 speed Read more

  • Taking Action in a few easy clicks

    Hey everyone, The internet has made taking political action much easier. Before you had to write a letter by hand and mail it to a representative. Now you can just send an email! There are groups that make it so all you have to do is click a few buttons to send their pre-written letter Read more

  • Holiday Closings in November

    Hello everyone, So we’ve got this holiday coming up where families get together and eat a very large meal of only vegetables and no one watches football for one day. That’s how it goes right? What? I’m the only one that does it that way? Alright, well it is a holiday either way. So here Read more

  • Bon Voyage to Darrin Brouhard

    Today is the day. D Lloyd, D Brou, Darrin, Brou Hard or Brou Home…It is Darrin Brouhard’s last day working at The Hub of Detroit. Darrin managed The Hub of Detroit for the past few years. In his time here he has put his hands on so many bikes. If you have gotten your bike Read more

  • Just to be creative (w/ video!)

    So last week we got silly. This week we are getting creative. You see, we have youth building bicycles in our shop every week. We’ve had youth aged 10-17 build over 100 bikes so far this year, but that isn’t all they are making! Some of our Youth Earn-a-Bike participants didn’t have anything to do Read more

  • Just to be silly

    Sometimes you just need to add a post to the website to be silly. Here is an animated gif of Heather and I at Tour de Troit. I regret not putting on makeup that morning, but we got there before the sun got up. It was early okay? However, can you tell we love Tour Read more

  • Bike of the Now: Equal Size Wheels!

    Bianchi Limited 1983, Eggplant, 58 cm lugged Ishiwata O22 CrMo diamond frame, 12 speed, 700C wheel, SunTour Cyclone Mark-II, Dia Compe 500 side pull brakes, quick release fore & aft, Aero saddle, bottle mount. $400 Here is a great example of Bianchi’s innovative architecture,  which has been catching on with more & more bike manufacturers Read more

  • Bike the Blizzard Cometh

    Hey Ya’ll,So this won’t be the last time you hear about this, but let me get this out there now. Bike the Blizzard is coming. What is Bike the Blizzard? Well, it is a fundraising Bike-a-Thon to benefit Back Alley Bikes that is a whole ton of fun. You see, this will be our second Read more

  • Bike of the Now: Post Apocalyptic Edition

    Ross Europa, blue, single speed, 50 cm, new 26″ tires, coaster brake, banana seat, riser bars. $115 Suppose the  government shutdown goes on indefinitely, metastasizing into a deadlock on the debt ceiling, resulting in a default on payments owed by the United States, triggering a wave of defaults & an new global recession. Markets collapse, Read more

  • Skillshare with Darrin Brouhard

    There is a saying at The Hub of Detroit. That saying is “Bro hard or bro home!” Actually, we don’t say that at all because it would be dumb. It is really just a way to make fun of Darrin Brouhard’s last name (pronounced bro-hard). Darrin has been working at the retail shop for a Read more

  • CALL FOR ARTISTS!!!

    Hey ya’ll, So some of you have heard of us talking about an art auction for a while. This is a fund raiser that used to happen around here years ago and disappeared for a bit. We’ve finally pulled it together to bring this back. We worked it out that our Art Auction will be Read more