The web often seems a tangled mess of fancy graphics and lots of stuff, but very little actual content.

Our goal here is to communicate with our audience. We look to inform you, to entertain you, and to prepare you to come and shop with us – armed with a ton of information and even more questions. Informed customers are our best friends! And, if you are just getting started, don't be intimidated. Do some reading and then come into the store with an open mind and some comfortable shoes for test riding.

This is our community portal to communicate what is happening at Spoke O'Motion and we will do our utmost to keep these pages updated, relevant and interesting for the greater Toronto cycling community.

Compact gearing on BMX bikes is now the defining characteristic of the mid- to high-end complete BMX bikes.

Now is the time to upgrade your older BMX rig and get with the times!

Compact gearing – the most desirable combo is a 25-tooth srocket paired to a 9-tooth driver – is now available as an afforable upgrade package.

$219.99 gets you everything you need to reduce weight, increase ground clearance, and bring your bike up to speed.

• Black spokes with matching black nipples

• 9 tooth driver

• 7000 series alloy sprocket with CNC teeth

• Sealed bearings

• Hollow chromoly axle

• Alloy, double wall, 36-hole rims

For those interested in cutting edge road bike technology, take a quick trip to our forums to read my first impressions of the 2010 Norco CRR SL.

While I have made some modifications to the stock parts mix, the essence of the bike – it's frame -– is shockingly good. After a two hour rip through the Bradford marsh I was, in a word, stunned.

Read all about it here.

With temperatures almost breaching the 10ºC mark, our riding group swelled to 11 riders this past Sunday. We took advantage of the same salt-free route as we used for our initial group ride and I am sure the flat roads also pleased those who were out for their first outdoor ride of the season.

I captured some great helmet cam footage courtesy of the new GoPro HD Hero that I will edit, post to YouTube, and link to from our forums. Stay tuned! And, if you want to join us for our next ride - or plan your own - please take advantage of those same fantastic new Community Forums. The link for this is under the "Community" tab in the navigation menu.

Our first group road rode of the year took place on Sunday afternoon on the clean and relatively salt-free roads surrounding the Bradford marsh.

In balmy 0ºC weather, a group of six climbed abourd their trusty steeds - well, one of us climbed into a Chariot - to test their early season legs in an outdoor environment. It sure beats a trainer!

Are you looking for people to ride with? Want to join us? Connect with great people and keep abreast of group rides through our Community Forums.

A Swim, Bike and Run Race Series Just For KiDS!

The 2010 TRi KiDS season includes 5 great races for children and youth aged 3-15.  Our safe, non-competitive events are created to be fun, encouraging and a memorable experience for participants and their families.

For the first time, the hard working volunteers and enthusiasts from TRi KiDS are coming to Newmarket to give us a taste of the excitement and fulfillment that an active lifestyle can offer.

Spoke O'Motion has stepped up to offer free safety checks and on-site technical support for their event. Read all about it here.

Happy New Year to everyone!

My first website update of 2010 and it is all about good news. Just a few minutes ago, I received an email from the Era Banner to let us know that - for the fifth consecutive year - Spoke O'Motion has been chosen by the citizens of York Region as Era Banner Reader's Choice Bike Shop of the Year.

Thanks go to our customers - without whom this would be a fruitless labour of love. And, of course, a warm thank you to my entire Team. Our staff are our competitive advantage: We are young, vibrant, knowledgeable and driven to ensure our customers receive world class customer service. If you ever experience anything different, please let me know!

Here at Spokes we are always fielding questions from customers about how they might sell their old bike, if we carry used products, or if we know where could find a cheap _________. There are also ongoing requests for group rides and people looking to explore new mountain bike venues and exciting road routes.

In order to facilitate these wide-ranging needs, we have created a community forum featuring sections pertaining to training, a buy/sell section, group rides, training tips and techniques and even mechnical tips. This forum is completely free and the content is user-generated. So please join in the conversation and, who knows, you may even make some cash!

Here's the link: Forums

This forum service is being hosted on a trial basis and can evolve into anything you, the riding public, would like it to be. Feel free to post suggestions and I will implement all feasible requests.