Can anyone recommend a good tri store in or near Victoria, BC. CAN. I’m new to the island and am looking for a good, reputable shop.
Thanks.
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No single shop I can think of…
Frontrunners for swim and run gear plus lots of clothing.
Fort Street Cycle is very, very good … do most of the work for Canada’s elite triathletes like Simon Whitfield’s and KristenSweetland
Agreed.
Between Fort Street and Frontrunners, you’ll have alll you need. Both shops are staffed by great and very knowledgable people. Rob Reid who owns Frontrunners, in my view, is one of the best sport specialty retail business owners in the business.
The new Trek Store on Esquimalt is supposed to be awesome. Not technically a tri-shop, but a great bike shop and they have a nice coffee bar, big screen TV, etc. During the TdF, that was the place to be. Many stages were standing room only. Fort St. Cycle is also a great shop, much more of the classic “small bike shop,” but they carry all the lines you’d want for bikes & accessories (you’ll just end up ordering most specialty items in, as they don’t have a ton of inventory). Both shops have great mechanics - Troy at Trek and Gabor at Fort St.
For everything not related to biking, Frontrunners is the place to go.