Hometown Bicycles

HOMETOWN BICYCLES’ CHRISTMAS HOURS

OPEN CHRISTMAS EVE: 10AM – 3PM

CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY – JANUARY 2

REOPEN JANUARY 3 (normal winter hours)

Our Whitmore Lake shop is CLOSED DECEMBER 25th and REOPENS MARCH 1st.

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YOU CAN STILL BECOME A HOMETOWN VIP! 

SPECIAL THANKS to these recent Hometown VIPers: (clockwise from top middle) Melissa, Steve & Joni, Vicky, Colin & Cynthia, and Rick & Gail

To answer a popular question, YES, there is still a chance for you to become a Hometown Bicycles VIP – earning a lifetime 20% discount, VIP-only events access, Gift Certificate trade-up, and more – through our limited edition, “I Believe in Hometown Bicycles” Gift Certificate program.

Want more information? CLICK HERE or stop by our Brighton shop and talk to Shaun!

Jennifer is one of those amazing customers who was with us even before Hometown was a twinkle in our eyes. Now we’re proud to call her our Events Coordinator and co-instigator with her daughter of the much-loved Hometown Bicycles Green Gals (an all-women cycling group).

Here’s what Jennifer has to say about why she loves cycling:

“It needs to be noted that I didn’t start “biking” until I was 51.  Sure I rode a bike all through my childhood and with toddlers on the back of my bike and then with the whole family.  However I started “biking” to do my first triathlon.  It opened a whole new fun world. It made me feel like a kid again. I pushed all my other X-mas gifts aside when my husband wheeled in a new road bike and l squealed like a kid.

Now it gives me more time with my children and other young people; it gives me new muscles; it makes me invigorated; it’s a great cross training for running and swimming; it provides a whole host of potential gifts for me; it strengthens my aging knees; it keeps me off medication and gives me vitamin D and fresh air; it improves my balance; and it gives me bragging rights (I’ve now added mountain biking). It keeps me young. Why did I wait so long?????!!!!!“
Want to share your story and inspire others to ride?  Send us an email with your favorite cycling photo and a little bit about why you ride, what inspires you, and what you’ve done that might inspire someone else to change their life, too!

HOW TO RUN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON YOUR BIKE
Community Highlight:  Holiday spirit meets cycling ingenuity

Here’s a seasonally appropriate project to get you AND your bike in the Christmas spirit.

It’s simple and inexpensive. Just promise us that you’ll post a photo of your handiwork on our Facebook page to spread the Christmas cheer!

Check out the “How To” instructions HERE.

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A CHRISTMAS TREE MADE OF BICYCLES
Industry Highlight: Australia’s awesome idea

In honor of the holidays, we’re bringing up an old favorite from the Sydney, Australia archives… a Christmas tree built entirely of bicycles. It’s genius!

Does this inspire some seasonal cycle creativity of your own? If so, please share!

Check out the evolution of this “Tree-cycle” project HERE.

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