Evolution Cycles

Wow wow wow. The guys at this bike shop are amazing! (Also shout out to Deborah, who was super helpful on the phone). I cannot rave enough about how awesome, easy and carefree buying a bike through them was.
So here is a thing — buying a classic retro looking cruiser that’s AFFORDABLE for a super tall dude is apparently REALLY difficult in Toronto. There is a bevy of hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and city bikes for tall dudes but they all started at $ 700 and just went up up up. My budget was $ 500 MAX and I kept reaching dead ends because I’d find bikes in my price range, but not classic cruisers, or I’d find beautiful bikes that cost an arm and a leg. And it just turns out that no company aside from Electra Bikes makes cruisers in tall frames. And apparently, no tall dudes in Toronto want cruisers because no effing shop sells them.
And so here I was, losing hope when I stumbled on the Electra Cruisers website. After a bit of meandering I found a bike in a TALL FRAME. Electra listed Evolution Cycles as a stocker of the exact bike my boyfriend wanted, at a price you couldn’t beat — 339.00 for a BADASS all black cruiser with those dreamy retro frame lines. As it turns out, Evolution is a really small shop but their website has a huge selection that ships from different bike maker warehouses — as was the case with the Electra cruiser I ordered online. Their website also allows you to place an order and pay at the shop once the bikes comes in. The shop has to build all bikes ordered through warehouses for insurance purposes (seems strange but whatevs) and the bike was ready in less than a week.
And then a roadblock! The shop is located in Richmond Hill and I’m basically a Toronto gal, with my boyfriend who would be riding the bike living at Bathurst and College. Evolution doesn’t normally deliver, but if you ask them real nice they might offer a fair price for delivery and they DID! The sweethearts at the shop (well, mostly Michael the owner) provided delivery for our bike and delivered it within a schedule that was comfortable for us.
Once again, AMAZING JOB EVOLUTION CYCLES. The bike is big, black and beautiful and I am 100% envious of my boyfriends gorgeous cruiser.

It doesn’t matter who you speak to at Evolution… they are all super friendly and know their stuff. My son and I are newbies in the bike world, but they’ve never once spoken down to us. It’s a great shop! Their selection is very good and the customer service never disappoints. If you’re in the market for a new bike… check these guys out!