ABOUT GORD'S: Gord's Ski and Bike is a Winnipeg based shop that started from very humble beginnings: in 1961 with a $1000 loan from a gentleman named Shluderman who just happened to co-invent the removable metal ski edge a long time ago in Europe. From the coat check in the basement of the now defunct of the Winnipeg Ski Club on Togo and Osborne Gord's Ski Centre emerged as one of the premier ski shops in western Canada... From there Gord's grew into it's second location at Number 7 Donald Street... Today Gord's is the largest independent ski and bike retailer in Central Canada with two locations totaling over 13,000 square feet of the very best clothing, ski and bike product anywhere. Winner of the Prestigious Snow Industries Association's "Canadian Retailer of the Year" and most recently voted "Best Bike Shop in Winnipeg" by the readers of Uptown Magazine, Gord's Ski and Bike is constantly striving to be the best place for Manitobans to fulfill their Outerwear, Ski and Bike Gear fix.
Bolstered by the very best staff anywhere and an insatiable desire to become the best we can be, Gord's is committed to outstanding customer service and above and beyond product knowledge. What truly sets us apart is our common degree of caring and our need to get out there and participate in the activities that we represent. From our much loved Bike Club to our involvement in grass-roots programs and events like the International Mountain Bicycling Association, it's in our mission statement to get out there and play with our customers. To not only sell stuff but also to get to know WHO our customers are in order to better take care of their needs. Like Gord once said to JF one winter day many, many years ago: "Never sell them the wrong stuff... let someone else do that".
Read more about how we do what we do and why we do on here or drop by Gord's L1 on Donald and Gertrude and L2 on Kenaston at Scurfield.
GORD'S IS HIRING! As some of you may have heard we're
growing! As a result we're looking for a few good men
and women. If you have a desire to be part of our great
group of staff who love to share with our customers their
passion for biking, skiing, boarding or simply having
fun outside... If you think
you have what it takes and you're up for the challenge
of learning everything there is to know about what we
do and how we do it, we'd like to meet you! Please email
us at careers@Gords.com and let's set up an interview
Leanne and Reecko at Eagle Head Lake : Photo JF Ravenelle .
NO TAX ON BIKES
SALE EXTENDED! Now is the time to step up and get that bike you've been ogling. This week only, drop by either of our locations and get yourself a nice bike and PAY NO TAX! (applies to regular-priced '07 and '08 bikes above $500) We have a bunch of new arrivals from Scott and Jamis as well as a bunch of sweet rides from Rocky Mountain, Norco, Commencal, Ridley, Colnago and Salsa! Don't put it off, this sale is not going to last. Sale on now!
BUY A TIRE GET THE SECOND AT 1/2 OFF It's no secret, Gord's has the largest selection of mountain bike tires in Manitoba. Drop on by and give yourself an upgrade. From the insanely popular Schwalbe tires to the very nice Intense line of rubber and everything in between, we're going to make whatever you ride smoother, faster, grippier or just plain better looking with a sweet set of tires. Just buy the first one and we'll sell you the second for half off!
ALL CASUAL CLOTHING UP TO 50% OFF From now until the end of the season (or until stock runs out), drop by our Kenaston store and stock up on the good stuff from Patagonia, The North Face, Horny Toad and more... Most of the new stuff is at 30% and there are some sweet deals to be had up to 50% off.
THE LATEST PROJECT As some of you may know, every member of Gord's Bike Club is also a member of IMBA and therefore involved in some way with the relentless pursuit of creating more trails for our fellow mountain bikers. Some of us are more involved than others (and that's ok) and this weekend, at the site of our new project, Eagle Head Lake Trail head we put a serious dent forward in what promises to be some of the best technical riding anywhere.
Check out our Epic Ride/Trailbuilding recap video from Sunday, July 13 2008 at Eagle Head Lake.
These days it seems like the "me me me" movement is gaining some steam... This weekend, on Sunday, I had the pleasure of spending the day with the anti-"me me me" group comprised of Leah, JT, Steve, Jeff N, Gavin, Eric, Cat, Scott W, Helmut, Brian W, Scott W, the lovely & talented Tony and our very own bushman Justin (aka Justin Timberlake).
Some of these folks were out for the first Epic of their MTB careers, some of these folks had no idea what was in store for them and yet once there, everyone gave
100% and worked hard and helped clear out a few kilometers of thick bush in order for us to press forward with our goal of reaching "slick Rock" from the Eagle Head Lake Trail head. Not a whimper was heard, not a negative comment uttered as this fantastic trail progressed on Sunday...
THANK YOU! We try hard to communicate to you on here about how hard we try and how much we care. What we go through to select the stuff we offer you and what we go through to better ourselves in order to be the best we can be. Nothing makes us more happy than when one of you takes the time to write us a note telling us how good a job we do (we're like that... we like to know you notice). Recently a customer took the time to do just that and he said it was OK if we shared it with y'all. So here you go:
"I just wanted to thank you for the excellent service I received last month when I purchased my bike at your Donald location.
Your salesperson, Jenn, was of great assistance and knowledge and really added me in a purchase I will not come to regret, it’s a perfect fit for the kind of cycling I do!
I would also like to note I have been to that store 3 times since the purchase to buy additional gear and have always been guided in the right direction and have found great use in your salespeople’s knowledge, I believe the person who helped me out on these last visits name is Marc. ...
So again thank you for seeing the value in properly trained staff and I congratulate you on your excellent service!"
Kirsten K.
MTS Allstream Inc
Thanks for the nice email Kirsten! (please note that we left out part of her email where she mentioned something about her boyfriend buying a bike at a competitors). For more unsolicited testimonials sent in from customers over the years, check out our testimonials page:
GORD'S ON YOUTUBE Yeah, we have videos of us goofing around, doing whatever it is that we do. On snow and on bikes. Most every ride we host there's someone there with a point-and-shoot camera... Dean2 started the whole mess with his Scorcese-like flair for film making in 2004... and soon it became just another thing we did for fun. Like we needed another 'project'. As of today we're well over the 100 movie-mark and for some odd reason that number just keeps on growing. Click on the following link to see our complete library of rank amateur pseudo-movies of us doing what we love.
PERSONAL GEAR CONSULTANT Gord's "Personal Gear Consult" is something we thought up after our first of many busy weekends here at Gord's. We were wondering how to give those who take buying something like a bike seriously ... What to do for those of you requiring a bit more attention.
Sure we do all we can (and then some) for those of you just walking into any of our stores... But sometimes it's frustrating for us, we get so busy, somewhat a victim of our success... and like it or not we sometimes miss details. So here we were, wondering how we could do things better, how we could give you 150% of the Gord's experience. So we thought of this.
A free service where (after making an appointment) you and your very own dedicated (non-commissioned) Gord's Specialist explore and test-drive products to find out which ones are best for you. We know the store can be busy, so when you’re ready to make the jump, that's where "Personal Shopping" through our "Personal Gear Consult" comes in.
It's an amazing way for us to give you our undivided, uninterrupted attention during the time-consuming process that buying skis, boards, boots or bikes can be. Especially if you want to do it right. We're very excited about this new program as it will allow us to do what we do best BETTER.
OUR LOWEST PRICE POLICY We don't believe in charging more than the next guy for anything we sell (duh!). So we though up of this brilliant idea: It's simple. To make your shopping experience hassle and worry free, we've kicked off the season with our most aggressive pricing policy yet: If you find any same product we sell for less anywhere else (in the city), please just let us know, we'll not only happily match it, we'll also beat it by 5%.
OUR TECH SHOP IS HERE FOR YOU No
matter how good the gear, it's not worth the titanium, carbon fiber or the rubber
it's built with if it's not running properly.
That's where Gord's tech shop comes in. Our goal is to be here for you to meet your service needs. With basic guarantees to you like the fact that WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TECHNICIANS ON DUTY. It's all part of our promise to you that we'll take care of you and your equipment so you can
get out there and enjoy life on your gear.
Regardless of what it is you chose to ride. We service all brands and all makes. No matter what time of day, if we're open, there's at least two techs on staff, on site, in the tech shop and ready to help with free advice and helpful information. It's in our mission statement, it's on our freaking logo, it's in our DNA: SERVICE. Read more about our bike service department (including a detailed service menu of services we provide - complete with rates) by visiting our Bike Service Page here:
MORE STUFF TO READ
JOIN THE CLUB We are a gregarious and diverse group of riders (over 300 members), we ride together, laugh together, challenge each other and support each other. It's all about the love of riding (from Wednesday Night Rides to more advanced Epic Rides)... [more]
SNOWBOARD BOOTFITTING We start with a volume assessment of your foot, we'll show you footbeds, we'll explain socks and why some are great and some are less that great. THEN we'll show you boots. And then, if you take our recommendation we'll guarantee the bootfit for 3 years! [more]
YOU SPECIFIC We say it over and over... (It's almost annoying) "It's not just Women specific... it's YOU specific." Skiing, more than any other sport we know of, is the most advanced and accommodating as far as gear specifically designed for women... [more]
FUN ON WHEELS On one hand we're getting all excited about our upcoming ski and snowboard trips... But on the other hand were getting all horny about riding our bikes. With sexy new brands like Salsa, Intense, Scott, Commencal and returning stars Jamis, Rocky Mountain... [more]
. THE TOUR IS ON! The Tour de France started in 1903 and is the world's largest cycle race. It is a 23-day, 21-stage bicycle road race usually run over more than 3,500 kilometers. The route traces a circuit around most areas of France, and often passes into neighboring countries. The race is broken into stages from one town to another, each of which is an individual race. The time taken to complete each stage is added to a cumulative total for each rider, to decide the outright winner at the end of the Tour.
Check out video updates of the Tour De France day by day by clicking HERE.
UPTOWN MAGAZINE READERS VOTE GORD'S BEST BIKE SHOP! Over the past 40+ years that we've been working hard to earn your trust and business we've won many awards and kudos... From our SIA (Snow industries Association) award for Canadian Retailer of the Year to our most recent accolades as Uptown Magazine's Best Bike Shop in Winnipeg, we never stop working to be the best we can be. Never taking your business for granted.
RUN TO RIDE Are you one of the thousands who are suffering from the run? Thinking about taking a break now an again and mixing up your training schedule with a bit of bike? Here's a nice little article we stole from the web that we thought covered the subject of transitioning from running to riding well...
CRACKBOOK Are you kidding? Of course we're on Facebook! We're on there with a Gord's Page and a Gord's Bike Club Page. Come on by, visit for a bit, join the groups, check out the hundreds of pics and videos, leave a message, "friend us" you know the drill...
TRAIL MAINTENANCE As many of you know (or don't) we at Gord's spend
a few thousand dollars a year cleaning-up, building and maintaining bike trails throughout the city and beyond. This past month Gord's Bike Club spent a little bit of time putting a bit back into our bike community by doing two simple things to make it more fun to ride around Winnipeg...
MORE BIKES
ARRIVING DAILY! It's a busy time here at Gord's... With the record start to the season we admittedly got behind the eight-ball and ran out of certain bikes and sizes.
But have no fear! We're restocking weekly and adding new bikes, new models and more selection to our inventory every few weeks. If we don't have what you want today, chances are it's on the way!
GORD'S BIKE CLUB UPDATES Every year I promise to do this and every year I unfortunately fail
at keeping you folks abreast of what's happening with Gord's Bike Club through the website. Sure, we do the regular email update to the membership but for some reason the UPDATE PAGE always lags behind. This may very well be the year, the year we supply you with an up-to-date on-line page where we keep you informed of Rides, events and promotions and all sorts of news from the big bad world of Gord's Bike Club. Thank goodness for hope.
WE LOVE MOUNTAIN BIKES! Less kind folks who visit our fair province often scoff "Mountain bikes in Winnipeg? But... you have no MOUNTAINS!" To that we regularly reply "OF COURSE MOUNTAIN BIKES! HAVE YOU SEEN OUR ROADS?"
(no but really, all kidding aside, have you seen our roads?).
Mountain bikes are super versatile and allow so much terrain diversity that they're a hard entity to ignore if you're shopping for an all-around bike. For more about our Mountain Bike selection, check out our new MTB product page HERE:
WHY DO WE SELL WHAT WE SELL? It's an honest question that should be asked and that will be answered: Why do we sell this brand and not THAT brand, why did we select this Jamis Bike over that Jamis bike, why do we sell Burton? Why did we replace Rossignol with Dynastar? Why did you pick-up Scott bikes? All these questions... Curious?
We have some answers to your questions starting with our 2008 bike brands right here:
NEW AT GORD'S FOR SUMMER '08 We finally have a plan to get
your kid riding a decent bike!
Too many kids are forced to ride crappy bikes just because they have the misfortune of growing. Don't punish your progeny or make them adopt drastic growth-stunting measures in order to save a few bucks, your kids deserve a good bike!
TIME FOR A NEW
KIDS BIKE?
Often an afterthought for some bike shops, kids bikes (and kids in general) are a very big deal to us. We're no dummies, we know who our future customers are and since we plan on being around for a long, long time, it makes perfect sense for us to make sure we take care of our younger customers the right way. Visit our kids bike page where we'll explain to you what to look for in a kids bike in order to get the best bang for the buck...
WHAT DO
YOU GET
Nothing sucks more than buying a bike and being left all alone, trying to figure out what to do next from a maintenance point of view.
When you buy a new bike From Gord's Ski and Bike, here's what you get don't just get a bike, you also get nothing less than 44 years of experience and an entire team devoted to making sure your bike rides just right. Relax, enjoy the process and smile: Gord's New Bike service plan has you covered, wheel to wheel.
THE EVER-YOUNG JAMIS XLT There has never been a bike in our history that has ever defined us more than the Jamis XLT. Simply put this is the best bike anyone could possibly buy under $1600. We've sold many Jamis XLT's over the years, from the most excellent XLT 2.0 of 2003 that won Bike Of The Year honors two years in a row to the wicked bling Jamis XLT 3.0 (Like the one JF is riding on the pic above) to this years' CANADA-ONLY XLT, the final year of production for the venerable, amazing XLT. These bikes have turned average bike riders into true aficionados for many years and have left their indelible mark on all who have had the pleasure of owning one.
What makes these superlative full-suspension bikes so special is the fact that XLT's simply evolved
over the years from humble beginnings as a cross-country trail bike to an extended-travel XC bike (XLT stands for Extra Long Travel)... and simply got better year after year. They handle predictably, they allow a massive margin of error, they are surprisingly sprite and nimble while remaining confidence inspiring. No fuss, no muss, they do their job and they ride like few other bikes ride. Enough that when Jamis announced it was discontinuing the XLT after 2007 Canadian Jamis dealers got together and demanded "ONE MORE YEAR" and Jamis complied. (By the way, folks this NEVER happens in the bike business... NEVER). And so we get a year's reprieve. Get one now while you still can. This bike will make you love off road riding in a way few bikes ever could. Do it, do it now because they only made so many of them for us Canucks.
. THE RIDE
We've said it before: It's all about the ride. The ride to Seven Eleven, the ride to your buddies house, the ride we call Ingolf, the ride at Panorama, Fernie, The Seine River, the ride through the monkey trails at Assiniboine Park, the ride with your 30 favorite buddies or the ride with your daughter.
Yes the bike is important. But more important than the bike is the smile on your face. So get off your butt, dust off your bike, throw on your helmet and come riding with us next season! For more information on how we can help get you out, click on the following link:
NO TAX ON BIKES 
Gord's "Personal Gear Consult" is something we thought up after our first of many busy weekends here at Gord's. We were wondering how to give those who take buying something like a bike seriously ... What to do for those of you requiring a bit more attention.
Sure we do all we can (and then some) for those of you just walking into any of our stores... But sometimes it's frustrating for us, we get so busy, somewhat a victim of our success... and like it or not we sometimes miss details. So here we were, wondering how we could do things better, how we could give you 150% of the Gord's experience. So we thought of this.
A free service where (after making an appointment) you and your very own dedicated (non-commissioned) Gord's Specialist explore and test-drive products to find out which ones are best for you. We know the store can be busy, so when you’re ready to make the jump, that's where "Personal Shopping" through our "Personal Gear Consult" comes in.
That's where Gord's tech shop comes in. Our goal is to be here for you to meet your service needs. With basic guarantees to you like the fact that WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TECHNICIANS ON DUTY. 
It's all part of our promise to you that we'll take care of you and your equipment so you can
get out there and enjoy life on your gear. 
Are you kidding? Of course we're on Facebook! We're on there with a 
As many of you know (or don't) we at Gord's spend
What makes these superlative full-suspension bikes so special is the fact that XLT's simply evolved
over the years from humble beginnings as a cross-country trail bike to an extended-travel XC bike (XLT stands for Extra Long Travel)... and simply got better year after year. They handle predictably, they allow a massive margin of error, they are surprisingly sprite and nimble while remaining confidence inspiring. No fuss, no muss, they do their job and they ride like few other bikes ride. Enough that when Jamis announced it was discontinuing the XLT after 2007 Canadian Jamis dealers got together and demanded "ONE MORE YEAR" and Jamis complied. (By the way, folks this NEVER happens in the bike business... NEVER). And so we get a year's reprieve. Get one now while you still can. This bike will make you love off road riding in a way few bikes ever could. Do it, do it now because they only made so many of them for us Canucks. 
Eleven, the ride to your buddies house, the ride we call Ingolf, the ride at Panorama, Fernie, The Seine River, the ride through the monkey trails at Assiniboine Park, the ride with your 30 favorite buddies or the ride with your daughter.