Hampshire Bicycle Exchange

Group Ride - Solstice Sunday

6/21 4:30pm at HBE

55miles 4k ft elevation

This year we will do our annual Solstice ride on the ACTUAL SOLSTICE after we close the shop on Sunday. Longest day of the year is a great opportunity to get a little further out than our standard group rides.
It’s a lot of miles for a Sunday evening, but it will be worth it! Weather looks perfect.

The Plan:
This ride will be self-guided, so make sure to download the gps file so you can navigate yourself. Buddy up if you can. We’ll ride out in a big group, and we’d love to all ride together, but we won’t wait at every turn for the whole group. Whenever the first staff gets back to
the shop, we will open up and have food and hangout.

The Route:
The route is mostly smooth gravel with a few rougher doubletrack sections. It highlights a bunch of the best riding in the area including lost roads and sections along the Quabbin.

What to bring
-Gravel bike with tires bigger than 45mm, 50mm would be ideal.
-Lights - please bring for safety and
-Water food for the whole ride (Wendell Country store is open until
9pm - only possible re-supply)

Group Ride Wednesday 6/3/26

Meet at the shop at 6pm
Lights Mandatory

This week the route will be a re-mix of some of our classic routes.
Mostly smooth gravel and with one mile of rough, rocky double-track.
Recommend a gravel bike with 40+ tires.

See You There!

Group Ride - 5/20

EARLS FLOW TRAIL OPENING!!

Meet at the Hampshire College Multisport parking
6pm

We are so excited to ride the new trail, the likes of which have never
before seen in this area. You’ll need to un-evolve your brain and crawl back into the proverbial primordial soup to access the part of your lizard brain that it takes to have this much fun SHREDDING! And,we’ve heard that the scene at the trail might devolve (in the good
way) into a bit of a party. So that should be fun.

Meet at 6pm sharp to ride all the way up. Once we’re there you can ride as many laps as you feel like and leave at will.

Recommend a true MTB with at least front suspension.

Lights highly recommended!

First Group Ride of the Year

WHEN????: Wednesday 4/22 6pm
Where: HBE
(tip: come early if you need to purchase anything)
LIGHTS MANDATORY - we recommend adequately bright lights
Route: Mt. Lincoln - Bike path, pavement, mellow singletrack climb and descent, doubletrack and town trails back to the shop.
Pace: No-drop. We ride together and regroup when necessary.
After: we’ll have snacks and seltzer. BYOB and anything to share if you want.

Can’t wait to see you then!

Yes yes group rides are back !!!! We are heading out to Mount Lincoln to set the tone. A gravel bike would be great, 42mm or fatter tires are a good idea, there will be some single track. The ride with gps route link is in the bio. Hope to see yall there !!!!

Gas prices going up …. Gunna keep goin up …. Want to cut out the middle man ? That’s your car ! Get a bike that’s basically a car, a cargo bike. We can get you a plethora of options including Surly’s electric Skid Loader and the Pak Yak e-cargo made by Giant, both on sale now. And you know what, it’s time for your kids to start growing up, get those free loaders a cargo bike by Womb to haul them and their back pack to school, with lights and a fender. You got options, feel free to give us a call or come on in if your cargo curious!

Do you love bicycles and are you excited about surrounding yourself with them? If so, please read on!

We’re looking for a bike enthusiast to be a part of our team. At HBE, all our employees are experts in both sales and service. We are seeking someone who is able to engage with customers professionally in addition to showing attention to detail when building and repairing bikes.

We love when applicants are a familiar face at our shop, however if you’re new to the area (or cycling) don’t worry. We also love the new ideas and contributions that people of all backgrounds bring to the shop. We are all continuously learning here, although to apply we do require some basic mechanic experience and retail experience is a plus. In an effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion we strongly encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and people of all identities or backgrounds to apply.

Position Details:

Full or part time, starting now

Weekend availability is a must

Work shifts are Mon-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4

Position is seasonal (until the end of October)

Qualifications:

Experience as a bicycle mechanic using shop tools preferred

Familiarity with a retail Point of Sale is required (we use Lightspeed POS)

Sincere interest in becoming proficient at bicycle sales and service

Positive and supportive team player ethos is required

Experience in bicycle retail is preferred

Experience bike commuting, touring, leading or participating in group rides is preferred

To apply, please drop off or email us a RESUME

Hard to think sometimes of riding in winter … or even fixing your bike, but as the days get longer, we get closer to spring. With that being said you can come in, get ahead of the crowd and get your bike fixed in a few days rather than a week, all for less!!! We have slashed our tune up from $75 to $60 so come on down to save time and money!