Reckless Shipyards E-Bikes Store

Reckless Shipyards is a great place to find e-bikes and bicycle accessories in North Vancouver. The bike store also offers bicycle rentals and repair services.

Reckless Shipyards is in a terrific location, right in the heart of North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. It’s at the northwest corner of Shipyard Commons, just across the lane from the Pinnacle Hotel by the entrance to Wallace Mews (which leads from the big white hotel to Shipbuilders’ Square). The bike store is also just a short distance from the Spirit Trail which is an awesome paved route to cycle along.

For the bike store’s website, visit recklessshipyards.ca.

Reckless Shipyards e-Bikes and Bike Services

Reckless Shipyards prides itself on its selection of high-end electric bikes, or e-bikes. E-bikes feature a small electric motor that helps you while you’re pedaling. They are becoming very popular. You see them everywhere nowadays!

With e-bikes, the motor doesn’t usually eliminate the need for pedaling. Rather, it makes it easier to handle going up hills and traveling longer distances. Electric bikes are more expensive than regular ones, but they provide an easier ride for folks who enjoy cycling but aren’t athletes. They certainly make cycling up and down North Vancouver’s steep streets pleasant and easy. We got an e-bike from Reckless Shipyards and love it!

Reckless Shipyards is part of the family of Reckless Bike Stores in Metro Vancouver. The company was founded in 1986 with its first location near Granville Island. It has since expanded with stores now on the North Shore as well as in Yaletown.

On top of carrying a selection of e-bikes from over half a dozen different manufacturers, Reckless Shipyards provides service appointments for whatever issue your bike might have. The store also offers rentals for not just bikes, but also sometimes for ski and snowboard equipment in the winter too.

We recommend Reckless Shipyards for a number of reasons. Location is one of them. The store’s products are also competitively priced. As of the last time we checked, you can rent an e-bike for just $38 for two hours. That’s a really good deal! More than anything, though, we recommend this bike shop for its service. We have been so impressed with their customer service, knowledgeable staff and attention to detail!

(NOTE: Last year, Reckless Shipyards won first place in the area of Service Excellence as part of the 2023 North Vancouver Business Excellence Awards through the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. That doesn’t surprise us at all! We’ve been extremely impressed by the store’s level of customer service!)

For the North Vancouver bike store’s website, visit recklessshipyards.ca.

Location and Hours

Reckless Shipyards is located at 125 Victory Ship Way in the heart of North Vancouver’s Shipyards District. It’s just behind the Nook restaurant and across the lane from the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier (which is the large, modern, white hotel at the Shipyards. It’s also just a few minutes to walk to the bike store from Lonsdale Quay).

The store is open seven days a week from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Reckless Bike Shop at the Shipyards

Bike Services and Repairs

All bikes require repairs at different stages of their life. Reckless Shipyards offers one year of free tune-ups after you make a purchase from its store, and past that period of time it offers a comprehensive range of servicing options.

As of the last time we looked, a standard safety check at the store cost around $60 and included making sure the tire pressure, chain, brakes and other essentials are working the best they can. There are five different levels of tune-ups available with the highest-quality being around the $300 “overhaul” package. This includes completely disassembling multiple parts of the bike, cleaning them and repackaging them together almost as if it were a new bike.

For the bike store’s website, visit recklessshipyards.ca.

Tony from Reckless Shipyards

Bike (and Winter Equipment) Rentals

For those who don’t want to make a full purchase, but want to go on a cycling trip, there are rental options at Reckless Shipyards. They include both standard bicycles and e-bikes. Below is the cost of renting a standard (non-motorized) bike as of February, 2024.

2 hours – $28
3 hours – $30.50
4 hours – $36.50
Half day (5 hours) – $40
Full day (8 hours) – $45
24 hours – $57.50
Overnight special (5:00 pm to 10:00 pm) – $36.50
Multi-day – phone to request pricing

Below is the cost of renting an e-bike as of February of 2024.

2 hours – $38
3 hours – $56
4 hours – $65
Half day (5 hours) – $74
Full day (8 hours) – $155
24 hours – $120
Overnight special (5:00 pm to 10:00 pm) – $55
Multi-day – phone to request pricing

Winter might not be as prime time for cycling as the spring, summer and fall, but there are plenty of opportunities to ski, snowboard and snowshoe on the North Shore between December and February (and usually until April). During those months, Reckless Shipyards sometimes offers equipment rentals for winter sports as well (although not in years when the hills have no snow. Prices as of the last time we checked (in 2023) were the following:

All Mountain Skis – $44 for adults (13+) and $25 for kids
Performance Skis – $65 for adults and $38 for kids
Cross Country Skis – $28 for adults and $18 for kids
Snowboards – $44 for adults and $25 for kids
Snowshoes – $20 for adults and $15 for kids

Reckless Shipyards Video

The following video should give you an idea of what to expect at the shop. As you can see, it’s full of e-bikes and the location is awesome! There’s so much paved area outside the store to ride on, and the shop is just a short cycle away from the water.