Shayne Alexander

Shayne is the first member and the founder of the "Trackstand Mafia." He's been riding bikes for 34 years, or since he was four. He's worked for Rider's for 5 years. Shayne is 6'0 195lbs. Brown eyes, 38 years old. He likes long bike rides, espresso and pints of beer. Shayne started riding at "The Dump” in 1991 (when the fire roads were singletrack). Discovered DH riding two years ago and dialed in "A Line" at Whistler. Shayne doesn't own a car, so two wheels are his life. Shayne is the Treasurer of SIMBS, and Leads the road Rides from the shop. Shayne is the fit guru at Rider's.

Shayne's stable:
Specialized Langster Las Vegas Fixed gear commuter and alleycat machine.

Trek Medone - Dura-Ace is on! Speed machine, will leave you in the dust like Cancellara does to Boonen.

Trek XO-2 Cyclo Cross machine/winter bike.

Shayne is into:

The Fixie Cult, Night Riding, Snowboarding, Skiddy’s, Track Stands, Coffee consumption, loves Football and 12oz. or 500ml curls (beer). Also.

E-mail: Shayne Alexander

Colin Hynes

Colin is the youngest member of the Rider’s Cycles crew.  He’s our resident hipster and keeps us fresh with our lingo and what is cool and what’s not. We make fun of him because he can get away with wearing skinny jeans (the rest of us can’t). Colin has a keen interest in the cycling culture and pays attention to what’s going on in the business. Colin has always been into bikes – as soon as he could walk (a couple of years ago) he was scooting around on a big wheel trike, going for speed more than accurate steering. He got into dirt jumping and BMX in high school. Which resulted in a broken BMX and a Broken dirt jumper. Finally he had a big crash that put an end to that period in his life. Now Colin can be seen racing against cars and “bombing” hills on his track bike. Colin also has his eyes set on road racing this season.

Colin’s stable:
2010 Specialized Tarmac Expert Super dooper race machine.
Sillgey Phantom fixed gear track bike
Norco Sasquatch converted for DJ’ing (in very poor mechanical state at the moment)
Lot’s of vintage 10speeds; Corsair, Apollo, 21 etc.
A couple of BMX’s

Colin’s into:
Bombing hills on the fixed, playing guitar, Photoshop, old cycling caps, cooking/food.

Andrew LaFrance

Andrew is a native Victorian, and he has lived here for most of his life. He’s been riding bikes since he could walk. He raced XC in for Victoria High School back in his day. He’s ridden 1000km from a city in the north of Thailand to the country's capital, Bangkok. Last summer He had an awesome time riding DH at Mt. Washington, and lately he’s been going on the "Tuesday Night Rides" at "The Dump" with the Rider's Crew and riding with friends on the weekends. Andrew hasn’t been on many road rides with his new road bike but he’s training on his Kinetic trainer at home for the 2010 race season. Andrew is our purchasing and warranty man.

Andrew's stable:

Trek XO-1

2009 Trek Madone 5.2

Specialized Langster

Andrew is into:

XC and getting a taste for Park riding after last season on Mt. Washington. He likes going fast on the street though, and has his goals set on road for the upcoming season.

Andrew’s other interests are gaming, reading, music, street hockey, and playing with electronic gadgets.

E-mail: Andrew LaFrance

Justin Wolfe

Justin has always loved bikes, and has been riding them since he was five years old. Justin has been with us since September 2008 and is eager to learn everything about the cycling business, and experience everything the cycling world has to offer. Justin is a natural on the sales floor so that’s where he spends his time at Rider’s.

Justin’s Stable:
A tastefully beat up Raleigh Road bike that has been in his family since the dawn of time. This is a surprisingly fast machine that takes Justin zooming all over the city in record time. Steel is real.

2009 Trek Remedy 7,

2010 Trek XO-1- Mud Madness

Peugeot fixed gear conversion with very sexy purple hubs and yellow tires.

Sweet ass BSA Single speed, coaster brake vintage beer bike with whitewalls and original fenders. She's a beauty!

Justin recently dipped his toes into the bottomless and infinite pool of mountain biking and is definitely hooked. Justin is also a true commuter like most of us. His bike is his main form of transportation.

E-mail: Justin Wolfe

Cam Maysmith

Cam is a born and raised Victorian. Cam has been riding bikes ever since he can remeber. He started by racing Cross Country bikes, but soon after he started to have interest in freeride and downhill. After trying his hand at Freeride for a while he became interested in Road Racing and the speed it comes with. Now he has many bikes and loves to ride all types of disiples. Cam started wrenching when he was a little kid, taking apart the shifters of his bikes, with no idea how to put them back together. Now , 20 years later, he is a fully fledged service tech.

Cam's Stable:

Cannondale Super Six w/ Sram red, Zipp 303, Zipp SL handlebars and zero G brakes

Cervelo P25L w/ Campy record and a Full Zipp Disc in the rear

Giant TCX w/ Dura Ace

Giant Anthem

Apollo Fixed Gear

Giant STP

Cannondale R-1000 w/ flatbars

Giant DH

Cam is into:

Cooking, Rc Planes, Frame building, climbing hills

Luke: Bio coming soon

Josh Tanasichuk

Josh has been riding bicycles for 10 years now and loving every moment. He was born and grew up in Naniamo and lived there up until a few months ago when he moved down here to Victoria. Josh is now a service mechanic at the shop!

Josh's Stable:

1970's Peugot road bike w/ snafu BMX pedals - Daily commuting rig

Giant Reign XO - Trail Bike

Josh is into:

Rock Climbing, Eating apples, Bmxing (although he does not have a bmx bike at the moment.)

Craig

Bio coming Soon

Craig's Stable:

Rocky Mountain Flow- Purple, street/ Dirt jump/Commuter bike.

Amy Dearden

Amy is the shop resident Euro-Racer-Pro. She has spent the last couple months in Europe racing with the womens national team. She is back in Canada now and racing with the womens Keller-Rohrback team. Amy is an expert in all things road and is great at helping new women or girls into the sport. Photo Credit: 2010 Duane Martindale.

Amy's Stable:

Trek Madone 6.5- Race bike. Dura-Ace 7900, 2010 Zipp 303's. Red in colour.