5 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Trek Bicycle Burlington nabs Ontario ‘best bike business' honour
A Burlington bicycle shop is on the Ontario By Bike 2025 list of best Ontario bike businesses.
Trek Bicycle Burlington store manager Chris Segato said the store has operated in its current location for about three years.
Segato said the store was previously known as Neworld Cycle for 30 years in Burlington, before it was sold to Trek Bicycle.
He said the recognition 'speaks to the credibility of our staff.'
Segato said Trek currently employs nine full and part-time staff, including avid cyclists, with experience in the bike industry, interested in supporting customer purchases and goals whether they are high-end racers, or just want to cycle local trails.
'We want everyone feeling wanted, heard and appreciated,' Segato said.
More information on Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycles is available
on the company's website
. The
store-specific web page
includes the 560 Plains Rd. E. location's hours and contact information.
The non-profit organization
Transportation Options
operates
Ontario By Bike
and annually recognizes bike businesses like bike stores and bike-friendly businesses like coffee shops, attractions and accommodations.
One business is recognized in each category, by provincial tourism regions including Hamilton-Halton-Brant — where Trek Bicycle Burlington got a nod this year. It was the only Halton region business on the list this year.
The full list of this year's winners across Ontario, and annual lists back to 2019,
are available on the Ontario By Bike website
.
Louisa Mursell, executive director of Transportation Options, said Ontario By Bike works with a variety of partners to develop and promote cycling and cycle tourism across Ontario.
'Administering a network of over 1,656 certified bicycle friendly businesses and providing a comprehensive portal of information, Ontario By Bike is inspiring visitors and residents to explore more of the province by bike,' Mursell said.
Mursell said the 1,656 businesses certified as 'bike friendly' within Ontario By Bike's network have the opportunity to nominate themselves, or be nominated by cyclists, for a bike friendly business award each year.
The
certification criteria for various types of businesses
is available on the Ontario By Bike website.
Mursell said Trek Burlington was selected as best bike business in Hamilton-Halton-Brant because:
