Velo Star Cafe

✶ Accredited

Buy BC (independent) · Repair Shop📍 Vancouver

Staff help with urgent mechanical issuesPump availableWalk-in repairsSame-day urgent repairsE-bike service

Velo Star Cafe is a rare combination of espresso bar and full-service bike repair shop at 3195 Heather Street in Vancouver, where cyclists can grab a coffee and get their drivetrain cleaned in the same stop. The shop specializes in commuter, road, cargo, and bikepacking/touring bikes, with a particular passion for wheel building using both new and refurbished parts. Touring cyclists will find mechanics who assess bikes in person and prioritize quick fixes to get riders back on the road without a long wait.

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“The fastest way to get your bike into the queue is to bring it by the shop while the mechanics are in.”

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What's here for you

✓Staff help with urgent mechanical issues

✓Pump available

✓Walk-in repairs

our mechanics try their best to get you back on the road asap, so they might suggest quick fixes to get your bike road worthy while you wait for your appointment for larger work

✓Same-day urgent repairs

Contact page: 'mechanics try their best to get you back on the road asap' and 'might suggest quick fixes to get your bike road worthy while you wait for your appointment for larger work.'

✓E-bike service

Bike shop page: 'Our shop also has loads of experience working on E-bikes' but explicitly notes 'As of 2023 we no longer work on the electronic components of E-bikes' — mechanical e-bike work only

Not confirmed yet

Touring parts stockedBike boxes / packingShipping bikesBike rentalsShuttle / trip supportGuided ridesDIY standWashroomsWater bottle refillDevice chargingE-bike charging

Good to know

Walk-in

Indigenous

This place is in the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Stz’uminus, šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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