The Bike Doctor is back under familiar hands
Erich Jurgens worked in the The Bike Shop for years. He rallied other employees to help him bring it back after it closed.
Erich Jurgens rallied former employees to help him bring beloved bike shop back
When The Bike Doctor closed almost two years ago, Erich Jurgens feared a gap would be left behind in the cycling community.
The shop in East Vancouver had been helping two-wheel commuters with tune-ups and tires for decades. After the previous owner retired, the shop briefly closed its doors — before Jurgens, as the new owner, and a handful of former employees banded together to bring the store back.
They recently re-opened in the same location with new stock and a retrofitted repair shop.
Watch Jurgens show CBC host of Our Vancouver Gloria Macarenko some bike basics:
With files from Our Vancouver