Bikes Blades & Boards

What Bikes Blades & Boards does

Bikes Blades & Boards is an independent, privately held single-location retail shop operating at 17020 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. The company sells recreational wheeled equipment across four categories: bicycles (road and mountain from Cannondale, Specialized, and Giant), skateboards (Sector 9, Landyachtz), ice skates (Bauer, CCM), and roller/inline skates, along with indoor cycling brands Wahoo and TACX. The company is described as a traditional retail bike and skate shop with no proprietary technology platform.

The business monetizes through two principal revenue streams. The first is one-time product sales across all four equipment categories, executed through walk-in foot traffic at the storefront, online ordering on bikesbladesandboards.com with free in-store pickup (most orders ready within one business day, 30-day pickup window), and direct phone/email inquiries. The second is professional services revenue from professionally trained technicians, including bike tuning and repair (with free estimates), roller and inline skate tuning and repair, skateboard tuning and custom builds, and hockey/figure skate sharpening with punch-card options for repeat customers. A 30-day return policy applies to new or defective items.

The customer base is segmented horizontally across hobbyist personas — cyclists (commuting, recreation, fitness, sport), ice skaters (hockey, figure, recreational), skateboarders (street, cruising), and inline/roller skaters — all served within the Grosse Pointe and Metro Detroit trade area. Marketing is conducted through Facebook and Instagram organic social, the company website, and grassroots community engagement via sponsorships of local cycling clubs. No revenue, headcount, or financial figures are publicly disclosed; no funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors are referenced.

Name

Bikes Blades & Boards

Legal name

Bikes Blades & Boards

Website

https://bikesbladesandboards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bikes Blades & Boards is an independent single-store retailer in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, selling bicycles, skateboards, ice skates, and roller/inline skates from premium brands, along with professional repair, tuning, and skate-sharpening services for local consumer customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Retail (Bicycles, Skates & Skateboards)

akta.pro primary industry

Cycling & Bike Retail (Sales, Service & Accessories) (CRAMABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bicycle Retail (New Bikes) (CRAMAHAA), Bike Service, Repair & Maintenance Shops (CRAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Bicycle retail
• Skateboard sales
• Hockey equipment
• Bike repair services
• Skate sharpening

Headquarters

HQ city

Grosse Pointe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of bicycles, skateboards, ice skates, rollerblades, and related accessories. The shop carries multiple premium brands including Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, Bauer, CCM, Sector 9, Landyachtz, Wahoo, and TACX.
2. Repair Services: Bike tuning and repair services, roller and inline skate tuning, skateboard tuning and repair, and custom wheel builds performed by professionally trained technicians.
3. Skate Sharpening: Hockey and figure skate sharpening services with punch card options available for repeat customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bikes Blades & Boards is a single-location neighborhood retail shop in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan that sells bicycles, skateboards, ice skates, and roller/inline skates from premium brands (Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, Bauer, CCM, Sector 9, Landyachtz, Wahoo, TACX, Aventon). The shop complements product sales with professionally delivered in-store services including bike tuning and repair, hockey and figure skate sharpening and profiling, roller/inline tuning, and custom skateboard builds and repairs. Customers can also order online and pick up at the store at no charge.

Product overview

Bikes Blades & Boards is a local retail bike and skate shop offering a curated selection of recreational vehicles and related services. The core product portfolio spans bicycles (road and mountain bikes), skateboards, ice skates (hockey, figure, recreational), and roller/inline skates. These are complemented by professional services including bike tuning and repair, hockey skate sharpening, roller/inline tuning and repair, and skateboard customization. The company carries multiple cycling brands including Cannondale, Specialized, Giant, and Wahoo, as well as skate brands such as Sector 9, Landyachtz, Bauer, and CCM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bicycles

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• REI: REI is a national outdoor/sporting goods co-op that sells bicycles, skateboards, and inline skates alongside repair services in many locations, competing for the same multi-sport recreational customer as B3B.
• Sun & Ski Sports: Sun & Ski Sports is a multi-category sporting goods retailer carrying bikes, skateboards, and inline/roller products with in-store services — comparable breadth to B3B but at a larger regional footprint.
• Zumiez: Zumiez is a national action-sports retailer specializing in skateboards, longboards, and related gear — directly comparable to B3B's skateboard and longboard retail segment (Sector 9, Landyachtz).
• Trek Bicycle: Tretails its bikes through company-owned stores and a dealer network with full-service repair shops — directly overlapping B3B's bike retail and professional repair service offerings.
• Dick's Sporting Goods: Dick's Sporting Goods is the largest U.S. sporting goods retailer, selling bicycles, skateboards, and inline skates across hundreds of stores and competing on price and convenience with independent shops like B3B.
• Play It Again Sports: Play It Again Sports is a national new-and-used sporting goods franchise that sells bikes, skates, and skateboards, competing for value-oriented recreational customers in similar local markets.

Direct peers

• Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop: Mellow Johnny's is an independent premium-brand bike shop in Austin carrying Specialized, BMC, and related brands with full repair services — a strong analog to B3B's positioning as a local independent multi-brand bike retailer.
• Pure Hockey: Pure Hockey operates retail stores selling ice hockey equipment (skates, sticks, gear) along with skate sharpening and repair services — directly comparable to B3B's hockey/ice skate and skate-sharpening business lines.

Emerging players

• Competitive Cyclist: Competitive Cyclist is a premium online retailer of road and mountain bikes and components, competing for the same premium-brand-cycling customer that B3B serves at its Grosse Pointe location.
• Jenson USA: Jenson USA is an online direct-to-consumer bike retailer selling mountain bikes, road bikes, and components at price points that often undercut local shops like B3B.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bikesbladesandboards
• Instagraminstagram.com/bikesbladesandboards/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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