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Velo Orange​
An importer of elegant parts and accessories, many of which fit retro bikes. A great resource for re-building, or up-styling a bike
Rivendell
Founded by Grant Petersen, the former head of Bridgestone USA, Rivendell offers a wide range of quality parts for your retro-inspired rebuild. Providers of amazing advide
C & L Cycles
A Montreal shop that sells both Velo Orange and Rivendell type products that was highlighted to me by my friend Toddy.
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Rene Herse Cycles
Famous for their tires, but also a source of other parts and accessories.
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HLC Bike (CDN)
Hawley Cycles Lambert is a Canad​ian-owned distributor of bike products. It's an interesting story- the Barrett family of Woodstock NB acquired Cycles Lambert, then merged with Hawley to create North America's largest distributor of bike products. You can look in their catalogues, and then ask local stores like the Cyclery to order you products by providing the exact SKU. Like the seatpost binder bolt I put on Frankenbike.
Problem Solvers
You need a bottom bracket cable guide, or a particular sized shim, or a barrel adjuster. Where does that stuff come from? Here!
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Universal Cycles
Lot of parts. They get my mention here for being the only place in North America in 2020 that had Panaracer Gravel Kings in 26".
BikeParts.com
Link to their list of brands. Take a deep breath before you click. Maybe hit the washroom first because you may be a while. 
Primeau Velo (CDN)
I try to buy local, but these folks are reliable and cost effective and often have what I am looking for in stock 
​RandomBikeParts.com
​Pretty self explanatory. 
Modern Bike
Another great source of parts. If Ritchey and Paul are sold out on their own sites, it may still be in stock here. Also many Problem Solver items and other loose ends that you may have trouble sourcing elsewhere. 
​​Online Bike Store Rankings
​​​​​"In the Know Cycling" ranking of major online cycling retailers
RogueMechanic
Toddy is sharing Rogue Mechanic (mavicparts.com), a source for replacement parts and tools for Mavic products, mostly wheels. I own 3 sets of Mavic wheels, one of which requires Exalith pads, so pretty happy to know about these cats.
Tufo North America
Yet another Toddy highlight is Tufo North America of Nelson BC, distributor for Tufo Tires of the Czech Republic, along with a myriad of other parts. I have to say I'm intrigued by the site as it looks like you could build an entire Token bike with parts from manufacturers I have never heard of before, like Driveline cranks, Zero Gravity brakes and Token's own line of Accura derailleurs. I also love that they have a .biz website address.  
BikeIndex.org
BikeIndex.org is similar to 529 Garage in that it's a database to register your bike in an effort to mitigate theft. They also have one hell of a manufacturers database to help people identify their bikes and parts, which is what we are linking to here. 



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