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Gift Cards & Certificates for the Cyclists on Your Holiday List!
If you’re looking to give the gift of “buying where you ride” consider the oh-so-convenient gift card or certificate from your favorite neighborhood bike shop! We’re even offering $10 off digital gift certificates for rentals and tours.
GIFT CARDS
You can purchase a gift card in any denomination. We will mail it free of charge to either the gifter or the giftee. A personalized note can be included as well.
Gift cards can be used towards any retail purchase, any bicycle service (idea: a standard tuneup is $75 so they’ll be ready to roll come Spring), or towards a private tour.
It couldn’t be easier: just fill out this handy dandy FORM and we will call you at the time you request to complete the purchase. NB: Please get us that email by December 13 so we can be sure to get your card to a post office by the recommended Christmas mailing deadline of December 15.
ONLINE GIFT CERTIFICATE
We also offer online gift certificates, which can be used to reserve a rental bike or towards a spot on a public tour. These do not expire and can be emailed to the recipient on a date that you specify.
Purchase by December 25 and receive $10 off your purchase with the Promo Code HOLIDAY23!
More info and to purchase HERE.
Cheers to a happy and healthy holiday season!
Available By Appointment During the Off-Season
While we cease regular hours of operation during our regular season, we are available by appointment. Whether to rent bikes, go shopping, place a special order, book a private tour, or you need service repair, hit us up via email!
The more notice you can give us the better, but we’ll typically get back to you within a day. If you let us know your availability, that helps move things along even more quickly.
We’re here for you even in the Winter months!
October Specials: Tours, Bikes, Rentals, Bags!
The last month of our 2023 season is upon us! In celebration — or mourning, depending on your perspective — we are offering a few specials.
All October private tours are $50 off the base price. That means that groups of 1-6 will start at $200 on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and $250 on weekends (Friday through Saturday). Additional riders will be at the regular rate, which is dependent on rental status and length of tour. This is your chance to get your group out on a Haunted Detroit Tour! Reach out to Linda, our bookings director, HERE to get the ball rolling.
All in-stock bikes are 20% off. We’d like to start 2024 off with new bikes on the floor, so here’s your chance to score a new ride at a nice price! We have a few Giants and a couple of Konas. Check out what we’ve got HERE and come on by for a test ride.
Weekday Rentals are 25% off. Walk in, let us know where you want to ride, and we’ll get you rolling at an extra-special rate! Rates for a 2-hour rental: cruiser, $12.75; geared, $15; kids, $9.
All bags are 15% off. That’s saddle bags, panniers, frame bags, trunk bags…any bag we have in stock!
Autumn Hours of Operation
Beginning October 1, our 5-day-a-week Autumn hours will roll into effect. We will be open Wednesday through Sunday 11AM to 6PM and will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
October Tour Report
Last chance to hop on one of our public tours is NOW!
We always end our season with two weekends of our Haunted Detroit Tour. Two of the four are sold out, but we still have room on 10/22 and 10/29.
There’s also Belle Isle on 10/7, Auto Heritage on 10/8, and Corktown on 10/14.
You also have the option of booking a Private Tour. We’re offering $50 off the base price for this month only!
10/05 UPDATE: 1 space is open on Haunted 10/22 and 8 on Auto 10/8…and that’s all, folks!
2023 Merch is Here!
We have all-new merch for 2023 in stock!
Risky Business Shades $7 Black w/ Blue Gradient Lens
Wheelhouse Tee $25 Screen Printed by ESP Detroit on Bella Canvas tees - Made in USA
Water Bottle $7 Specialized Little Big Mouth 21oz w/ MoFlo cap - Made in USA)
We call it our Black and Blue Collection. The sunglasses get compliments, the t-shirts are comfy soft, and the water bottles, well, they do their job. We love to see Wheelhouse repped!
2023 Tour de Troit
On September 16 the annual Tour de Troit will hit the streets and Wheelhouse will be there in support. The ride will start and finish at Riverside Park in Southwest Detroit.
Since most of the team will be sweeping the ride, the shop will have reduced hours of 11AM-6PM that day.
We also offer event bicycle rentals with delivery to the ride start available. Find out more and book HERE.
September Tour Report
It’s nuts that our 2023 season has just two months left! But that’s still plenty of time to hop on one of our tours — either a public or private!
The number of open spots for each of our public tours schedule for the month of September is as follows:
9/2 Music Heritage: 3
9/3 Architecture: Sold Out
9/7 Riverfront/Dequindre Cut: 6
9/9 Corktown: Sold Out
9/10 Belle Isle: 2
9/12 Eastern Market: 6
9/17 Sports Heritage: 6
9/23 Southwest Detroit: 4
9/24 Auto Heritage: 4
9/26 Eastern Market: 6
9/30 Corktown: 4
10/1 Architecture: 1
Looking at our season-ending Haunted Detroit Tour, there are just 14 spots left over 3 dates: October 22, 28, and 29.
We are also more than happy to book you a private guided tour! Info can be found HERE and you can reach out to Linda, our bookings director, by emailing her at bookings@wheelhousedetroit.com.
August Tour Report
Did you catch us in the Freep? We were included in a wonderful overview of local tours that dive below the surface.
“It was important for us to tell a story of Detroit that isn’t necessarily the one that the masses hear or understand to be true,” [owner Kelli Kavanaugh] said, later adding: “We’re not cheerleaders, we’re trying to tell a real story of a very interesting and complicated city.”
Check it out HERE.
Wanna ride with us this month? Here are your chances!
THIS WEEKEND, we still have openings on Saturday’s Public Art (2) and Sunday’s Architecture (5) tours.
We have spots on this month’s weekday tours: 8/10 & 8/24 Riverfront/Dequindre Cut and 8/15 & 8/29 Eastern Market.
The only weekend tours the rest of August that have any availability are 8/20 Auto Heritage and 8/27 Belle Isle.
Summer Vacation Hours August 18 & 19
Due to staff vacations, we will be open slightly reduced hours on Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19, from 11AM to 6PM.
Other than those two days, we will be open our standard summer hours of Sunday to Thursday 11AM to 6PM and Friday & Saturday 10AM to 8PM.