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Who Are We?

Peter White Cycles is a small custom shop specializing in
wheelbuilding, lighting systems, touring bikes and equipment for tandeming, touring, commuting and randoneuring. We offer special services you may not be able to find elsewhere. We import bicycle lighting products from Germany and France, where cycling is taken a bit more seriously than here in the USA. We also distribute them to other retail shops in the US and Canada. In addition, we build wheels for other bicycle shops and manufacturers. When you call, you'll either talk to me, Peter, my wife Linda, Sheena, or Penny. If anyone else answers, it's party time. I've been in the bicycle business since 1975, opened my own shop in 1988, and got onto the web in 1997. Linda joined the business in 2002. Sheena and Penny joined us in 2006.

In the US and Canada, Peter White Cycles represents Wilfried Schmidt Maschinenbau, Busch & Müller, Inoled, Tout Terrain, PedalPower+, Pitlock, Sanyo, Supernova and Spanninga. Bicycle shops and bicycle manufacturers can order products from these companies through us. We are also a Velocity rim and Wheelsmith spoke distributor. If your shop needs Velocity rims or Wheelsmith spokes, or wheels built with Phil Wood hubs, (And what shop doesn't?) give us a call. See this page for details.

While we specialize in the touring and tandem arena, we also cater to road racing and cross country off road cyclists. Much of our own cycling is off road, though my wife and I both enjoy road riding on our singles as well as on our Co-Motion tandem.

We offer products that make the practical use of the bicycle easier and safer. As gasoline prices keep rising, making the use of automobiles less viable, properly equipped bicycles offer an environmentally friendly alternative. While some people can't use a bicycle for their everyday transportation, many others can. And in time, many more will have no choice but to alter their lifestyles so as to include bicycles for transportation. But many people don't know that good lights are available to make riding at night much safer, or that studded tires and special clothing are available that make riding in the winter or rain both safer and more fun. That's why we're here.

We keep a large inventory of components and parts on hand
from Wil fried Schmidt Maschinenbau, Specialites TA, Carradice, Busch&Müller, Inoled, Velocity, Pitlock, Tout Terrain, Gilles Berthoud, Rohloff, Paul Components, Campagnolo, Shimano, Phil Wood, Mavic, White Industries, Speedplay, Sun Metal, Ortlieb, Tubus, King, Schwalbe, SRAM, Avocet, Continental, Nokian, IRC, Dia Compe, Wheelsmith, Avid, Sidetrak, DiNotte, Brooks, Topeak, Camelbak, Zefal, SKS, NiteRider, Nitto and many others.

We don't have parts for BMX or other children's bikes. We don't have parts for Huffys or any bikes sold through department stores. Nor do we have specialized components for "Invalid Bikes", you know, for those poor unfortunate people with green hair who have to be carried up the mountain on a ski lift so they can ride down yelling "Yo Dude!".

Yeah, I know, that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. I'm a heartless scoundrel. Make the world a better place and turn me in by clicking here.

We do a brisk business upgrading bikes, aligning frames and forks, milling bottom brackets and head tubes to accept high quality components, and wheelbuilding. I offer specialized services like headset installation, headtube and bottom bracket machining, and Phil Wood bearing conversions for Shimano bottom brackets.

Where Are We?

The shop is in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, a small town midway between Concord and Keene.

From the east, Concord, take Interstate 89 North to Exit 5. It's a left lane exit. Follow Route 9 West to Route 31 and turn right. You're now heading north towards Washington. Hall Rd. is a dirt road on the left, 1.3 miles north of Route 9. If you go past William's Store on the left, you have gone too far, by a couple hundred yards.

From the west, take Route 9 East from Keene. Watch for Route 31 to merge with Route 9 from the right. About 2 miles later, Route 31 will leave Route 9. It's a left turn, heading north towards Washington. Hall Rd is 1.3 miles on the left. If you're coming from White River Junction, VT. follow Interstate 89 south to exit 5, pick up Route 9 west and then follow the directions as if coming from the east.

From the south, take Route 202 North from Peterborough until it intersects Route 9 in Hillsborough. Then take Route 9 West as if you came from Concord. Route 31 north is just 1.5 miles away.

From the north, well, hardly anybody ever comes from the north. There's just polar bears, tundra, and a few old fur trappers who've perhaps spent too much time in the wilderness. But, after crossing the glacier (watch out for that last Bergschrund, it's a whopper), take Route 10 south from Newport, (Don't ask where the mansions are. People will look at you funny.) bear left onto Route 31 south, and watch for Hall Rd. on the right a couple hundred yards past William's Store.

Please call for an appointment. We're always here but it could be embarrassing if Linda and I are in the back room, well, you know...

Since the main highway (Route 9) through town was re-routed in 2002, many maps are not accurate, including some on-line mapping software. Follow these directions, not your map. Also, some maps show Hall Rd. going all the way from Route 31 and connecting directly to Route 9, west of the point where Route 31 goes north from Route 9. Unless you're on a mountain bike or are hiking the AT and gotten lost, don't try to come up Hall Rd from the south. The middle of Hall Rd. is barely navigable in a tracked vehicle, but lots of fun on a mountain bike.

Yahoo Maps is up to date. Click here for a map.

Here's the old shop on a busy day.

A bike parked in front of a small tool shed, all covered with snow.

If you'll be dropping in by hot air balloon (no jet packs please, you'll disturb the wildlife), here are the coordinates.

N 43° 7' 29.5" - W 71° 58' 9.0"

Peter keeps banker's hours so he's typically in the shop from 10AM to 4PM Monday through Friday, eastern time. Linda and Sheena are in the shop from 9AM until 5:30PM. If you have technical questions, it's best to speak with Peter, so try to call between 10AM and 4PM.

I'm often here on holidays.

The address is:

Peter White Cycles
24 Hall Rd.
Hillsborough, NH 03244
603 478 0900 (Phone)
603 478 0902 (Phax)

If you send email to either of these old email addresses, peter@peterwhitecycles.com, or peterjonwhite@peterwhitecycles.com, it will bounce. Use the email link at the bottom of most web pages to send email.

To call me from outside the United States or Canada, first dial your local international access code. Then dial 1 603 478 0900

picture of the shop

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