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Bike Shop Winter Hours
 Wed, Thurs, Fri: 11:00 - 6:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00
Sun, Mon, Tues: CLOSED

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HIBS specializes in HIGH quality products for those that love the INTENSITY of the sport.

The HIBS Name

HIBS began as the Haverhill Inn & Bicycle Shop where the owners, Tom & Noreen Bourassa wore hats as both Inn-keepers and Bike Shop owners. They did so because the found that they were located on Adventure Cycling's Transcontinental Northern Tier Bicycle Route across the USA as well as being located on Vermont's Green Mountain Bicycle Loop.


Tom & Noreen Bourassa - Shop Owners



After wearing both hats for over 2 years, it became evident that the growth of the bike shop had meant the closure of the inn. Tom & Noreen found that they needed a somewhat separate area for the shipping and the receiving of the product as well as a place to prepare and price the product. They also found that due to their growth, they needed more office space. So they closed the Inn and took some of the Inn's lodging rooms for bike shop use.

So, after two successful years of the Haverhill Inn & Bicycle Shop's acronym of HIBS, they decided to rename their business High Intensity Bike Shop. A fitting name given that Tom Bourassa, in his teenage years competed as a Pro BMXer, and later in Pro Downhill, Pro Slalom, Expert Cross Country and Road Racing events as well.


Whats New at HIBS

Online Shopping - HIBS is pleased to annouce that our online shopping cart is complete and available for use. Check it out!!!!!! Click here to start shopping!

IMBA - HIBS has become members of IMBA (International Moutain Bicycling Association).

Gift Certificates - gift certificates are now available by Mail Order in any denomination.

Kona Has Confirmed - HIBS has become the #1 Kona IBD (Independent Bicycle Dealer) in 2007 Sales in all of New England. In 2006, HIBS was the #1 Kona IBD in sales in New Hampshire.

Rocky Mountain Has Confirmed - that in 2007 and 2006, HIBS was also the #1 IBD for sales in New England and that we were most definitely #1 in Big-Bike RMX sales.

Completed Renovations - HIBS is pleased to announce that in May of 2007, they successfully completed a winter long renovation on the 2nd floor of the bike shop. This renovation has enabled HIBS to have two additional bike repair work stations.

Tom's Cycling & Occupational Background

Tom's occupational background as an auto and truck technician (with an ASE Certification in Braking Systems) has given him an extensive mechanical aptitude and knowledge base of mechanics. That coupled with his cycling passion, Pro cycling experience and knowledge of bicycle products has enabled HIBS to find it's place in high-end bicycle sales and service.

While some bike shops merely shake their head due to unfamiliarity with big travel bikes, it is these bikes that Tom seems most comfortable with because of his experience both on and off the big-bike saddle. That doesn't mean that he is unfamiliar with road bikes or XC bikes, he is comfortable with them too. It just means that because of this big-bike experience and passion, he has found that free-riders and down-hillers have begun gravitating towards HIBS.

Shop Owners Experience
3+ Decades of cycling experience

Competed in:
Pro Down-Hill
Pro Slalom
Expert Cross-Country
Cat 4 Road

Recreational unicyclist
20+ years as an ASE certified auto/truck technician  


The Atmosphere at HIBS

HIBS is one of those bike shops you would want to visit. We are nestled in the Valley beneath both New Hampshire's White Mountains and Vermont's Green Mountains. We are not a big-city bike shop where it feels like you have entered a department store. We are.... Just The Opposite!

We are a specialty shop located in a beautiful New England Village. A village where a great majority of the homes have big New England barns attached. A village where mom and dad can ride along with their child on the town's sidewalk while the youngster rides along hoping to one day lose his training wheels. A village located at the crossroad of two National Scenic Byways, the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) and the Connecticut River Byway (Route 5 & 10).


Entrance to the Bike Shop



HIBS is a Year-Round Specialty Shop

HIBS is a year-round bike shop. While some bike shops close for the entire winter, HIBS does not (they do generally close for the month of January however). Some bike shops cease riding and put away their bikes for the winter. Some shops switch focus and begin displaying skis, boards, skates and treadmills instead of bikes. HIBS does not believe in doing this. We are a bike shop - as our business name suggests - so we believe in staying focused upon bikes .... throughout the winter.

Instead of hitting the slopes with our skis and boards, we hit the snowmobile trails with our Pugsleys or studded snow tires. We've found winter riding is phenomenal. Though it requires effort, there are times when the ground is so frozen that it's so fast. Riding during winter can be so much faster and enjoyable than riding any other time of the year .... believe it or not. For some participants, it's winter riding that they enjoy the most. When the ground is frozen with an inch of crusty snow on the ground, it is then that one can explore into areas that they would not otherwise be able to ride. The underbrush and foliage are gone.

To conclude, here at HIBS, we believe that cycling shouldn't simply be a good weather sport, but a year round sport. We truly embrace this sport we love and participate in it year round. People snowshoe and cross country ski into the woods. Why not ride? Well, we do! So, if it's a bike you want, get it from HIBS - a shop that really knows and embraces the sport of cycling - year round!



           Tom Winter Riding           Custom Built Pugsley In It's Element

Why Shop HIBS?

  • Tom, the shop owner, is often times (though not always) available for 'picking' his brain.

  • He is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about bikes.

  • He has over 30 years of experience in the saddle.

  • He is not only experienced as a bike tech, but he also has 20+ years experience as a vehicle/truck technician with an ASE certification in braking systems. When shopping HIBS, you can be confident that the bike has been assembled / serviced properly.

  • The atmosphere is a country shop - not a city department store or a big chain store conglomerate.

  • We are a year round specialty shop that focuses on bikes and only bikes. We don't loose focus by doing skis, skates or treadmills in the off-season.

  • HIBS proudly sponsors IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association). IMBA is the world's largest Trails Advocacy Organization. Their efforts have enabled more miles, upon miles, upon miles of single track trails being made available for mountain bikers.

  • HIBS is located in NH - a sales tax-free state.

  • HIBS accepts Visa/MC.


CATCH US AT ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS

HIBS can frequently be found at any one of the several New England Mountains that open their lifts for free-riding. We've been to Highlands, Attitash, Killington, Bolton Valley and even as far south as Diablo in New Jersey.
Look for our trailer - Stop by and say "Hello".



HIBS also travels to Kingdom Trails (KTA) to enjoy some of the finest XC singletrack riding in the North East.
For more information, visit KTA