- November 26, 2024
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Steve Bodnaruk likes to think that there is more to a cyclist than their bike.
Bodnaruk believes in the cycling lifestyle, and the community that comes with riding as far as the eye can see.
“I’ve been into bikes for 30-something years and it’s all about passion and lifestyle,” Bodnaruk said. “I enjoy riding bikes of all kinds and it’s truly a lifestyle. I love sharing my stories and hearing other people’s stories and that’s how it all started.”
Two years ago Bodnaruk opened The Hub Cycling in Port Orange with his wife Kristi. The store schedules weekly rides on weekends and during the week to ensure fitness and to meet more people in the community to share their same passion.
Bodnaruk is a bike mechanic who has now lived in Port Orange for 15 years. He was a pro mechanic with SRAM and worked the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He has worked with Lance Armstrong and has also raced all over North America.
He cherishes putting on special events for the community such as the Labor Day 100K which takes riders from Flagler all the way down the Florida coast. Bodnaruk started the race and realized about halfway through the race that more and more people were following with him.
“I started this not for anything other than to build a community,” Bodnaruk said. “So to see that so many people also share this same love that I do means that I’m doing what I always wanted to do.”
Bodnaruk started riding bikes when he was 13 in his hometown just outside of Toronto.
He was riding to stay in shape for hockey season.
Little did he know that he found his passion, and it hasn’t changed since. He’s living the life of a cyclist.
“We’re not just a bike shop,” Bodnaruk said. “We do happy hour on Fridays, and we do a lot of clinics to make sure people are riding safely. We don’t just sell the bikes, we sell the entire lifestyle."
