MEC Edmonton, AB - Outdoor and Camping Store

Regular hours
Hours View holiday closures
Wednesday	10:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday	10:00am – 7:00pm
Friday	10:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday	10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday	10:00am – 5:00pm
Monday	10:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday	10:00am – 6:00pm

View holiday closures
Good Friday 02/04/2021	10:00am – 5:00pm

Community

Your local MEC store is more than just a place to get gear – it’s a hub for your outdoor community. MEC All Out (our community program) has all kinds of ways to help you get outside:

Local events

Find MEC events near you to see what’s happening in store, make connections with interesting people and get active outdoors. Year-round, MEC offers low cost (or even free) clinics and workshops from friendly staff instructors, plus events happening in the larger community – everything from backcountry navigation classes to film screenings.

Grants and donations

Our community program has given tens of millions of dollars to help people in Canada get active outdoors. Have an awesome outdoor idea? Check out our community grants and grassroots product donations for criteria and applications.

Free display space

Not-for-profit groups and local clubs that share MEC values can use our floor space to tell people what’s going on. Let people know about outdoor issues, collect input on plans, or just get the word out about your club. For more info, please email edm_aa@mec.ca or phone the store.

Free meeting room

We’re taking precautionary steps due to COVID-19, and pausing all bookings of the Community Room for the moment. We take your health seriously and are following the recommendations of public health agencies to practice social distancing and limit gatherings. We will continue to monitor and reassess the situation as it evolves. For groups with a current booking, we’ll contact you by email to ensure you can plan accordingly.

Bike shop

Phone: 780.488.6614

Our bike mechanics can do it all, from installing fenders to building wheels from scratch. Not sure what work your bike needs? Bring it in for a free safety inspection and we’ll let you know. Call us to set up a bike shop visit. Small repairs can be done while you shop.

Tune-up packages

Parts are not included in tune-up prices. Most tune-ups take 2–4 business days.

Minor adjustment $40 Minor adjustment $40

A quick 30–35 minutes of service, determined at the assessment.

Stem, handlebar, seat, controls, seatpost and crankarms checked and adjusted
Tires filled to maximum stated pressure
Brake cable tension, shoe height and angle checked or adjusted; centre orientation confirmed
Derailleur hanger aligned if needed
Derailleur and cable tension checked or adjusted

Basic $90 Basic $90

For when your bike hasn’t had a tune-up after a season of active riding or 2 seasons of light use: noisy drivetrain, imprecise shifting, loose feeling brakes, or generally loose feeling components. Includes everything in minor adjustment, plus:

Bottom bracket checked for proper bearing adjustment
Headset checked for proper bearing adjustment, adjusted as needed
Threadlock applied to crank bolt, rotor bolts, caliper bolts, and loose hardware
All pivot points lubricated
Front and rear hub bearings adjusted
Crankset removed, bottom bracket tapers cleaned
Wheels trued radially and laterally; spoke tension checked/adjusted
Frame and fork wiped down

Advanced $140 Advanced $140

For when your bike hasn't had a tune-up after a few seasons of regular riding or it hasn't been use for over a year: poor shifting, soft brakes, or wheels aren’t straight. Includes everything in basic tune-up, plus:

Hubs disassembled, cleaned and inspected; repacked with new bearings and grease

Advanced Plus $200 Advanced Plus $200

A comprehensive service from top to bottom for bikes in need of some TLC. Includes everything in Advanced, along with:

Frame fully cleaned and inspected for fatigue damage
Headset disassembled, cleaned, inspected and repacked with new bearings and grease
Bottom bracket disassembled, cleaned, inspected, repacked with grease and new bearings (depending on type), and adjusted

Add-on services: bike cleaning fee $15, hub repack (single) $10, spoke replacement $5 (spokes and nipples not included).

A la carte bike services

Wheels
Tire or tube install	$12
Wheel true	$17 – 24
Wheel build	$65 – 70
Hub adjustment	$10 – 20
Hub overhaul	$25

Brakes
Brake adjustment	$17 – 23
Brake bleed	$30
Cable and housing replacement Installation of up to 2 cable and housing lengths	$17

Drivetrain
Gear adjustment	$20
Chain installation	$17
Bottom bracket replacement Removal, frame prepped, installation, and adjustment of front derailleur (parts not included)	$50
Shimano internal geared hub service Disassembly, fluid replacement, and lubrication	$90
Shimano Di2 reprogramming and firmware update call for store availability	$70
Cable and housing replacement Installation of up to 2 cable and housing lengths	$17

Other services
Headset adjustment	$12
Headset overhaul	$30
Miscellaneous accessory install	$10 – 35
Bar tape installation Tape and end plugs extra	$25
Bike boxing Partial disassembly and packaging for shipping or airplane travel	$55
General repairs Minimum shop charge is $5	$70/hr

Ski services

Professional ski and snowboard shop services to set you up for the season. Some services may not be available year-round. Call us to set up a visit.

Buy two of the big three – board/skis, bindings, boots – from MEC and we’ll mount your bindings for free. This offer applies to all types of snowboard and ski equipment sold at MEC. If you’re shopping online, take advantage of this deal by calling your store to arrange an appointment to mount your bindings before you visit. Our ski techs get busy, and we don’t want to let you down.

Mounting
Classic	$30
Skate	$30
Telemark	$50
Alpine touring	$50
Binding removal With purchase of new binding or skis	Free

Base tune-up
General repairs Minimum shop charge is $5	$70/hr
Hot wax (hand)	$35
Pine tar Call for availability	$30

Additional services
Skin fit and shaping Call for availability	$25
Boot liner molding With purchase of boots	Free
Boot fitting	$20

Snowshoe services
Binding replacement	$70/pair
Rivet replacement (per rivet)	$15/unit
Binding strap replacement (per strap)	$15/unit

Repairs and recycling

For the safety of staff and members, we are pausing in-store gear repair services for a while. Thanks for your understanding. Want to try some repairs on your own? Learn how to fix your own gear with these how-to articles and videos on popular gear repair topics.

Recycling

If you bought any of the items below at MEC, you can bring them back to our store for recycling:

AA and AAA batteries (no broken or corroded ones please).
Bike tires and tubes – they can get ground up for tarmac or playground surfaces.
Climbing rope – it could become dog leashes, acoustic insulation or stuffing.

Have a question about something that’s not on the list above? Give us a call or contact your local municipal recycling program.

Green building features

MEC Edmonton will join the co-op’s growing portfolio of high-performance green buildings.

The purpose-built building incorporates key elements of MEC’s renewed architectural brand, including a distinctive floating canopy to mark the store’s entrance and wood-infused interiors to define the store and display merchandise. It recognizes the history of the previous brewery building by incorporating a brown brick façade, for example. To acknowledge the wider region, silo material has been used on the exterior of the structure, paying homage to the prairies.

A standout feature of the new store is the saw-tooth roof, comprised of steel trusses, as well as high windows, allowing the upper floor to be flooded with natural daylight. The entire store will benefit from ample natural light with over 2,500 square feet of windows.

The retail space is spread over two floors and connected by a floating staircase.

Like all MEC buildings, we’re proud to say that this store will be operationally carbon neutral, using renewable energy. The store has been built to achieve a minimum of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification. Green building features include:

The high-performance building envelope has an R60 rating for roof and walls, as well as high-spec glazing on the windows.
The store will be heated with radiant floor natural gas boilers; a fresh air heat exchanger that is 95% efficient will be installed on the roof. The store will also feature a hot water solar preheating system with high-performance vacuum tube solar collectors.
Fresh air ventilation will be supplied based on CO2 concentration to reduce energy consumption. The store will be metering water, gas, electricity for energy audit purposes.
Energy-efficient LED lighting is installed in 100% of the retails areas and throughout the majority of the store; stock rooms are equipped with high-efficiency fluorescent lighting fixtures.
The site includes a rainwater harvesting system, designed to provide greywater for toilet flushing and landscape irrigation; however, the City of Edmonton doesn’t allow greywater systems at this point, but the system is ready to be put to use once the city allows it.

We purchase Green Electricity Certificates and Green Natural Gas Certificates from Bullfrog Power. Bullfrog procures renewable energy (wind, micro-hydro and biogas) on our behalf for electricity and natural gas.

MEC aims to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impacts in our stores. Learn more about our green buildings.

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Wednesday Open 10:00am – 6:00pm

Community

Local events

Grants and donations

Free display space

Free meeting room