Why We Do What We Do

Our Story: Engineering Trust in Every Revolution

We didn’t start Alberta Bike Swap just to buy and sell bikes. We started it because we were tired of the sketchy side of cycling.

As a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Chris has spent his career obsessed with structural integrity and how mechanical systems fail. As a Woman in Tech, Laura has spent hers building secure digital environments where data and people are protected. When we looked at the used bike market, we saw a broken system: a world of parking lot deals, stolen frames, and buyer-beware mechanics.

We knew we could use our professional backgrounds to build a safer, more legitimate way to buy and sell bikes.

Where Engineering Meets Digital Security

We combined our expertise to solve the two biggest hurdles in the cycling world: Physical Safety and Digital Legitimacy.

• The Chris Standard (Mechanical Integrity): Coming from an engineering background, I don’t believe in visual inspections. Every bike at our events undergoes a mechanical check. As a CAN-BIKE Master Instructor—the only nationally recognized and legitimate cycling education program in Canada—I ensure our safety standards aren’t just opinions of someone who cycles; they are rooted in the highest level of standardized cycling instruction and mechanical physics.
• The Laura Standard (Proprietary Security): I built our Bicycle Swap Software to eliminate the anonymity that bike thieves rely on. By integrating deep Serial Number Verification and secure chain-of-custody tracking, we’ve created a digital fortress. Our software ensures every bike is legitimate and every transaction is transparent, protecting both the buyer and the seller.

Why This Matters to You

We’ve done the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. When you buy or sell through our nonprofit, you aren’t just swapping a bike; you’re benefiting from a process designed by experts who value legitimate, safe cycling as much as you do.

Our credentials aren’t made up. They are earned through years of engineering, tech development, and national instructor certification. We’ve eliminated the stolen bike anxiety through tech and the hidden crack fear through engineering. We’re here to make sure the only thing you have to worry about is which trail to hit first.