Our History
Established in the mid 1970’s, the QSBS is the areas longest running, oldest bike shop. Father and son team of Don and Greg Potvin and friend Kurt Miron started the bike shop all those years ago in a barn behind our current location. Many changes happen over time, but one thing has remained the same, our dedication to bicycle repair and customer service.
We dedicate our selves to the highest quality, honest repair possible. And, as our name suggest, in a timely manor. We pride ourselves on providing each of our guests with the highest level of customer service possible, always sharing our passion of cycling and passing on our years of cycling knowledge and industry experience. Flash forward to 2023, we are proud to have been awarded one of the top 100 bike shops in the country and a top industry partner for the last 5 years.
We hope you find our new website to be a useful tool and information source for not only our shop, but the local area and all it has to offer. We welcome you to visit us in the shop, say hi to us at local and regional events, and join us for a ride on our wonderful trails.
Dedication to our trails, serving on boards, and volunteering our time building and maintaining the cycling culture in Marquette are priorities to us. You will find our employees racing, training, and riding all over the country.
The QSBS crew is a tight knit group of friends and family. Even though the business has changed hands a few times, it has always been a local family run business. We have over 75 years of experience on hand ready to help you, and learn from each individual experience that comes our way.
We hope to see you out on the trails!
Meet the Team
Jacob O
Years at QSBS: A hair shy of 2 Years
Favorite bike: Gunna have to say my old Kona Explosif (RIP)
Favorite trail: Scary Trail
Favorite trail not in Marquette: Overflow
Place ridden in: Copper Harbor (fight me)
Favorite thing to fix: Bikes
Favorite rider : Brage Vestavik
Shimano vs Sram: Shimido
Other shops worked at: If pizza shops don’t count, this is the first
Beard? Yes
Winter activity: Blackrocks Trivia
Sandwich or pasty? Sandwich
Jon S.
Years at QSBS: 4
Favorite bike: Kona Rove ST
Favorite trail: Heritage Trail
Favorite trail not in Marquette: Chain of lakes trails in MPLS
Place ridden in: Marquette, Copper Harbor, Bentonville, Duluth, MPLS.
Things you don't like to fix: exploded wheel
Favorite thing to fix: Klunkers
Favorite rider : Danny McNorton
Shimano vs Sram: Shimano
Other shops worked at: Penn Cycle
Beard? Yeah right, rookie
Winter activity: Carving up the Roy
Sandwich or pasty? Cajun Chicken Sandwich
Nick R.
Years at QSBS: Year one
Favorite bike: Trek Fuel EX
Favorite trail: Zueg's
Favorite trail not in Marquette: The Catherine Pass descent in Alta Utah, or The Ribbon in Grand Junction CO
Place ridden in: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina
Things you don't like to fix: Any Trek Speed Concept
Favorite thing to fix: Frame Up Builds
Favorite rider : Emil Johanson
Shimano vs Sram: Sram Drivetrains, Shimano Brakes
Other shops worked at: The Stable, Down Wind Sports, Trek
Beard? Yep
Winter activity: Skiing, Surfing, Fatbiking
Sandwich or pasty? Subs all-day
Erik C.
Years at QSBS: 10+? Wait, how old are my kids?
Favorite bike: All Time - Chromag Wide Angle. Current - TBD
Favorite trail: Southern Cross to Old Gorg to Gorg.
Favorite trail not in Marquette: White Ranch CO - Long Horn Trail.
Place ridden in: UP, Wisco, Arkansas, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, Taiwan.
Thing you aren’t good at fixing: Old Worn Front ders are always a tough one.
Favorite thing to fix: Hub bearings or stripped out bolt.
Favorite rider : Loris Vergier
Shimano vs Sram: Shimano Always
Other shops worked at: Elevation Cycles, Trek Store Boulder.
Beard? More like a 5 o'clock shadow.
Winter activity: Skiing and fatbiking.
Sandwich or pasty? Cajun Chicken Sandwich or Togo's #16 Classic veggies add hot peppers.
Blake C.
Years at QSBS: 3
Favorite bike: Yeti SB150
Favorite trail: Southern cross to old yellow
Favorite trail not in Marquette: Overflow (Copper harbor)
Places ridden in: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas.
Thing you don't like fixing:. Cantilever brakes.
Favorite thing to fix: Hubs: bearings, freehubs.
Favorite rider : Phil Atwill
Shimano vs Sram: Shimano drivetrain, sram brakes.
Other shops worked at: Mel's Trading Post
Beard? Yep
Winter activity: Snow biking
Sandwich or pasty? Sammich
Switched the thing you aren’t good at fixing to the thing you hate fixing because none of us suck at fixing anything.
Brian D.
Years at QSBS: hmm off and on for 22 years, more on then off
Favorite bike: Spooky Bandwagon
Favorite trail: NTN red to green
Favorite trail not in Marquette: pisgah nc
Places ridden in: Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Michigan, MN, NC, SC, Arkansas, Kentucky, East Coast.
Thing you don't like fixing:. Tri bikes, there's pee on those space ships
Favorite thing to fix: I enjoy a nice overhaul on something. Could be a fork, rear shock, loose ball hub or bottom bracket. Also flat tires.
Favorite rider : Shaun Palmer
Shimano vs Sram: Sram
Other shops worked at: Kinetic Systems, Spo Tho, REI, Downwind Sports, Hoback sports
Beard? Dad Beard. Only in fall and winter.
Winter activity: Woodstove Stoker, Hockey dad, Amateur Nordic skier, Semi-retired snowboarder.
Sandwich or pasty? Sandwich in spring and summer, Pasty fall and winter.
Nevin B.
Years at QSBS: 13?
Favorite bike: AllTime-kona dawg
modern era-Yet iSB130/ Corvus SkookumAF
Favorite trail: Zooogs
Favorite trail not in Marquette: Black mountain NC
Place ridden in: MI WI MN AZ UT CO NC AR WA
Thing you aren’t good at fixing: Bad Tire
Favorite thing to fix: Wheels
Favorite rider : Brage Vestavik
Shimano vs Sram: Shimano
Other shops worked at: Toule Werx
Beard? Usually
Winter activity: uphill and downhill skiing fat biking fishing , and panking
Sandwich or pasty? Gotta go pasty
Maria H.
Years at QSBS: 10 yrs?
Favorite bike: Trek Slash
Favorite trail: HTP
Favorite trail not in Marquette: Black mountain NC
Place ridden in: MI WI CO
Thing you aren’t good at fixing: Brian's Attitude
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Shimano vs Sram: Shimano
Other shops worked at:
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Sandwich or pasty?
Why Shop With Us?
We love riding bikes. We love helping others find joy on a bike. We are not here to sell you something. No pushy sales pitches here. We are here to offer honest, experienced advice. That is it. We all wrench on bikes that give us an additional level of experience that most shops do not have. Just friends helping friends get out there and have a blast.
Quality & Value
We sell products from the best bicycle brands in the world. If its in our store, we personally like the product.
Knowledgeable and Friendly Staff
We aren't your average bike shop. Our staff is helpful and crazy about cycling. We love to ride as much as you. We all wrench on bikes so we have added experience in the stand that we love to share to make sure you get the best possible ride or gear. We listen to your needs and work hard to help you find precisely the right products for you.
Community Involvement
We love the bike community that is Marquette County. We are driven to give back to the trails and bike community in dollars and elbow grease. We look forward to working Start The Cycle youth cycling program every year, we dig on the trails every month in the summer and are proud to be a Black Diamond Sponsor for the NTN trails. Trails build community. Community builds trails.
Browse Our Bike Selection
Find your dream bike today and visit us for a test ride. We'll ensure that you're on the right bike to meet your needs and the right frame size for a comfortable, safe cycling experience.
