As you may have heard, Wayne Johanssen, owner of GNS passed away unexpectedly last week.

GNS is now closed, and all customer skis have been moved to:

Expedition Wakefield at 721, Chem Riverside, Wakefield QC J0X 3G0 819.459.2225

Expedition Wakefield is open 7 days a week until Christmas. Please ask for Vicky or Jamie when you pick up your skis.

We will also be contacting customers individually to inform them of this arrangement.

Many skis have not been serviced. Expedition Wakefield has an itemized list of charges for the skis that were serviced.

Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time

Regretfully, Wayne Johannsen passed away unexpectedly earlier this week. We know he was a pillar in the community here and will be deeply missed.

GNS is closed for the time being. Someone will follow up when we are able about next steps or items that need to be collected.

Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.

We are now open with regular winter hours and are looking forward to providing you with good service this upcoming winter.

🕒 Hours
Monday: 12 PM – 5 PM
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 12 PM – 6 PM
Friday: 12 PM – 5 PM
Saturday: 12 PM – 5 PM
Sunday: Closed

Gatineau Nordique Sport
🎿 Skis:   Products and Services that we provide  ( October – March)

• Stone Grinding of Cross Country Skis (Tazzari RP-23, used by Nordiq & Biathlon Canada)
• Ski Testing with Beam & Pressure Gauge
• Peltonen & Atomic Skis (Classic, Skate, Junior, Touring)
• Alpina & Rossignol BC Skis
• Skin Installation for Classic & BC Skis
• Alpina Boots (Classic, Skate, BC)
• Zanstra NIS Nordic Blades & Sharpening
• Leki & Rex Poles
• Star & Montana Liquid Waxes
• Waxing & Repair Services

🚲 Bicycle Repairs (April – September)

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819-483-1623
wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com

From now until Labour Day weekend, we will be open for:
🚲 Bicycle repairs
🔧 Tune-ups
🚑 Roadside service

📅 Appointments
To book an appointment, please contact us:
📞 819 483 1623
📧 wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com

🕒 Summer Hours
Monday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Thursday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM

We can thoroughly clean all bikes and perform repair services to most bicycles.  Since we are going to be open for bicycle service only from April to October, we have a natural and efficient location at the front of the store, in the sun shine, to clean( using soap and water) and rinse (water), all bikes.

We will be selling tubes and tires and the parts that will be used on the bicycles that we repair.  We will not be selling bicycles, clothing or bicycle accessories.  We will leave that to Expeditions Wakefield, in Wakefield.

Are main focus will be to provide a good service for tune ups, road side service and repairs for the summer months.  If you would like to make a reservation, please contact us.   

wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com        819  483  1623

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Tune ups

Kids Bikes      55$

Clean the entire bike.

Clean drive chain (chain is not removed).  Lubricate the chain.

Inspect brakes, gears, hubs, bottom bracket, headset.  Adjust if needed.

Minor Truing of wheels (wheels are not removed).

Check air pressure in tires.

Level 1  Tune Up   80$

Clean the entire bike.

Clean drive chain (chain is not removed).  Lubricate the chain.

Inspect brakes, gears, hubs, bottom bracket and headset.  Adjust if needed.

Minor Truing of wheels (wheels are not removed).

Check air pressure in tires.

Take the bike for a road test.

Level  2 Tune up     160$

Extensive cleaning of bike.

Inspect brakes, gears, hubs, bottom bracket and headset.  Adjust if needed.

Remove drive chain and clean using Safety Kleen parts washer.

Install drive chain and oil the chain and derailleur.

Remove wheels and true the wheels using a wheel truing apparatus.

Check air pressure.

For the next 6 months we are open for Bike Repairs.

We will be available Monday to Friday with a Reservation.

To make a reservation, please contact us.

wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com

819 483  1623

Wayne

This year Gatineau Nordique Sport will be offering stone grinding and waxing for the skate races and skin skis to be used for the classic races.

You will have 3 options as to where to drop off skis.  Ottawa/The Cyclery,  Chelsea(Lyle)  and GNS/Wakefield.

If you are interested in having your skate skis or skin skis stone ground and/or waxed for the loppet, please contact us to  make the necessary arrangements for you to drop off and pick up your skis.

Send an email to:     wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com

Stone Grinding and waxing for  Skate skis          cost 150$
You will be given the option of grinding your skis with the recommended grind for the loppet OR the grind of your choice.
After the skis are ground we  clean the bases using 99% isopropyl alcohol, iron in a soft wax and then iron in Star Polar Next Glide wax (solid wax).
For the top coats we will use Star Next Liquid waxes. In all likelihood we will use 2 layers of liquid waxes, using 2 different waxes.

After the liquid wax is applied, I pass an iron over the ski using an iron temperature of 130’C.  After the skis have cooled for at least 10 minutes, I brush the skis using a Red Creek fine stainless steel brush with a light to moderate pressure.  Last but not least using a Star long haired fleece on an impact driver cordless drill, I fleece the bases of the skis. 

NB  By ironing in the liquids, the waxing procedure as described above can last up to 80 km!

Waxing  for Skate skis          cost  80$
We will be using the same waxes and the same procedures as stated above other than the skis will not be stone ground.

Stone Grinding and Waxing Skin Skis for the Classic races         cost  150$
The procedure for stone grinding and waxing the glide zones of skin skis is the same as what is outlined above for skate skis.
When I apply the last/top layer of liquid wax, using a small piece of paper towel I apply the liquid over the glide zones and the skins. I finish the glide zones as described above. On the skins, using an iron temperature of 120’C, I pass an iron over the skin.

Waxing Skin Skis for the Classic races       cost  80$
We will use the same waxes and the same procedures as stated above.

Closed:
December 23–26, December 29–January 1

Open:
December 27–28: 12 PM – 5 PM

Regular Hours Resume:
January 2: 12 PM – 6 PM

We will be open on Monday October 7 (noon till 5 pm),   Thursday Oct 10 ( noon till 6  pm)  
And Friday, Oct 11 ( noon till 5 pm).
We will be closed for the Thanksgiving weekend.

We will open with regular hours on Thursday,  October 17

Regular Hours  (winter)
Monday                     12 pm   to  5 pm
Tuesday                     closed
Wednesday               closed
Thursday                   12 pm  to  6 pm  
Friday                         12 pm  to  5 pm
Saturday                    12 pm  to  5 pm
Sunday                       closed

We are looking forward to providing you with good service for the upcoming winter season.

Wayne

Gatineau Nordique Sport is now  offering Services for Bicycle Repairs.  

If you would like to make an appointment to have your bicycle serviced,   send an email  to wayne_johannsen@hotmail.com    or  phone  819 483 1623.

We are looking forward to providing  good service for both cross country skis and bicycle repairs.

Wayne