Our Story
L'Hirondelle Bike Shop is a bicycle shop, workshop and webshop in the historic centre of Meppel, in the Netherlands. We bring together bikes and gear chosen for their design, their build quality and the way they ride, and we take the time to help you choose.
Roel in our workshop in Meppel.
A bike shop built around good bikes
We are a small independent team of people who love cycling. In the shop and the workshop you will meet Sjoerd, Oscar, Roel and Puk, and for bike fitting we work with Jan Glorie of Glorie Bike Lab.
No sales pitch and no rush: we would rather understand how and where you ride before recommending anything.
From online to Meppel
L'Hirondelle means “the swallow” in French. We share the name, and a lasting link, with the L'Hirondelle bike shops in France.
Our shop and our webshop are one world. Explore online and experience in store, or visit first and decide at home. We ship across Europe, but we like it best when you simply drop by.
The shop is housed in the Schultehuis on the Kruisstraat, a monument first built at the end of the 16th century and restored after a fire in 2012.
What we look for in a bicycle
Bikes and accessories with a clear idea behind them, made to look good for years, not one season.
Quality frames and components that our workshop can service and repair, so your bike keeps riding well.
A spec sheet only tells part of the story. That is why you can test ride on the car-free Kruisstraat, right outside our door.
Brands such as Schindelhauer, Omnium, WOOM and Brooks, each with its own clear approach to cycling.
Our shop in Meppel
At the back of the shop you can look straight into our open workshop, where city bikes, e-bikes and cargo bikes are repaired and serviced every day, alongside custom builds and restorations.
With Jan Glorie of Glorie Bike Lab we offer professional bike fitting. Upstairs, Skate Shop De Mug adds a little skate culture to the building. And the coffee is always ready.
L'Hirondelle Bike Shop
Kruisstraat 15, 7941 AM Meppel, the Netherlands
Shop, workshop and bike fitting. See our opening hours and contact details.
Come and see the bikes, meet the team and take one for a ride.
Visit L'Hirondelle in Meppel
