It’s been a quite a year for the bike industry with dramatic increases in cycling and the world running out of bikes to sell. We are being told by some of our suppliers that we will need to pre order for 2022 as the availability of bikes will be limited […]
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We are sponsoring a screening of Motherload at the Pound Arts in Corsham. There are only two other screenings in the UK in London and Cambridge so this is a rare opportunity. We think that electric cargo bikes are a real game changer and this film looks at how they […]
This will start in London but will hopefully come to Corsham. Electric Bike delivery would be faster, easy to park and more efficient. Well done Coop. See more details at https://cyclingindustry.news/co-op-launches-new-online-delivery-service-with-e-cargobikes-com/
Next week we will be opening regularly on Wednesdays making us 4 days a week (Wednesday to Saturday). We have also started taking delivery of Forme and Ridgeback bikes as well as the traditional Raleighs. We have recently recruited Tom Skinner of Barbastelle.cc who also builds bespoke racing bikes. We […]
Based in Derbyshire, Forme Bikes (Formed By The UK) have been turning out some outstanding road bikes as well as a range of urban, Mountain Bike and Electric Bikes. The real world testing in what can often only be described as challenging conditions ensures that Forme bikes are stacked full […]
Ridgeback have always produced some great bikes and are one of the few producers of off the shelf steel frames touring bikes which are still the preferred option for long distance touring. Their commuting and urban bikes are their bread and butter. The frame finish is excellent, the components are […]
Last year the Efneo GTRO3 speed crankset came out see http://www.spindlesbikes.co.uk/gtro-3-speed-crankset/ and I started thinking about updating by old Orbit touring ‘day bike’, that had some tired old STI 105 9×3 speed shifters, into a hub geared urban ‘do anything’ bike. What if I used the GTRO Crankset with an Alfine […]
Coming up to 2 years in the shop on the High Street and the time seems to have flown by so now is as good a time as any to take stock. There is no doubt that life on the High Street is hard. The bike industry is notorious for […]
We have three new lights in this week URBAN 900 £80 Conscientiously designed to provide class-leading output and unmatched protective visibility both day and night. An innovative feature set including powerful amber side lighting and daylight pulse mode creates the most visible, reliable, versatile headlight available. Featuring: • 900 […]
We first heard about this crankset a few months ago and we immediately recognised its potential. We contacted the manufacturer EFNEO in Poland and ordered 2 sets then looked for a suitable frame that would suit as a demonstrator. We settled upon a Charge Bikes Mixer hybrid as a demonstrator […]