We stock a wide range of saddles and with many retro items being redistributed some old friends have returned. The original Flite and Turbo saddles have been pro peleton favourites for years, so whether you’re looking at replacing a well loved original or building up retro chic we’ve got it. We also stock Brooks saddles, tourists' favourites for years and well known for exceptional comfort seen here hand in hand with Bontrager's tasteful retro brown handlebar tape.
Bontrager Grips
by Ben | 09/02/2010
With many lock-on style grips on the market Bontrager have come up with an XC take on it. Light weight with a single inboard lock they are available with or without a flange they come highly recommended – I even choose to use them myself.
Forte
by Ben | 09/02/2010
MET’s new mid price road helmet offers light weight with excellent venting. Taking inspiration from the inferno you get many of it’s features at 2/3rds its price.
Heart Rate Monitors
by Ben | 09/02/2010
We are once again dealing with Polar and stock a range of there products oriented towards cycling. You can opt for either a wrist mounted monitor or go for an integrated speed, optional cadence and HRM features.
Shimano Shoes
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Shimano have introduced some new shoes to their range for 2010. So far we have the men’s RT31 spd shoe aimed at the leisure/sportif market. The RO76 is shimano’s entry spd SL offering and finally the M161 which is aimed at aggressive xc/enduro use. The ladies range also gets a re-vamp with WR40 and WM61 both share a identical uppers but with an SPD or spd SL sole to suit your needs. We try to keep a full size run of all shoes where supply permits and we are expecting more new shoes shortly.
KEO 2 MAX
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Look have improved on their Keo platform and made the central base of the new Keo 2 max wider for better power transfer and support. This base is also made of a more durable stainless steel and they are available in black and white.
RXL Cage
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Bontrager have re designed their carbon cage to save a bit of weight. Graphics have also been re-designed and the cage is available in both white and carbon.
Bontrager Bar Tape
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Bontrager have introduced some vibrant new colours to their bar tape complementing the already comprehensive range.
Turbo Trainers
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Turbo trainers are not just useful in bad weather they can also provide a very controlled recovery session or be used to very good effect for interval training. Finding a good entry level trainer is becoming more difficult as prices rise. Jet Black still do a good quality mag trainer with adjustable resistance which will give up to 350 watts of resistance – enough to give most people a good workout.
Off road tyres
by Ben | 09/02/2010
New year and some new tread patterns from Bontrager. The very popular mud X winter tyre stays, XR2 is aimed at general off road use with a slant towards XC whereas the XR4 offers a heavier block tread for more aggressive enduro/all mountain use.
Trek bike show
by Ben | 09/02/2010
Due to space we couldn’t stock everything we wanted to so, here are some of the bikes that caught our eye. Most importantly if you see something you like that we don’t have in stock we can still get in.
HOPE 355’s, FLOW’S, MAVIC PRO.2, PRO2.717
by Ben | 09/02/2010
We keep a wide range of hope’s excellent wheelsets in stock. The very popular pro 2 comes with a Mavic 717 rim. For the XC whippets looking to save weight the SPXC3 comes with a straight pull hub and Stan’s very light ZTR 355 rim, the package also includes specific 3 bolt rotors to reduce weight further. The SP.AM4 is aimed at the enduro/all mountain category once again giving you the straight pull hub but this time on Stan’s FLOW rim, this also comes supplied with lighter rotors but 4 bolt this time to cope with heavier braking loads. Hope also make road wheelsets and the PRO3 road has been a popular package offering weight savings and additional comfort over more specific race wheelsets. We are expecting a new SP road wheelset which will use a straight pull hub on a deeper section rim this will both reduce weight and give a sharper more responsive feel to the wheelset.
KMC chains
by Ben | 09/02/2010
We love KMC chains! The best chains we have used – in fact we’ve got them fitted to most of our own bikes. 8/9/10 speed chains are all stocked.
Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo
by Ben | 01/11/2009
2010 Gary Fisher HooKooEKoo now in.
Trek 6300
by Ben | 01/11/2009
Trek's 6300 gets an all new frameset for 2010.
Trek Project One Madone
by Ben | 01/11/2009
Trek's new Madone range lets you fully customise your ride, from components through to graphics. All available through us.
Trek Madone 5.2
by Ben | 01/11/2009
The 2010 Madone 5.2 with sensible Pete's new Crud Catcher Zero Clearance mud guards.
New Trek women's specific bikes
by Ben | 01/11/2009
Revised for 2010 are the WSD (Women Specific Design) 7.5FX urban bike and 1.2 road bike.
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