Our stores will be closed for a day at the end of January for our annual stocktake and so we can do an upgrade to our IT systems. The schedule is: Braintree – Closed 24th JanuaryCanterbury – Closed 24th JanuaryChelmsford – Closed 26th JanuaryGreenwich – Closed 25th JanuaryLeigh – Closed 30th JanuaryMaidstone – Closed 31st JanuaryWatford – Closed 31st January Stores will be open as usual all other days. Web Dispatch Our web dispatch is…
Start the New Year off with a ride and you could win a £100 Cycles UK gift voucher. We want to encourage as many people as we can to start the year by getting out on their bike. Whether you go out on the road, hit the trails or do a virtual ride on Zwift, it all counts. All you need to do is join our Strava Club and use Strava to record a ride…
Are you looking for a fun way to stay active and get rewarded for it? Look no further than our Strava Club! Whether you are commuting, mountain biking or road cycling you can track your progress with Strava. You’ll be able to see some of the routes our staff ride and get inspiration from other local cyclists. Plus, you can get rewarded with giveaways and discounts on gear through the year. What is Strava? Strava…
Get yourself kitted out for the season with extra parts, clothing and accessories. Spend over £250 on our website, or in our stores, between 28th December and 8th January and we’ll give you 10% back in free gear. Not sure what to buy? Here are some examples: Buy a Tacx Flux 2 turbo trainer for £594 and get £59 back to spend on some new shorts or a jersey Buy an Orbea Terra H40 Gravel…
Choosing the right road bike can be overwhelming, especially if you’re a beginner. With so many options on the market, it’s hard to know where to start. Do you need an entry-level bike or something more advanced? What kind of features do you need? And how much should you budget? We’ll help you figure out what the right road bike for a beginner is. By the end, you should have a good idea of what…
The Trek electric bike range has been pretty enormous at times. This has mainly been due to a single model of bike being available in multiple battery and colour variations so you quickly ended up with dozens of variants. Thankfully Trek have scaled this back a little recently, and their electric bike range is now easier to understand. Until recently nearly all Trek electric bikes came with Bosch motors. For the 2023 season they are…
As of August 2022 Trek started to launch their 2023 model year bikes. A lot, but no all, of the 2023 bikes come with Gen 2, Gen 3, Gen 4 or Gen 5 in the name. This stands for Generations and is a new approach designed to ensure more continuity in bike supply. Stretched Supply Chains The Covid pandemic has stretched supply chains to breaking point and beyond. Many brands have realised that the only…
Test rides are an important part of buying a new bike. At Cycles UK we have 7 stores around Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and London where you can test ride bikes. All have either low traffic, or traffic free, places for you to ride. Why test ride a bike? Bike technology is changing fast. A test ride is a great way to get a feel for the latest electric motors, electric gears, or the ever bigger…
With the cost of fuel sky high at the moment ditching your car, or at least using it less, is a great way to save money. Switching to an affordable commuting bike will not only save money on petrol but cycling to work will keep you fit, and is better for the planet. Around 70% of all trips in the UK are under 5 miles. A distance you can easily cycle in about 25 minutes.…
We’ve just received our first delivery of the brand new 2022 Cannondale Synapse LTD RLE bikes. Just a few weeks after Bike Radar named it their endurance bike of the year. Bike Radar do their testing in conjunction with MBUK and Cycling Plus to find the best bikes each year. They loved the Synapse RLE for the equipment it comes with, the handling, and it’s versatility. Over all they said the Synapse LTD RLE is:…
