My journey to the Celtman started back in April 2018 when my arm was twisted into heading up to Torridon, a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland to ride a section of the NC500 that includes the infamous Bealach na Ba.
During…
We have a grand tradition at Cycleshack - since 2013 we’ve been going to Utah for our staff mountain biking trips most years, of course for extremely vital staff training in mountain biking, not just because we like to! Moab is widely known as…
A couple of times a year Cycleshack East Grinstead organise a weekend in Bike Park Wales and I was keen to go again, but found I had a few days to play with beforehand - so decided to go up to the Yorkshire Dales…
At Cycleshack we have a strong history of biking trips, especially to Moab in Utah which some would call the world capital of mountain biking. Your author has just been out to Moab to check out some of the trails in advance of this…
It's official - the supply of bikes has been very sporadic since the start of Covid. So here's some advice about getting your bike: Choose the type of bike - we're mainly a shop selling mountain bikes, hybrids, kids' bikes and generally mainstream bikes…
Some more bike videos to inspire you to get out there...
The Man Who Refuses to Die
What does it take to go from 5% chance of survival to setting your sights on winning one of the hardest cycling races in the world? Watch…
Lockdown has shown me that if you’re forced to be stuck somewhere for a while there aren’t many better places to be than Lewes. In this instance, I’m not referring to the many fine people I’ve met, the pleasing architecture and the awesome array…
I am ashamed to say that since the Utah trip back in November, my Fuel EX has been in its bag. Recent events have given me a massive nudge to get out on the Downs, and I finally put it together on the driveway…
The South Downs Way is something we’ve all heard of in Lewes – it goes right past the town, or through it if you want to go that way, and runs a total of 100 miles from Winchester to Eastbourne. The SDW is well…
One of our regular customers joined us for the annual Cycleshack/Deers Leap family holiday to Utah and Arizona, to ride some of the most famous trails in the history of mountain biking. Iconic is an overused word, but that’s what they are… It’d be…