How the scheme works If your employer does not already have a scheme it is an easy step to partner up with Green Commute Initiative they will provide at no cost to your employer all the necessary to enable you to purchase your bike through the scheme. Your monthly payments are made by pay sacrifice,Read more ⟶
News
Welcome To Our New Website
Here are some archive posts. We are a busy bike shop, lots going on, not getting around to uploading items on the news page. We will try and fix that in the future. In the meantime check out facebook and instagram.
Winterval 2023
Following a winter break there will be some exciting developments for the shop in the new year. Luke our main mechanic is taking a well-deserved January break to visit family in New Zealand. We are also expanding to include premises next door to us In Frogmarsh Mill. We will be using this temporary shutdown toRead more ⟶
ABOUT BASSO
BASSO FRAMES 100% MADE IN ITALY TO SEE MORE CLICK HERE FOR THE BASSO WEBSITE BASSO FRAMES 100% MADE IN ITALY ! So what I hear you say, all that matters is that a bike rides as it should. But in other ways it can matter. A bike’s terroir is a large component of whatRead more ⟶
Gwen Wins in Lisbon.
Congratulations to Gwen as she regains her European A.C.Sprint Triathlon title. Gwen was first out the water in the 750m swim and held off a strong field in the 20km bike section. Her Orbea Orca delivered her in 4th place to the 5km run well in contention. With a fast transition and a storming runRead more ⟶
Gwen Defends Title
Gwen Kinsey has been training hard in preparation to defend her European Championship title in Portugal on Friday 27th May. She won the European Sprint Triathlon AC Championships in Geneva last year. Gwen competing in the 40-44 age category was also 5th overall in a field of 268 athletes only 1min 48 seconds behind winning 20Read more ⟶
Forest of Dean MTB Trail
We took the Orbea MX 30 hardtail to the Forest of Dean cross country trails. For an entry level hardtail at £529 r.r.p it went really well over the Vederer’s trail, fast flowing corners, big berms, roll overs and the rooty drops of the Free Miners trail. Top marks to the KonaRead more ⟶
Gwen Wins in Geneva
Gwen Wins in Geneva Gwen Kinsey Stroud AC The Bike Works came first in her age category (when life begins) and was 5th woman overall in the European Sprint Triathlon AC Championships held in Geneva Friday 10th July. She was first in the swim one and a half minutes ahead of eventual secondRead more ⟶
Gwen First and Second in Cardiff Triathlon
Gwen Kinsey Stroud A.C. was first female athlete home in her age category (40-44) and was second female athlete overall in Saturday’s rain drenched Cardiff Sprint Triathlon. In a competitive field of 96 athletes, she was only pipped to the post, by Hollie Elliot, an under 23 age group athlete! After 1 hour and fiveRead more ⟶
The Bike Works Italian Connection.
Read about The Bike Works Italian connection published in Pro Cycling magazine article From Treviso With Love. Part of our cycling story began with my brother-in- law Phil Edwards buying his first race bike from the milkman, going on to represent GB in the Olympics and as a professional riding many classic races including theRead more ⟶