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    Tour De Presteigne 2010

    Tour De Presteigne is now confirmed as 8-9 May. The website will be updated in the next few weeks. There is no racing this year instead there will be a "treasure hunt" type competition. Hopefully there will be lots of new bikes to see :D For those that wish to see "what their bike can do"...
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    Tour de Presteigne

    The Tour de Presteigne is now less than 2 weeks away. The website has been updated and there is now a news section that is updated daily. There will be some exciting new machines there to be announced over the next few days. There will also be some exciting offers. Lets hope for good weather...
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    First Impressions

    What do you think of the new E-Motion range guys?
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    New E-Motion range in UK

    The new BHBikes E-motion range are now available in the UK. Featuring Panasonic motor and torque sense technology. The E-motion range covers city, cross and road bikes. All of the bikes feature Derailleur gears for ultimate efficincy and speed of gear change. The E-motion range is exclusively...
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    Electric bike demo

    If anyone lives in the Hereford area and would like to try a range of electirc bikes OnBike are showing a range including pedelec and direct drive at Hampton Court near Hereford today and tomorrow. see Hampton Court Herefordshire There are also lots of activities for the family at the Easter...
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    Can anyone help me find a conference bike in the uk?

    I know this is a bit off subject but does anyone know of the location of a conference bike in the UK that may be for hire? Thanks Andy
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    Hub gear efficiency

    Does anyone know the effciency of various hub gears compared to deralleur? I have been trying to get accurate figures but cant find any. I have seen figures of 80-90% quoted for high gears on hobs. Can anyone help here? Andy OnBike
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    A place where you can try lots of differnet bikes

    People often ask on here which is the best bike to buy. The truth is that the best bike to buy is the one that suits you best. Why not come and try a variety of bikes? We have just opened 2 shops 1 in Kidderminster west midlands and one in Presteigne Powys. We have over 12 differnet bikes to try...
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    Puncture proof?

    Hi Folks Last night I got a puncture on my Kalkhoff Agattu. I was doing a 30 mile circular ride and of course I was exactly half way around. Can anyone explain why puctures always occur when you are at your furthest from home, it has gone dark and started raining? On a more serious note I have...
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    Shimano SG-8R30 hub problems

    I have recently purchased a Gazelle Easy Glider. It is a fantastic bike with very comfortable riding position. However after 300 miles the gears have stopped working properly. The hub is a Shimano 8 speed. The problem is that when changing below 4th gear the "cassette joint unit" gets stuck so...
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    Hope Valves again sorry

    I have a new Kalkhoff Agattu. What a great bike it is to. However I am suffering from the Hope valve problem. I bought an adapter from halfords so I can use my normal Schrader foot pump. This works but how do you measure your tyre pressure with a Hope or a Pesta valve? Any ideas? Thanks Andy