A story of the importance of the M check Have you heard of the 'M check'? It's the basic check of your bike for safety, just a useful reminder to check each important part of the bike before you set off for the day.…
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…
A bike is the ideal way to explore the South Downs National Park. Whether you want to cycle around the quiet, leafy lanes of the Sussex countryside or conquer the majestic South Downs, Lewes is the perfect base for exploring our beautiful region on…
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…
As social distancing made it more difficult to go riding with Rob, my co-rider in part one, I decided to continue in a slightly different way by starting at the end point from last time (my house in Lewes), and seeing how far one…
Between shifts at Cycleshack I’ve had a bit more chance to get out on the bike recently. I thought I’d put that time to good use by raising money for an important local charity, Chailey Heritage Foundation, which looks after young people with extreme…
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…