| A |
|
| Abus |
Locks manufactured
with German know-how. |
| Airborne |
Make beautifully
crafted titanium frames more affordable. |
| Altura |
Good honest-value
cycle clothing and bags from Yorkshire company, Zyro. |
| American
Bicycle Group |
American elite
brands - Litespeed, Merlin and Quintana Roo - united to form
a single company. |
| Answer |
The Manitou fork
folk also make fine armoured gloves. |
| Assos |
The inventors
of the Lycra short continue to be the innovators in pro-quality
cycle wear. |
| Avid |
The brake boys. |
| Azonic |
Heavy-duty handlebars,
plus gloves that might protect should you lose your grip of
said bars. |
| B |
|
| Bell
Helmets |
Best buy in kids'
helmets. See also the unique Metro commuting helmet for adults. |
| Birdy |
Fab folders. |
| Blackburn
|
Makers of marvelous
mirrors, mini pumps and aluminium pannier racks. |
| Blackburn
Lights |
Brilliant new
site depicting Blackburn's new lights. |
| B.O.B. |
Beast of Burden
luggage trailers. |
| Buff |
Features a host
of options re how to wear this most versatile headgear. |
| Brooks |
Real leather saddles
- the seat of choice of millions of riders since the 1920s. |
| Busch
and Muller |
Quality dynamos
from Germany - a country where generator lights are mandatory. |
| C |
| CamelBak |
You need never
thirst again. |
| Campagnolo |
Revered racing
gear from Italy. 'While other stuff wears out, Campag wears
in.' |
| Cane
Creek |
American manufacturers
of better quality Aheadsets, brakes and suspension seat posts. |
| Cannondale |
The experts in
aluminium. |
| Carnac |
Finest French
footwear |
| Carry
Freedom |
Innovative trailers
designed in Scotland. |
| Cat
Eye |
Peerless computers:
fantastic lights |
| Chicken
& Sons |
UK importers of
great European gear from Time, 3T, SKS, Selle Italia etc. |
| Continental
tyres |
World championship-quality
rubber. |
| Crank
Brothers |
Crank Brothers'
4-sided Egg Beater pedals are lighter weight than the competition's
2-siders. |
| Crumpler |
Brilliant courier
and commuter and computer bags from Australia. |
| Crumpler
UK |
And this is the
brilliant bag company's British site. |
| D |
|
| Dainese |
Body armour. |
| Dawes
|
Quality production
touring bikes. |
| DMR |
Hardcore hardware
for jump 'n' trials. |
| DT
|
The stainless
steel Swiss spoke makers also make those jewel-like Hugi hubs. |
| E |
|
| Easton |
Best aluminium
and carbon bars and seatpins. |
| EBC |
A huge range of
disc brake pads, or an abbreviation of Edinburgh
Bicycle Co-op. |
| Elite |
Italian pro-tested
home trainers and bottle cages. |
| Endura |
Scotland's cycle
clothing experts. |
| Ever
Ready |
Energiser batteries. |
| Extra |
British importers
of Topeak, Truvativ and Easton. |
| Felt |
BMX bikes and
bits. |
| Fibrax |
Brake blocks and
cables. |
| Finish
Line |
Lubes & cleaners.
Squeaky clean good: squeaky bike bad. |
| Fisher |
UK importer's
of many a fine brand including Hollywood, Schwalbe, Tacx and
SRAM. |
| Fi'zi:k |
Superb saddles
designed by Giro, made by San Marco. |
| Flinger |
MTB mudguards. |
| Fox
Racing |
The most frequently-spotted
clothing brand on the DH circuit. |
| Fox
Forx & Shocks |
Full-metal construction
makes for a new reliability standard in suspension. |
| FSA |
Full Speed Ahead
chainsets and headsets. |
| G |
|
| Garmin |
A GPS will help
keep you on track. |
| Georgena
Terry |
The first name
in women's saddles. |
| Giant |
Appropriately
named: there really is a bicycle for everyone in this giant
range. |
| Giro |
The most innovative
helmet manufacturer. |
| Gore |
Gore bike wear
- the key to enjoying outdoor recreation, whatever the weather. |
| Grangers |
Reproofing agents
revive tired outdoorwear. |
| GT |
BMXperts. |
| H |
|
| Haynes |
American disc
brakes. |
| Helly
Hansen |
A site for Lifa
lovers. |
| Hollywood |
Heavy duty car
boot racks since 1973. |
| Hope |
There is hope
for British industry when some of the world's best disc
brakes are made in Lancashire.
|
| I |
|
| Innovations |
Fast gas. Controllable
CO2 inflation. |
| IRC
tyres |
Experts in DH
rubber. |
| ITM |
Italmanubri -
the handlebar of Argentin, Moser, Fignon, Pantani and Indurain. |
| K |
|
| Kalloy |
Best-value top-quality
bars and seatpins. |
| Knog |
Startlingly eyecatching
bar-end LEDs. |
|
Koga
Miyata
|
The trekking/touring
bike company. |
| Kool-Stop |
The name
in brake pads. |
| Kryptonite |
'Tough World,
Tough Locks' goes the slogan of the inventors of the modern
U-lock. |
| L |
|
| Light
and Motion |
Turn night into
day - Light and Motion lamps really are brighter than the
competition. |
| Litespeed |
Some of the best
frames in the world such as the sub-2lb titanium Ghisallo. |
| Lizard
Skins |
Neoprene frame
protectors. |
| LOOK |
The innovators
in clipless pedals and carbon fibre frames. |
| M |
|
| Magura |
Germany's hydraulic
brake experts. |
| Marin
USA |
Class hybrids
and MTBs from the birthplace of mountain biking - Marin County. |
| Marin
UK |
Marin's UK site. |
| Marzocchi |
Our mechanics
consistently rate Marzocchi, 'Most reliable suspension forks.'
|
| Master
Lock |
The USA's number-one
padlock company make a couple of innovative bike locks too. |
| Mavic |
The name
in wheel rims. |
| Maxxis |
The name
in DH rubber. |
| Memory
Map |
Interactive Ordnance
Survey Landranger mapping makes for more accurate route plotting. |
| Met |
Helmets. |
| Michelin
Tyres |
From Wildgripper
to World Tour, Michelin is your man. |
| Minoura |
Quality workstands,
tools and bottle cages built with archetypal Japanese quality
control. |
| Mirrycle |
Better quality
bike mirrors. Pronounced miracle. |
| Mojo |
Fox Forx importers
and Service Centre |
| Mongoose |
The first name
in BMX. |
| Mountain
Speed Products |
AKA MRP. Purveyors
of the finest chain devices and suspension upgrade kits.
|
| N |
|
| Nimrod |
Better-quality
reflective bands. |
| Nokon |
The company who
reinvented the brake and gear cable. |
| O |
|
| Oakley |
They really are
the best sunglasses. |
| Ortlieb: |
The name
in waterproof bags. |
| P |
|
| Panaracer |
The Japanese tyre
people. |
| Park |
The bicycle tool
company. |
| Pashley |
Specialists in
traditional roadsters, Post Office-style delivery bikes, unicycles
and BMX. |
| Philips |
Route guides produced
in association with Ordnance Survey. |
| Polar |
The pioneers in
affordable user-friendly HRMs (heart rate monitors). |
| Post
Moderne |
Suspension
seatposts. |
| PowerBar |
Fast food that
does you good. |
| Powerbreathe |
To increase lung
capacity, simply blow into this mechanical device for a couple
of minutes every day. |
| Primo |
Prime BMX hardware. |
| Profile |
The aero bar experts. |
| Protective |
Fast gaining a
reputation as Europe's best cycle clothing company. |
| Q |
|
| Quintana
Roo |
The experts in
triathlon-specific bikes and wetsuits. |
| R |
|
| Race
Face |
Cool Canadian
components and clothing. |
| Raleigh |
Not just bikes,
Raleigh are also the importers of elite brands such as Avenir
and Maxxis. |
| Raw |
This Scottish
company brings, for instance, Crank Bros, Answer Manitou and
Kool-Stop into this country. |
| Reflectalite |
Halogen bulbs. |
| Respro |
The market leaders
in anti-pollution masks. |
| Ridgeback |
Fine bicycles
designed in the UK for UK conditions. |
| Ritschie/Weber |
Best buy suspension
trailers for luggage or kids. |
| Rixen
Kaul |
Klik Fix bag fittings
as featured on Altura & Edinburgh bags. |
| RockShox |
Download the maintenance
manual for your shox. |
| S |
|
| San
Marco |
The saddle of
choice for Lance Armstrong and Thomas Voeckler. |
| Santa
Cruz/Wylder |
Santa Cruz is
the first choice with the majority of our customers who opt
for a custom-built bike. |
| Santa
Cruz/Wylder UK |
And this is the
Santa Cruz UK-specific site. Wylder refers to their women's-specific
bikes, designed by Juliana Furtado, built by Santa Cruz. |
| Schwalbe |
Fast becoming
our first recommendation for grippy hard-wearing tyres. |
| Science
in Sport |
Energy drink and
legal food supplements from the company who, for instance,
worked with Chris Boardman when he was in Hour World Record-breaking
mode. |
| Scottoiler |
Semiautomatic
bicycle chain lubricator boosts drivetrain cleanliness and
longevity. |
| SealSkinz |
Waterproof socks
and gloves which are, amazingly, not too bulky. |
| Selle
Italia |
Class saddlemakers
since 1897. They're Italian. |
| Shimano |
Best quality at
every price point makes Shimano the dominant cycle component
(gears, hubs, brakes, pedals, cogs, cranks and chains) maker. |
| Sigg: |
Aluminium drink
bottles. So well made, a Sigg should probably last a lifetime. |
| SixSixOne |
Fast becoming
the dominant name in downhill-derived protective clothing. |
| SixSixOne
MMA |
661's UK importer. |
| SKS |
Took over ESGE's
processes and patents to become the number one name in chromoplastic
mudguards. |
| Slime |
Proven puncture
protection. |
| Specialized
Bicycles |
The inventors
of the production mountain bike, the folding tyre, and so
much more remain the best-value quality bike brand. |
| Sports
Cover |
Highest quality
clear-film protection strips for your bike's paintwork. |
| SR
Suntour |
Great value suspension
forks and chainsets. |
| SRAM
Corporation |
The Gripshift
people now also own Sachs Sedis, the great chain makers, RockShox,
the fork innovators and Avid, the brake boys. |
| Stendec |
Shock oil. |
| T |
|
| TA |
Inventors of aluminium
touring chainrings: suppliers of Tour de France bidons
(water bottles). |
| TTT |
3T handlebars
by Tecno Tubo Torino. |
| Tacx: |
Home trainers
including the interactive iMagic. Interesting bottle cages
too. |
| Tektro |
Excellent brakes. |
| Terry: |
Georgena Terry'
superb women's saddles, handlebars and so on. |
| Thule |
The name
in car roof racks and cycle carriers. |
| Time: |
The most consistent
alternative to LOOK and SPD pedal systems. |
| Tip
Top |
Our favourite
puncture repair kits and hand cleaner. |
| Topeak |
Innovative cycle
tools, pumps and workstands. |
| Tranz
X |
Quality bar ends
and QRs. |
| Transfil |
Better quality
brake and gear cables. |
| TruVativ |
Extra tough DH/trials
chainsets, bars and stems. |
| Tubus |
Tubular steel
luggage racks - even tougher than welded aluminium. |
| V |
|
Vaude |
These German bag-men
are so accomplished, we get them to make our Revolution bags.
|
| VDO |
German cycle computers
from the people who make speedos for Porsche & BMW. |
| Velox |
Pro-quality cloth
rim tape helps eliminate the risk of spoke-induced punctures. |
| W |
|
| Weber/Ritschie |
Innovative trailers
for carrying luggage or kids. |
| Windwave |
Marzocchi's inporters. |
| X |
|
| X-Lite |
Best known for
Dr X's Muc-Off cleaner and Bike Spray lube. |
| Z |
|
| Zefal |
French accessory
makers famed for their pumps, mudguards, mirrors and racks.
|
| Zyro |
UK importer of
many fine brands such as Cat Eye, Minoura, PowerBar and Altura. |
