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Free safety check for London to Brighton bike ride 2010

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

This Sunday 20th June is the London to Brighton bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

If you’re getting ready for the bike ride and are in the maidstone area, you could certainly benefit from a visit to our Maidstone store who are offering FREE safety checks this week.

“It’s important to make sure your bike is safe and ready for a ride like the London to Brighton. We’re also stocking plenty of tyres and recommend swapping any mountain bike tyres for semi slick or slick ones to give you a better ride on the roads down to Brighton.”

Cycles UKs Maidstone manager Dean

Check out our stores page for more info on our Maidstone store and visit them for your free safety check before the London to Brighton starts this Sunday.

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The Tour of the Weald

Monday, March 15th, 2010

In support of the Tour of the Weald, Cycles UK Maidstone are offering a free bike safety check (worth £20) to any rider who can present their entry form at the store, right up until the ride which starts on Sunday 4th April.

The safety check includes:

  • Check all nuts and bolts for correct torque
  • Check wheels spin freely
  • Check condition of tyres and inflate to correct pressure
  • Check bottom bracket for wear and movement
  • Assess condition and any requirement of gear and braking systems
  • Check headset for wear and movement
  • Check transmission for wear
  • List any recommendations

Velocity-events.co.uk have organized the Tour of the Weald bike ride to help raise money for The Prostate Cancer charity.

The 100km ride starts in the centre of Staplehurst on Sunday 4th April and travels through the heart of the Kentish Weald with some brand new climbs, fast descents, country lanes and picturesque scenery.

The entry fee for the event is £12 if pre-registered and £15 for on-the-day entries.

You can find more information on the event by clicking here.

You can register for the event either online or by printing a downloadable PDF and posting it.

There is a route map available HERE in a PDF format.

I have also created the route on Mapmyride.co.uk so you can also view the route interactively and if you wish, download the route data to your sat nav or phone.

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Cycles UK keep Dallaglio on the road

Monday, March 1st, 2010
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Cycles UK keeping the Dallaglio Cycle Slam going

Former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio is cycling 2,800km across Europe covering all countries in the six nations rugby tournament to raise £1m for Sport Relief and the Dallaglio Foundation, with a little help from Cycles UK Maidstone…

Cycles UK Maidstone have been on hand to help Dallaglio and his team of 70 riders complete the stage between Paris and London. Dallagilos team arrived in Maidstone needing various emergency repairs to get them back on the road by 8am on Friday.

Cycles UK boys Mark, Danny, Karl and Dean came to the rescue gathering spares from various Cycles UK stores and carrying out gear adjustments and brake pad fittings. Thanks to their efforts The Dallaglio Cycle Slam team were back on the road safely and on time!

“The guys really showed they are ‘Experts in Cycling’ and very definitely ‘Specialists in Service’. This really is exceptional service, well done! (and you did your bit for sport relief).”

Cycles UK Managing Director Richard Schofield
If you’d like to donate money to the Dallaglio Cycle Slam for the Dallaglio foundation and Sport Relief you can do so at the Dallaglio Cycle Slam website.

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Head Mechanic wanted for Cycles UK Maidstone

Friday, September 25th, 2009

We currently require a head mechanic to run the workshop in our Maidstone store. The successful candidate should have Cytech 2 level certification as a minimum, an enthusiasm for cycling and great technical knowledge.

Excellent Salary available depending on experience and qualifications

Click here to find out more

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Wilier Trip 2009 - Part Two

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Day 2

Day two entailed of the Massive 28km Climb of the Monte Grappa, We were again joined by the owner from the company. He’s pretty quick for a man of his age and he made it to the summit as well.

With ATB-Sales Wilier Rep Colin Bath
I Pushed my hardest and I succeded on getting to the top of the Grappa

along the way seeing what I've only seen on MTB Holidays in the French Alp's riding Downhill.
Colin going up the Monte before the first watering stop at 17km into the journey

The ride to the 17km mark was the hardest part of the ride in my eyes
after that part of the climb the scenery got amazing and just geared you up more for what else was install along the way to the summit

The top Of the Summit Saw was just amazing view across from where you had come for the past two hours
The Top Of the Summit Saw was just amazing view across from where you had come for the past two hours

Me at the Top Along With John, another ATB Dealer on the Trip, Both of us getting to the top in the same time and working together to climb to the summit
After descending the 28km from the summit of the Monte Grappa, we got showered and refreshed, and moved onto the repair and frame building Part of the factory

the frames are repaired if accident damaged, and where there also built from carbon tubes being laid and glued and baked in a hot oven. Pictured here is the lady frame building from the bottom Bracket at stress point's on the frame
Frame Jig and Frames on repair schedule


I’d Like to thank ATB for a great trip and a great insight into the world of Road Riding.

Our Maidstone Store Keeps all the Wilier Road Bikes In store upto the Izoard Family of bikes.

Keep Your eye’s peeled the new Wilier Road range is coming through from Italy into the UK as we Read this Report. They truly are quick Machines And are produced in the heart of the Italian Alps.

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Wilier Trip 2009 - Part One

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Mountain Biker turn’s Roadie

The manager of our Maidstone store Dean Brooks was given a divine opportunity to try out the new Wilier 2010 range, and that’s not all he tried, he also road the Monte Grappa a 28km hill climb in the Italian Alps, and made it to the top.

The event was held by Wilier importers ATB-Sales. ATB took 30 of it’s dealer’s to the Italian Alps, and from Cycles Uk Dean Brooks went from our Maidstone store.

He rode a Wilier Izoard Athena 11 speed, the bike on the right of this picture. Also pictured is the Cento Uno Dura race equipped.
Wilier trip 2009

Diego Cunego's actual Bike
Diego Cunego's actual Bike

I also was given an opportunity to ride the new Dura Ace Di2 full electric groupset on there specific designed Cento Uno
Wilier trip 2009

The first day included a tour of the Wilier factory
They hold full Campagnola groupset's on site along with Shimano as well.

The build team consist's of twelve people in the factory each one doing the same job every day
One does Brakes, one Does Bar Tape, one does groupset

And even the owner of the Wilier brand does tyre 's on to rim's

So then came the serious part of riding any road bike the lycra bib tights, gloves, tight fitting top.
The first day's riding consisted of leaving the factory, and looping 40km to the hotel that we stayed at all courtesy of Wilier.


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American Classic Wheels now in stock

Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Paul from Eurobike

Paul from Eurobike

Staff from our Watford, Canterbury and Maidstone stores attended a training session at our shop in Greenwich yesterday with Paul from Eurobike who are the new UK importer for American Classic wheels.

American Classic was founded by Bill Shook in the early 1980’s. Bill is a trained engineer and an ex pro bike racer. During his pro racing days he would often manufacturer his own bike parts where he couldn’t find components on the market which met his exacting requirements.  Bill represents what American Classic is all about, using pioneering technology and constant development work to get the best possible results.

The guys who attended the training sessions yesterday were very impressed with the quality of the American Classic wheels and the technology which has gone into them, reflecting the positive reviews they have been getting from the UK cycling press.

Initially we will be stocking a small selection of road and mountain bike wheels at our shops in Greenwich, Maidstone, Watford and Canterbury but the wheels will also be available to order from any of our stores and should be up on our website by the end of the week.

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Cycles UK Maidstone take part in Green Britain Day

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Friday 10th July saw a green event take place around the UK, our local event took place in the lovely grounds of Mote Park. It was an opportunity to get an insight in to cycling, and also get a free Cycle Safety Check from our Maidstone store that was present at the event. Also Invicta Cycling Training were present showing bikes dating right back from the 1800’s, Other events included a Green Games, Face Painting and local radio station Heart FM were also present supporting the event from a wind up style generator.

Cycles UK Maidstone's Green Britain Day Stall

Cycles UK Maidstone's Green Britain Day Stall

On our stall present were bikes from top manufacturers Marin, Specialized and fairly new Brand to the UK Wilier, just to give a selection of what is present in our Maidstone Store.

Cycles UK Maidstone's Green Britain Day stall

Cycles UK Maidstone's Green Britain Day stall

Cycles UK Maidstone are currently offering FREE Cycle Safety Checks to any School Pupil doing their Cycle Proficiency.

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