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The 2010 Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride took place on Sunday 20 June where it started and finished at The National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, near Nottingham. This year was the 29th year of the event and saw over 4,000 riders take part in various ride lengths including:

• A 75-mile sportive route

• A 50-mile challenge ride

• An 18-mile community ride

• A family lap challenge

DiscoverCycling.com working with Raleigh, were on hand all day to provide support for the many riders who needed mechanical assistance at the beginning and during the event that was held in perfect weather conditions. DiscoverCycling.com were also part of the rides village arena that was set up at the finish of the event. Riders following the event were able to view a selection from the DiscoverCycling portfolio which included Raleigh, Scott, Basso and Forme bikes as well as a good selection of Uvex cycling helmets. Mush of the interest at the end of the event was centred on the Forme road bikes that are available from £500 - £1000 therefore perfectly fitting the criteria for those looking to move to the next level of cycling following a very positive experience during the ride.

The Big Wheel’s annual free commuter breakfast event for cyclists, followed by the Cycle Forum in the Council House.

As part of National Bike week, the Big Wheel, in partnership with Nottingham City Council, will running its annual commuter breakfast for cyclists. Anyone cycling to Nottingham’s Old Market Square between 8am and 10pm on Thursday 24th June will be rewarded with a free breakfast to get them fuelled up for the day ahead.

There will be a range of breakfasts available, including hot, cold, vegetarian and vegan options. As well as providing a delicious free breakfast there will be a whole host of cycling and health – related activities to enjoy including free bike checks by RideWise together with advise and information on the most suitable commuting bikes and equipment from DiscoverCycling.com

DiscoverCycling.com are delighted to be supporting training and activities carried out by Nottingham’s RideWise the Cycle Training Company who have set up in response to the cities health and travel needs.

We do not underestimate the dangers of the road environment and imparting risk assessment skills is at the forefront of RideWise. Comprehensive training . Imparting skills, knowledge and confidence and the observational skills necessary to make cycling enjoyable and safe is what RideWise are all about. All instructors have been professionally trained, are fully insured and understand that every budding cyclist is unique, with their own limitations and strengths.

Ridewise is part of a nationwide cycle training move spear headed by the CTC (Cyclist Touring Club) to help establish a national standard for all cycle training. DiscoverCycling.com will be assisting by offering individual and group product consultations to help ensure those new to cycling are advised on making the correct choice of bike, cycling clothing and accessories.

To find out more about the worthwhile and progressive organisation please refer to the RideWise website by following the link below or by calling us at DiscoverCycling.com on 01159 750100.

www.ridewise.org.uk

Adding further credibility to our growing retail portfolio DiscoverCycling.com will be offering the complete range of Scott bikes and Accessories for 2010 and beyond.

Sales and Marketing Director of the Nottingham based on line retailer commented that product will add credibility and strength our offering in many areas. The Speedster category of road bikes will enable us to capitalize on a growing road market and the Sportsters have already proved very popular with those looking to take cycling to work and leisure cycling to a more serious level. We are also experiencing increased interest in quality and well designed ladies and junior models and therefore the Contessa ladies specific models will prove popular for us.

Tony Gibb (CyclePremier.com – Metaltek/Basso) burst through the charging bunch on his Basso Astra to take victory in round one of the Elite Tour Series in London on Tuesday 25th May. The 33-year-old professional from Wooburn Green held off the challenge from Malcolm Elliott (Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta) and several Rapha Condor Sharp riders in the final fifty metres to win the race on the tight road circuit nestling under the tower blocks in Canary Wharf.

Gibb punched the air with delight as he turned his promising form into a big win in the prestigious event. The Halfords Tour Series consists of 10 circuit races staged in towns and cities all over Britain and is being shown on ITV4 again this year. It has always been the target of the newly formed CyclePremier.com – Metaltek team which was only created in February this year. Gibb still had a huge smile long after the presentation was made to thousands of fans that had lined the streets for the 70-minute criterium race. “I have looked at all the courses and there are a few suit me but this one was perfect,” said Gibb: “I was flying at the Hillingdon Grand Prix last week but I kept something in the tank and I was flying tonight but just did the efforts when I needed to."

"There was a serious break up the road in the middle of the race and I thought that it would come back and it did. There was a Rapha lead-out going on in the last couple of laps and I don’t think they counted on me being on the right wheel. There were two riders who had gone clear with two laps to go and they made the perfect target for me to sprint for when we came round the final corner and they were fifty yards away. As we caught the two breakaway’s, Dean Downing (Rapha Condor Sharp) opened up his sprint on the right and we got very close but I dropped the hammer again and made it across the line first.” “I am a lot more relaxed this year,” continued the former World and Commonwealth Games track medallist: “Last year I had to do a lot of team management stuff but my manager Rod Freeman is doing that this year. I have been able to concentrate on my training and it has paid dividends.” Gibb also did well in the intermediate sprints competition having finished first, third and fifth.

“I went with the first sprint because I wanted to gauge where to open up my sprint from in the final lap and it panned out perfectly. I didn’t go flat out in the second one because I didn’t want to show my hand to the other teams. Sadly Jason (White) crashed about five laps to go and he would have been our second counter in the team result and now we will have to work hard to move up in that category.” Tony had much praise for his teammates: “It was a tough race. Simon Wilson went on the front to bring back two breakaway groups and it is a big effort to do that in one of these events when you do it on your own.” Team manager Rod Freeman was delighted with the result on the night and had expected something big from Gibb.

“I think the signs were there when Tony won the Hillingdon GP last week,” said Freeman: “That’s something he has not done before. Tony had told me that he was going into the Tour Series in the best form he has been in for some time. He looked sharp in the first few laps and I was wondering if he could win. We have a little bit of work to do as a team but Jason’s crash certainly knocked us back a bit but there are many races still to go. There are tough weeks ahead of us but we are up for the challenge. We have accepted an invitation to ride in the two extra Tour Series criteriums in Belfast and Dublin next month and we should be firing on all cylinders long before we get there.”

The Halogel range of helmets has a unique 360 degree visibility capability during the hours of darkness or low visibility.

We see these new helmets as a significant addition to the helmet range currently being offered by DiscoverCycling and believe that the safety benefits these helmets bring, for improving visibility of commuter and leisure cyclist during night time riding will prove very popular with bike riders all over the UK. Two helmets designs will be available in either Sports or Commuter style and prices are expected to be around the £39.95.

More details will follow.

DiscoverCycling report that following the success of their 2010 road series Forme have announced their intentions to expand the range in 2011.

Forme are currently working on Urban Trails, Hybrid, Flat-bar Road and Mountain bikes series' ready for production next year. With the focus of the brand still on style, quality and function, these new bikes will fuse British practicality with affordable, functional componentry and encourage a much greater percentage of the British population to get out on their bike to promote their health whilst discovering cycling.

Team Raleigh launch.

January 2010 Print Comment Mail Team Raleigh Good to see the famous crest of Raleigh back in the British bunch. The Nottingham-based bike manufacturer has committed to an initial three-year deal, extending to five years, and aiming for UCI Pro Continental-level racing. Bold ambitions for the 10-man outfit headed by former Cervelo rider Dan Fleeman and with mostly young prospects in the line-up.

Team manager Chris Truett takes the reins for the Premier Calendar, Tour Series and selected European races, with the Tours of Britain and Ireland firmly in his sights. RIDERS Dale Appleby Tom Barras Mike Cummings Dan Fleeman Richard Handley Liam Holohan Julian Rammler Dan Shand Pete Smith James Stewart MANAGER Chris Truett BIKES Raleigh

DiscoverCycling.com releases a short video to promote our growing brand to a wider on line audience.

We hope that this short but punchy video will help give potential site visitors a good over view of the kind of products and services that we provide. Including bikes, cycling accessories, electric bikes and our own cycle to work scheme that has been launched by the government as part of the Green Transport Plan. This brief but informative presentation appears in the articale “Cycle to Work Scheme get vote of confidence from the Labour Party” that can be found on line via the link below.

http://article.wn.com/view/2010/04/07/Cycle_to_Work_Scheme_gets_vote_of_confidence_for_Labour/

DiscoverCycling predict Surge in interest in commuter cycling as fuel prices rise to all time high.

Interest in bikes and cycling accessories has certainly increased since the announcement that fuel prices would increase further during 2010. Previous fuel shortages have had a positive effect on cycling particularly in the urban areas and with brands like Scott, Merida and Felt reporting a substantial lift in interest and sales of urban bikes.

Modern bikes are very well designed and built to an exceptionally high standard with features like suspension seat posts that help take the bumps out of the road and adjustable handlebars to enable the rider to adjust the reach and achieve a more comfortable riding position.

Also one of the major fears of being left at the side of the road with a flat tyre has been erased with the arrival of a puncture prevention product SLIME that is inserted to each tyre and is 90% effective in maintaining tyre pressure following penetration by a thorn or small piece of glass. All these developments and more are available to make the rider experience more pleasurable.

For more information and advise please call us on 0845 3751774 or send us your questions by email to sales@discovercycling.com