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WHEELBASE TOUR DE STAVELEY 2022 – JOIN US!
June 24, 2022The Tour de Staveley is back for 2022! Celebrate with us and enjoy a great afternoon ride in the stunning South Lakes. Saturday 9th July – 3pm Now celebrating its 14th anniversary and with two stunning Lakeland routes to choose from, this friendly non-competitive cycle sportive has a perfect distance to suit you. A homage

SUMMER SOLITICE SLEEP OUT – BIKEPACKING MICRO-ADVENTURE
Andrew Barlow and his Bikepacking crew, made up of Wheelbase staff and other local riding buddies got together for a Summer Solstice micro-adventure. The plan was simple – head out for a ride; watch the sunset, bivvy out for the night and cruise straight back into work the next morning.. We headed out straight

APIDURA BACKCOUNTRY HIP PACK – PRODUCT FEATURE
June 23, 2022A question that we’re often asked at Wheelbase HQ is ‘how do you carry all of your stuff?’ Now, what I consider carrying on a daily ride doesn’t usually contain everything including the kitchen sink but it usually consists of a multi-tool, inner-tube, pump, tyre levers, tyre boot patches, a quick link, energy gels

2022 NATIONAL ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – PREVIEW
June 22, 2022Our Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli team are ready to race the British Cycling National Road Championships over the coming few days on what could be considered by almost all of the riders as a ‘home race’, with the team’s largely Scottish contingent getting set to race on the demanding open roads of Dumfries and Galloway

GENESIS CROIX DE FER TI – PRODUCT FEATURE
June 20, 2022For our latest product feature we’re taking a detailed look at the rather stunning Genesis Croix De Fer Ti gravel, adventure and Bikepacking bike that can boast classic looks combined with a bang up-to-date contemporary specification. Most of you will be way ahead of us here, but for the uninitiated, the Ti in the

DAVID TRUMMER’S MONDRAKER SUMMUM CARBON RR
June 15, 2022Our Bike Check feature is back with another beauty from the travelling circus that is the UCI World Cup Downhill. Shot by our brilliant regular freelance photographer James Vincent at Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland; Vincent zoomed in on Austrian Pro Downhiller David Trummer’s great-looking Mondraker Summum Carbon RR downhill race bike

LUCY BELL GOES RACING – EWS ROUND 1 & GLENTRESS 7 RACE REPORT
June 14, 2022Our multi-discipline cycling star Lucy Bell is back in action for 2022, racing nearly all forms of cycling for Wheelbase alongside Cannondale UK. A regular visitor to our North East store in Darlington, Lucy has tons of energy and an almost unmeasurable passion for nearly all forms of cycling. Already deep into her busy

STAVELEY 3 VALLEYS CHALLENGE – EVENT REPORT
June 13, 2022Saturday the 11th June saw the return of the Staveley 3 Valleys Mountain Bike Challenge after a brief hiatus due to Covid restrictions. You may be thinking you’ve never heard of this event?! That’s because this popular and well-established charity event here in the south Lake District has had a major name change; what

GARMIN EDGE 1040 SERIES – PRODUCT LAUNCH
June 9, 2022Launched this week and in stock now at Wheelbase! Garmin bring you the Edge 1040 Series available now in two exciting new models. Choose between the Edge 1040 or their innovative Edge 1040 Solar option which harnesses the power of the sun helping to extend battery life further into your next epic ride making it

DAN BOOKER’S NUKEPROOF DISSENT 297 – BIKE CHECK
June 7, 2022It’s time for another bike check! Today we’re casting our eyes over Dan Booker’s Nukeproof Dissent downhill bike which he raced at the recent UCI Downhill World Cup in Fort William, Scotland. The young Australian has been with Nukeproof for just over a year now, joining the Enduro and Downhill team after a recommendation

RIGHT ROYAL DEALS – SAVE UP TO 25%
June 1, 2022Save up to 25% on selected items in our RIGHT ROYAL DEALS. For a limited time only…

#JENNRIDE 2022 – EVENT REPORT
May 30, 2022Last Saturday the 28th of May saw the return of the challenging #JENNRIDE two day Bike Packing event starting near Wheelbase in Staveley. The #Jennride is a 100 mile off-road bike packing charity event in memory of Jenn Hill organised by Wheelbase’s own local postie and well-known Lake District mountain biker Rich Munro! This