Check out this absolute beauty which we recently asked our talented photographer James Vincent to shoot for our regular Fast Bike feature. He’s done a crackin’ job of capturing the stunning Mondraker Raze Carbon RR trail bike which boasts 150mm of travel upfront combined with 130mm of rear travel facilitated by Mondraker’s super-plush Zero……
2022 NATIONAL ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – RACE REPORT
The biggest, most important road races of the year took place on the unforgiving roads of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland over the last weekend of June, as the very best male and female British road cyclists based in the UK and beyond came together to decide who would wear the prestigious red, white……
WHEELBASE TOUR DE STAVELEY 2022 – JOIN US!
The 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
A 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
Our 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
For 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
Our 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
Our 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
Saturday 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……
