The weekend of the 11th and 12th of December saw the 5th and penultimate round of the National Trophy Cyclocross take place at the Cyclopark cycling centre in Crawley, Kent. With a final chance in 2021 to consolidate his high placing overall before the short Christmas break our star racer Rory McGuire came into Round……
STAVELEY TO AMBLESIDE CAFE RIDE
There’s a certain point in the year here in the Lake District where despite your best intentions you can’t be out all day in the mountains; even on the very first turn of the cranks you find yourself soaked to the skin, it’s synonymous with riding in the Lakes at this time of year. To……
FOCUS JAM2 7-SERIES
Introducing the all-new Focus Jam2 7-Series, designed specifically to make you happy! Launched today! The Jam2 7-Series e-MTB from top German bike brand Focus is made for FUN; with the belief that E-MTBs have the ‘power’ (excuse the pun) to make people happier the designers at Focus are clear in their intent – ‘we……
FAST BIKE FRIDAY – BMC ROADMACHINE X ONE
For Fast Bike Friday this week we’ve got something a little different, which initially needs a little explaining; the BMC Roadmachine X One is part-road-bike (the clue’s in the title after-all) and part-gravel-bike. During the unboxing and bike-build process it got our workshop technicians talking; is this a versatile road bike with some off-road capability?……
A RIDE ON WILD BOAR FELL
Wheelbase Lake District Sales Assistant Andrew Barlow has been out riding with his camera again, capturing the classic winter colours of our surrounding countryside; with another change of scenery Andy came of of the Lake District National Park and headed out east. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Wild Boar Fell is situated on……
CANNONDALE MOTERRA NEO 4 – PRODUCT LAUNCH!
Launched today! It’s the new Cannondale Moterra Neo 4 2022 featuring a powerful Shimano STEPS EP8 motor with 630Wh battery and 150mm of front and rear travel making it more than capable of taking on some of the gnarliest, most technically demanding downhill trails out there before assisting you back to the top with ease……
WHEELBASE RACER LEWIS CRAVEN IS WORLD CHAMPION!
Wheelbase are super-proud to be able to say that our Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli Cyclo-Cross team now has its very own World Champion! A HUGE congratulations to team rider Lewis Craven who took the win at the UCI 2021 Masters Cyclo-Cross World Championships which was hosted at Trinity Park in East Suffolk, UK this weekend. Lewis……
FAST BIKE FRIDAY – CANNONDALE SUPERSIX EVO CX
For this week’s Fast Bike Friday feature we’re casting our eyes over the truly drool-worthy Cannondale SuperSix EVO CX cyclocross bike (which also happens to be a super-fast gravel bike, but more on that later) with its stunning ‘Purple Haze’ paintjob and no-nonsense cyclocross-specific components. As ridden by our very own Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli cyclocross……
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS AT WHEELBASE
Check out some great gift ideas for the cyclist in your life this Christmas! We've got cycling clothing from the best brands including Fox, Rapha, Endura and Castelli for the mountain biker, roadie or dedicated commuter. With many more great gift ideas in-store and online, now is the time to get Christmas sorted with a……
A RIDE UP TO NINE STANDARDS RIGG
This week Andrew Barlow, our top Wheelbase staffer and talented landscape photographer came blinking out of the Lake District National Park and strayed over the border to shoot a little further afield than normal. In a week before we saw the first snows and strong winds of the winter hitting the area as part of……