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Big Demo North East

WHEELBASE BIG DEMO DAY Sat. 6th April 2019 Hamsterley Forest, County Durham, DL13 3NL Book your ride now at www.bigdemonortheast.co.uk/ We are bringing our Big Demo event to the North East. Based at Hamsterley Forest, we’ll have bikes from 8 of the world’s best brands – Cube, Trek, Cannondale, Nukeproof, Mondraker, Yeti, Focus and Merida. On……

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Wheels for All Spring Sportive

The Wheels for All initiative is a programme that embraces all children and adults with disabilities and differing needs and engages with a quality cycling activity. By using specially adapted cycles, the activities are both physically and mentally stimulating and above all fun for everyone involved. This year, as part of our Wheelbase Spring Classic, the……

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Exclusive Focus e-MTB Offer

Take advantage of this exclusive offer while stocks last and get a FREE T.E.C. pack with any Focus Sam² or Jam²*. The new SHIMANO STEPS MTB generation of motors enabled the FOCUS engineers to develop a Tailored Energy System to suit your needs. The energy concept offers you an adjustable battery capacity of up to……

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Wheelbase Spring Classic

WHEELBASE SPRING CLASSIC SPORTIVE – A GREAT WAY TO BLOW AWAY THE WINTER COBWEBS CLICK HERE FOR 2019 RESULTS CLICK HERE FOR 2019 PHOTOS Two great routes to choose from which take you through scenic roads with beautiful views of Howgills, Dent and Barbon. Both routes head generally south eastwards through Cumbria taking some very quiet valleys that you may be……

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Wheelbase BIG DEMO Weekend 2019

That was some DEMO! Thanks to everyone for rocking up in horrendous conditions, and all the brands, guides and store staff for making it happen - 162 of the world's best mountain bikes, 12 brands, 16 guides and over 500 bike washes. This year's Big Demo Weekend was wet and wild. When Saturday morning rolled around……

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Castelli SS19 Clothing

It might not seem like it here in the UK but Spring is just around the corner. But before the warmer weather arrives on our shores, many riders head south in February and March for a much needed dose of sun and an early season training camp. With warmer times ahead we can start looking……

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Introducing Smith Bike 2019

New to Wheelbase for 2019, Smith bring a highly technical offering of bike helmets and goggles to our expanding range of MTB products. The USP of the Smith helmet range is the integration of Koroyd® into the helmets. Koroyd® provides superior impact absorption, design flexibility and ventilation when compared to materials used in traditional helmet construction such……

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Specialized Wheelbase North East Demo Day

A grim winter's day couldn't deter our demo riders at this weekend's Specialized Wheelbase Demo Day. The event was fully sold out as riders turned up at Hamsterley Forest on Saturday to test out some of the world's best electric and full-suspension mountain bikes. Specialized brought some of the most popular trail bikes to test……

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Hamsterley Soil Searching Dig Day

On Saturday we were at Hamsterley Forest with Specialized and the crew from Hamsterley Trailblazers for a 'Dig Day'. Joined by over 40 ready-to-pitch-in volunteers, we spent the day repairing and building on the trails we love to ride. The idea behind the Soil Searching programme from Specialized is that we're all responsible for the……

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Fox Clothing MTB SS19

For the 2019 Spring/Summer collection Fox Head Clothing have created three distinctive lines of apparel, each one tailored to a different style of riding. Each collection provides the rider with a unique set of benefits depending on their chosen riding style. Whether you have a need for durability, versatility or mobility, one of the three collections……

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