School Summer Holidays are here! Kids are unleashed into the wild, what better way to entertain than by getting them out on a bike. We’ve got a range of Kids Road Bikes, Kids Mountain Bikes, Kids Shotgun Seats and towropes. Whatever your summer rides look, Wheelbase has you covered.

Kids Bike Pricing

Here’s a quick pick of some stellar bikes at a variety of price points, from cheap and cheerful to the best children’s bikes available.

Kids Bike Sizing

As a general rule of thumb we have a rough guide to get you in the right area. All kids bikes come with size specific frames, wheels and components.

Balance Bikes | 2 – 4 years

14″ Wheels | 3 -5 years

16″ Wheels | 4- 7 yrs

20″ Wheels | 5-8 yrs

24″ Wheels | 7 – 10 yrs

26″ & 27″ Wheels | 10+ yrs

And remember, next day delivery – ready to ride!

Kids Ride Shotgun

112 miles | 10,400ft elevation | temperatures: blistering

On Sunday, 11th May the Lake District once again played host to the Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge, a 112-mile sportive renowned as the UK’s most demanding one-day cycling event. Starting and finishing in Grasmere, 2400 riders took on the challenge, which includes the formidable ascents of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott, Wrynose, and Blea Tarn passes.

The riders were treated to fine Cumbrian weather, with blue skies and temperatures pushing towards 20 degrees. Chapeau to all those who made it round the brutal course.

Beyond the physical challenge, the event’s core mission remains fundraising for vital charities. Since its inception in 1999, the Fred Whitton Challenge has raised over £2 million for causes including Macmillan Cancer Support, the Great North Air Ambulance, and local mountain rescue teams. This was the 25th running of the event which remains a bucket list goal for the vast majority of road cyclists.

The event is steeped in tradition and remains a core part of the cycling community here in Cumbria. It honours the legacy of Fred Whitton, a passionate advocate for cycling in Cumbria and member of Lakes Road Club. Respecting Fred’s ideals, it remains what it was always meant to be: a challenge. The support on the roadside was fantastic as always, with spectators lining the roads of the villages that the event passed through.

Hardknott Pass

Photos by James Vincent

Road / Endurance – Road Re-Imagined

Real World Performance

Designed to go fast, built to go long, and made to keep you comfortable, the Synapse redefines road performance. With a sub-1000-gram lightweight carbon frame featuring wind-tunnel-sculpted tubing and PB-blasting stiffness-to-weight, it’s a bike that’s ready for anything you demand of it. Just ask Lachlan Morton why he trusted it for his record-smashing lap of Australia. Unreal speed, engineered for real-world roads.

Compliant Comfort

With advancements in the carbon layup, Cannondale’s engineers have made the new Synapse 20% more compliant than its already butter-smooth predecessor, ensuring you feel 100% more comfortable even on the roughest roads.

StashPort + StashBag

Cannondale’s downtube storage system, accessed beneath the bottle cage, holds tools, snacks and any other ride essentials you may need to go the distance.

Proportional Response

Tuned for the rider, Cannondale’s size-specific construction creates optimal stiffness and compliance for each and every frame size in the range.

Cannondale Sensor

Cannondale Wheel Sensor delivers hyper-accurate speed, distance and route info, service reminders, and more via the Cannondale App.

Cannondale Synapse Carbon – Build Kits

Cannondale Synapse Carbon 1

Price: £7500

Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2

Price: £5995

Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4

Price: £3995

Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5

Price: £2995

Lachlan Morton | Great Southern Country | Fastest Known Around Australia Time

30 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes | Newcastle, NSW > Port Macquarie, NSW | 14,210km ridden aboard the Synapse

Averaging 450km a day Lachlan battled strong headwinds, kangaroos and rescued a baby bird all while beating the fastest known record by a whole week. He has put the Synapse through it’s paces and proven the capability of this incredible bike. Check the stats.

Hamsterley BIG Demo Day | 17th May 2025

Still basking in the glory of our Big Demo Weekend in the Lake District it’s time for the Wheelbase crew and some of the world’s best Mountain Bike and e-MTB brands to come together again for our Big Demo Day – Hamsterley. This event is a chance for riders based in the North East to test ride the latest tech at a super-fun trail centre and is a great opportunity for riders who missed our larger Lake District event to shred on the latest, greatest mountain bikes.

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We took the Santa Cruz Bullit (MY26) out on the local trails for a first impression, we found out what we needed to know.

Essentially a downhill bike with a motor, we were blown away by the Santa Cruz Bullit 2025! From the first corner we felt right at home. For such a heavy hitting bike, it is super lightweight and handles like a trail bike with a built in ‘get out of jail free’ card. The Fox 38 Float  and Fox Float X2 felt incredible with little to no setup, providing the perfect platform to push on the very first run. The steep seat tube angle makes climbing on rough terrain comfy and stable. The slack angle (63.3 in low) combined with the 27.7 rear wheel makes a playful but planted ride feel which couldn’t be more fun to ride! SRAM Mavens are perfect for this bike, providing the stopping power when things get a bit too tasty and modulation for when conditions are as loose as they were when filming the video (link below).

Key Features

170mm/170mm

Mullet

Bosch Performance Line CX

85Nm of Torque

2 Flip Chips: Geometry and shock tune

600Wh + 250Wh Powermore (optional)

Super Lightweight

Lifetime Warranty on Frames & Pivot Bearings

SRAM Mavens

Details

Fox – New Float X2

SRAM Mavens SLV

XO AXS Groupset

Santa Cruz Bullit Builds

Santa Cruz Hightower CC XO AXS RSV

• Frame – CC Carbon, 170mm Travel, MX Wheels (S-XXL)
• Fork – Fox 38 Float Factory, Grip X2, 170mm
• Shock – FOX Float X2 Factory, 205×65
• Drivetrain – SRAM X0 Eagle AXS T-Type, 12spd
• Brakes / Rotors – SRAM Maven Silver / SRAM HS2 200F/R
• Seatpost – OneUp V3 Dropper Post, 31.6
• Rims / Hubs – RSV 30|HD F, 30|DH R / DT Swiss 350 DEG
• Front Tyres / Rear Tyre – Maxxis Assegai 29×2.5, 3C, MG, DD / Maxxis Minion DHRII 27.5×2.5, 3C DD
• Weight – 21.85kg / 48.17lbs.
• Battery – 600Wh
• Motor – Bosch Performance CX

Matte Teal Sparkle

Santa Cruz Hightower C GX AXS RSV

• Frame – C Carbon 170mm Travel MX Wheels (S-XXL)
• Fork – FOX 38 Float Performance, Grip, 170mm
• Shock – FOX Float X Performance, 205×65
• Drivetrain – SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type, 12spd
• Brakes / Rotors – SRAM Maven Base / SRAM HS2 200F/R
• Seatpost – OneUp V3 Dropper Post, 31.6
• Rims / Hubs – RRSV 30|HD AL 6061 / e13 SL E-Spec
• Front Tyres / Rear Tyre – Maxxis Assegai 29×2.5, 3C, MG, DD / Maxxis Minion DHRII 27.5×2.5, 3C DD
• Weight – 22.3kg / 49.2lbs.
• Battery – 600Wh
• Motor – Bosch Performance CX

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ROAD RACE | FASTER EVERYWHERE

THE SUPERSIX EVO DESTROYS EXPECTATIONS. Light, fast and aero – it defies logic. That’s why we’ve chosen the SuperSix as our Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli Road team bike for 2 years running.

WHAT THE SUPERSIX IS BUILT FOR:

Road Racing, PRs, KOMs and the podium.

Highlights

• Lightweight, low-drag SuperSix EVO carbon frameset – the ideal blend of speed, handing and comfort.
• Shimano 105 Di2 12-Speed – Shimano’s workhorse high-performance electronic shifting road group
• DT-Swiss R470 rims – light, wide and reliable aluminium wheels
• Vision Trimax Aero bars and Cannondale C1 Conceal stem – ergonomic, low-drag cockpit with hidden cables

Sculpted by Speed

Sleek, elegant and purposeful. Sleek, elegant and purposeful. Cannondale spent hours in the wind tunnel and countless iterations of computational fluid dynamic modelling stripped away everything that wasn’t fast-shaped, leaving a frame design that catches the eye, while shedding the wind.

SuperSix Evo 3 | Chalk

SuperSix Evo 3 | Chalk (Fulcrum Wind55 or Wind75 Upgrade)

FANCY A FULCRUM WHEELSET UPGRADE?

Fulcrum Wheels upgrade for only £899, best of all – you get to keep the original wheels as backup.

Making the Fastest Faster.

The legendary SuperX is BACK, reborn as a stripped down, souped up, pure gravel race machine—purpose-built for chasing podiums and PRs everywhere from Three Peaks Cyclocross to that Strava segment you’ve been chasing. Its predecessor, the SuperSix EVO SE, set the fastest time ever for Unbound Gravel in 2024, and with the new SuperX, Cannondale have gone all in to make it even faster. Less aero drag. More fatigue-fighting compliance. Sleeker integration, and of course, less weight. Ready for faster?

All In to Go All Out.

Made to absolutely smash gravel races. Simple as that. This is full-gas road race performance engineered for the full thrash world of gravel. Elbows out, head down, get off the front and don’t look back. SuperX only has one destination – the top step.

Fast and Light.

Our KOM-winning road tech meets Unbound-winning engineering. The LAB71 SuperX is super aero and over 100 grams lighter than its predecessor, helping you stay ahead of the pack in this rapidly -evolving era of high- speed, elbow-to-elbow gravel racing. With gravel race speeds averaging well over 35 km/h, the LAB71 SuperX brings a whole lotta free speed over any distance.

Gravel Glider, Not Grinder

SuperX’s sophisticated carbon construction smooth out the rough, floating above the gravel to keep you cranking. Specially constructed flex zones in the seat tube, rear triangle, and top tube work as a system with the D-shaped seatpost to absorb shock and vibration, keeping your mind and body fresher longer.

All In to Go All Out.