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It was a case of ‘Super Sunny Saturday’ on May the 14th as Wheelbase Lake District hosted their Road & Gravel Bike Demo Day. In similar scenes to our Pinarello Demo day which took place during a heat wave last July, riders were welcomed with blue skies and warm temperatures, all keen to try out the very best dream bikes from Pinarello, BMC and Cannondale. With attendees pre-booked to ride their first choice of bike and each of the three brands providing fleets of premium demo bikes the day was an opportunity for individuals to head out on as many as 5 separate rides to compare how each bike performed up against the other on a fast and undulating road circuit packed with short, punchy climbs and fast, sweeping descents.
Our road bike demo riders enjoyed crackin’ weather and fast dry roads.
This time around we were also providing riders with the chance to try out some of the latest gravel bikes from Pinarello, BMC and Cannondale, with a nice little 50 minute loop from the shop, out onto some of our secret and very fun gravel lanes that crisscross the local countryside. All road and gravel rides were expertly chaperoned by fully-qualified local guides Rachel and Lucy along with Glen who helped us plot the entertaining gravel bike loop and former Team Sky professional Russ Downing who had raced on Pinarello bikes for a good amount of his road racing career. Russ was on hand to talk through the finer points of each Pinarello model while helping to keep the road riders in good spirits as they explored the south Lake District. Cannondale brought along their brand ambassador Dan Evans, the former National Hillclimb Champion who not only helped to manage the fleet of stunning Cannondale road and gravel bikes, fitting riders to their size of bike, but also got out on a couple of rides and showed his talent for climbing hills on his back wheel only.
Pinarello UK were on hand to ensure each bike was perfectly set up and ready to ride.
BIG thanks to everyone who joined us for the Road & Gravel Demo Day; we hope you enjoyed the experience! Thanks too to Pinarello UK, Cannondale and BMC for helping us to provide such a fun and enjoyable day of riding, giving our attendees a real taste of what they can expect from the very best bikes available.
Russ Downing and Dan Evans joined us on each ride and were on-hand to talk through the finer points of each bike.
For those of you that missed the opportunity to join us this time, keep a watch on our social media channels and subscribe to our emails if you haven’t already and next time we host another demo you’ll be at the front of the queue!
Check out the awesome photos below by our regular photographer James Vincent who was there with us to capture the day…
Written by Johnny Dodgin
Photos by James Vincent
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