30 August 2010
Thursday Sept 2nd Newby Bridge 7pm
Meet/park by the weir, turn off the A590 at The Swan Hotel, over the bridge, first left and park. Easy access for everybody, and surprisingly good riding. Quite a few options, decide on the night where to ride. No chips this week as Nigel will be at the beer festival. As we are athletes, we don’t mind... Read More...
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13 August 2010
Sale now on!
The great annual Biketreks Summer Sale starts this weekend and boy have we got some fantastic deals on the go! Check out the Sale part of our website for everything we have that’s online in the sale, however we do have even more fantastic offers available in-store only! Make a trip to Biketreks, Ambleside... Read More...
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10 August 2010
Thursday August 12th Machells Coppice Car Park 7pm
Meet/park in the car park on the East Side of Coniston Lake, it has a sign with Machells Coppice marked on, and is situated South of Brantwood. Fantastic effort from Lee and Carl last week, greatly appreciated. All weather riding in and around Grizedale will provide an enjoyable ride with a great finish... Read More...
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03 August 2010
Thursday 5th August – Tarn Hows 7pm
Meet / park at the disabled carpark at the top of the hill if the weather’s great or main carpark if it’s crap. Special treat half way round as well as at the end of the ride! Read More...
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01 August 2010
Keiths reflections
...August ...already! A sign of getting older in the sense that years become live months... Remember when You were a 'kid' and the summers were indeed 'endless' and it ''never'' rained?? Strange how the mind works.... somehow forgets all the negatives... rain, days rushing... Read More...
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27 July 2010
Thursday July 29th Lowick Church 7pm
Meet/park at Lowick church hall, ride is Bessy bank, Parakamoor etc. Read More...
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22 July 2010
Thursday July 22nd The Greyhound Inn, Grizebeck 7pm
Lets see if this brief spell of dry weather continues! Meet at the Greyhound Inn in Grizebeck, we’'ll be setting off at 7pm as usual. Apparently Tim Martin is laying on the chips and bread tonight too! Read More...
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19 July 2010
0% Finance Available!
Biketreks now offers 0% finance on all purchases over £300 (subject to terms and conditions), call or e-mail the shop for more details! Read More...
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15 July 2010
What’s fresh this week…
This week we’ve seen the arrvial of more new 2011 Orange Fives , we have both the S and Pro models in stock in both 16 and 18” frame sizes in a variety of colours – in my opinion the Plasma Blue looks the best! Pop into the shop yourself to check them out or have a look here on our website. Remember... Read More...
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12 July 2010
Thursday July 15th The Derby Arms Witherslack 7pm
Meet/park on the old A590, just 100m from the The Derby Arms. Richard always produces a good ride in this area. So looking forward to some more sunshine and a great ride. Read More...
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12 July 2010
2010 Tour de France Update! Stage 8
Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck won the first mountain stage of this years Tour aboard his Specialized Tarmac SL3 frame , now putting him just 20 seconds behind the current leader, Cadel Evans. Also riding his Specialized Tarmac SL3 frame was Astana rider Alberto Contador who’s now currently sitting... Read More...
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09 July 2010
Specialized In It To Win It Campaign
The Tour de France has just started and we can hardly contain our excitement! Specialized sponsored riders Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador are both very strong contenders this year and we look forward to witnessing a bit of friendly rivalry between them. They will try to win the world’s biggest sporting... Read More...
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08 July 2010
Ambleside Outdoor Festival 16th – 19th September 2010
Between the 16th and 19th September Ambleside will be hosting its first Ambleside Outdoor Festival! Between the Thursday and the Sunday there will be loads on offer here in town, from guided mountain and road bike rides through to outdoor adventure films at Zeffirellis as well as fell races and guided... Read More...
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05 July 2010
Fresh Produce…
Yes, we may only be half way through 2010 but we have 2011 products arriving here at Biketreks in Ambleside every day! So far this week we have seen the arrival of the fantastic new 2011 Fox Forks , all featuring the fancy gold Kashima Coating on the stanchions that’s meant to improve durability. We... Read More...
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05 July 2010
keiths rantings
...then on the 'twist of a card', life changes... just like that. Yes some of You will know what that statement relates to. Add to that I’m on the eve of an NW3 visit... last before ''we'' become residents in 'trendy' Muswell Hill N10.. Moving kilometre by kilometre 'North'... Read More...
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30 June 2010
Thursday July 1st Newby Bridge 7pm
Turn off the A590 at Newby Bridge, over the bridge, turn left and park. Dave Marshal is going to see if he can cycle more than 1/2 mile without ripping his rear mech off! See you there Also, don’t forget next week the ride is on FRIDAY NIGHT, from Torver, then a meal at the Church House Inn, then stay... Read More...
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22 June 2010
Eyewear!
The perfect summer? Well it is shaping up rather well that is for sure (give or take the odd World Cup issue!) Weather-wise with the recent 'day to day' sunshine and what we predict to be an 'Indian summer' in the off'ing surely now is the time to invest in some 'hot' weather... Read More...
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21 June 2010
Hot new products from Gore Bikewear, Five Ten and Specialized
Well it’s been another busy week at the shop this week, the weather’s been glorious, the trails are dry and dusty, the roads are reasonably quiet still and we’ve got some great new kit in the shop! We’ve taken delivery of a whole load of fantastic Specialized eyewear, ideal for the upcoming summer months... Read More...
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19 June 2010
Thursday June 24th Blind Lane car park Force Forge Grizedale 7pm
Mid summer’s night, Dave Marshal’s delight. With over half the squad already in Morzine, and more leaving on Friday it could be a sparse ride. However, Dave has an interesting ride for those of us that enjoy probably the best off road conditions ever experienced in the UK. See you there Read More...
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16 June 2010
Thursday June 17th Blacksmiths Arms Broughton Mills 7pm
Meet/park about 500m below the pub, near the telephone box. Probably the best conditions we will ever ride Broughton. Last shake down ride for the squad off to Morzine next Wednesday. Read More...
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09 June 2010
Thursday June 10th Bouth 7pm
Meet/park just South of the White Hart Inn, Bouth, which is just off the A590 between Haverthwaite and Greenodd. It’s back to one of the old time classic routes tonight. Read More...
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31 May 2010
Santa Cruz Demo Day
Well, what a day! The sun was out, the weather was warm (maybe too warm after seeing the look on Roger’s face when he arrived back after the first ride!) and we had the first Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon , Butcher and Nickel in the country! It all nearly didn’t happen either after the new bikes were air-freighted... Read More...
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31 May 2010
Santa Cruz Demo Day round-up
Well, what a day! The sun was out, the weather was warm (maybe too warm after seeing the look on Roger’s face when he arrived back after the first ride!) and we had the first Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon , Butcher and Nickel in the country! It all nearly didn’t happen either after the new bikes were air-freighted... Read More...
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27 May 2010
Thursday May 27th Lowick Church 7pm
Meet/park near the church hall, Lowick. Turn off the Coniston road at the Red Lion pub, it’s about 1.5miles up the road. Half uphill Dave will be taking us on a guided tour of the bracken beds of lower Furness. Just enough rain to keep the dust down! Read More...
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25 May 2010
Keith’s Blog4
And breath… I can't think of a time when I've been that excited over a 'Butcher' in years! (And that from a life-long 'veggie'! Although I confess to the 'odd' London fishcake!) Honest to god I have had excitement levels only associated with the prospect of a Mini Clubman... Read More...
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