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Wimbledon is here so naturally it’s been raining a lot!  Luckily, we’ve got lots of lovely waterproof clothing and mudguards to protect you and the one you love (your bike obviously) from the worst of the British weather….

For those welcome occassions when the sun is shining (for those of you unfamiliar with the sun – it’s the round bright thing in the sky) we can service your bike and get it ready for whatever kind of two-wheeled adventure you have in mind!

We’re always optimistic here at Bicycle Doctor so our June offer of 10% off all the Bianchi and Trek race bikes we have in stock reflects our faith in a glorious summer ideal for riding!

The offer includes all the models we currently have in, from the excellent value entry level offerings by both companies to the top flight carbon fibre dream machines.

Trek’s 1.1 is £495 with the offer, down from £550, with Bianchi’s Via Nirone 2300 at £539.10 from £599.

The beautifully crafted Bianchi Sempre, part of the Born 4 Performance range, is £1800 with a saving of £200 off the list price of £2000! The Infinito Veloce model, equally lovely, falls to £1845 from £2050.  Trek’s Madone Project One, a triumph of form and function, becomes £2571.29 from £2856.99.

Bianchi’s Infinito and Sempre

Trek Madone Project One

Madone Project One size 56

Bianchi Sempre size 57

Bianchi Infinito Veloce 55

Many other models in stock, feel free to come in and speak to us about what we have!

Here at Bicycle Doctor, we love Bromptons. They’re fantastic bikes that fit the “integrated transport solution” tag to a tee. They fold with ease, are easy to carry and most important of all, are great to ride!

S-Type (green) P-Type (purple) M-Type (blue)

We have three demo models in (we may well be the only shop in the UK with three to try!) one in each handlebar type. And our S-Type is a Superlight model with titanium front and rear end.

We use the Superlight as our shop run-around, so each of us has experience of trips to the post office/bank/cak shop on a folding bike. It’s easy for us to be so happy with Bromptons as they work so well. Simple, versatile, effective. With the B-Spoke system you have lots of options for specification; from bar type and number of gears to colour and saddle options.If you’re considering one, come in and have a go for yourself!

We won’t expect you to fold it in under 12 seconds like we can though

Here’s to waking up with the sun streaming through the curtains being serenaded by bird song. Here’s to weather so good it makes you want to get on your bike and ride until you meet the horizon. To blue skies, cool breezes and biking with friends.

Enjoy!

Having survived various attempts at April fool’s today (jet powered bike release?) we can crack on with the rest of the day!

Lots of cool things happening in April; international road racing has the cobbled classics in Belgium including the legendary Tour of Flanders on April 3rd and Paris Roubaix, known as “The Hell of the North” the following week. Mountainbiking’s Downhill World Cup and the UCI BMX Supercross series both kick off in April and both visit South Africa’s Pietermaritzberg (at different times in the month though!) Domestic racing begins in earnest too and will see shop worker James get stuck into the BMX National Series. Robbie is still blasting round the boards at the velodrome as well as getting serious miles into his legs for his PBP challenge.

 

Saturdays for many are a day to get jobs done at home, or for a lucky few a chance to stop altogether and recover from a week at work. For us Bicycle Doctors, Saturdays usually mean a day in the shop but on the occassions one of us is off, the day is put to good use.

Robbie decided against the domestic duties and postponed stopping altogether on Saturday as he rode a 300km Audax as part of qualifying for the mammoth task of riding the Paris-Brest-Paris 1200km event.

On a cold, but dry day, Robbie took in the sights of the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean (with 4500m of climbing thrown in for good measure) and returned home happy but a little tired!

The 2011 PBP will be Robbie’s 4th one, having completed the three previous editions (that occur only once every 4 years!)

You can keep track of his progress on our blog, as he still has rides of 400km and 600km to complete! Of course that’s nothing for Robbie…

Warm weather, riding along without the need of umpteen layers and a hardy shell. It must be spring!!!

Happy riding to all our customers!