Links
View as text with descriptions
Skip to bike and kit companies
Skip to fellow bike bloggers sites
Links as text
Skip to bike and kit companies
Skip to fellow bike bloggers sites
Organisations and Shops:
7 Stanes
Ride the 7 Stanes, info from the Forestry Commission on the best trails in Scotland.
Association
of Cycle Traders
Umbrella group for UK cycle dealers.
01892 526 081
Audax UK
Long distance road riding against the clock more touring than racing but a great social activity.
Bike Magic
Bike Hub website, with links, news and chat.
British Cycling
Best known as BC, Daddy of Scottish Cycling Based at: National Cycling Centre, 1 Stuart Street, Manchester, M11 4DQ. Tel: 0161 223 2244.
The U.K's track, road and MTB governing body.
British Human Power Club
Pedal power for all.
Chainsmoke
Downhilling across Europe.
Cheviot Hill Riders Local group for the border area.
The Company of Cyclists The Company of Cyclists helps promote all types of cycling.
Cycle Campaign Network
54 -57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5TH
A useful resource for finding your local cycling group.
Cycling Edinburgh
Bike rides in and around Edinburgh.
Cycle Grampian
The website for anyone wanting information about cycling in the lovely Grampian region .
Cycling Scotland
A Scottish Executive-funded body helping to coordinate and develope every aspect of cycling in Scotland. A good source of info for schools or youth groups.
Cycling Time Trials
The governing body for time trials.
Cyclist's Touring Club (CTC)
Cotterell House, 69 Meadrow, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 3HS.
The CTC provides good information and advice on most things bike related, not just touring and provides great bike insurance.
Descent World
Scottish downhill site.
Downhill 911
D.H site with good info on French Riding
Edinburgh Road Club
Edinburgh Road Club also go off road and run some of Scotland's best multisport events.
Edinburgh Triathon Club - the ETs
Edinburgh based triathlon and duathlon club, good for swimming coaching.
Edinburgh University Cycling Club
Does exactly what it says on the tin
Falkirk BC
Road bike club based in Falkirk and affiliated to the SCU. New members welcome.
Go Bike
Strathclyde Cycle Campaign. Highland Cycle Campaign
I like cycling in the Highlands but not as much as these guys.
London Cycling Campaign
Information about London cycling and campaigns.
Llantwit Major & Vale Cycling Touring Club
Cycle touring in South Wales.
MTB Scotland
A guide to mountain biking across Scotland
mountainbiketrax
Guiding and MTB skills teaching Based in Aberdeen.
PCC
Peebls Cycling Club, my local road and MTB club, superb youth section.
NWMBA
A guide to mountain biking across North Wales
Re-Cycle
This is a great UK charity which collects unwanted old bicycles to fix up and send to the third world.
Road Cycling UK
Bike Magic's roadie site which has a good for sale section and forum.
Scottish Cyclists Union
The SCU is the governing body for cycle sport in Scotland. Calendar of Scottish races.
She Cycles
Website full of ladies specific reviews, forums and links.
7 Stanes
Links to the best cycling in Scotland.
SingleTrackWorld
An unofficial meeting place for most of the U.K,s mountain bikers who have to go to work every day, a great forum community and classifieds section.
Sleep Monsters
Sort of hub site for multisport and adventure racing, race reports and photos.
Southerndownhill.com
Turner Riverside UK DH Team.
SPOKES: The Lothian Cycle Campaign
Spokes is the Lothian Cycle Campaign, a voluntary organisation campaigning successfully for better conditions for cyclists in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Sport Scotland
Sportscotland is the national agency promoting all sport.
Sustrans
35 King Street, Bristol, Avon BS1 4DZ Tel: 01179 268 893.
162 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9RX. Tel: 0131 624 7660. These guys are brilliant, responsible for most of our urban cycle routes and campaigning for more also helping councils across the U.K support cycling.
Tandem Club
Four legs are better than two.
Track Cycling
Velodrome based cycle racing.
Tynebikes
Just over the border, Tynebikes is a voluntary organisation promoting the interests of cyclists in the Tyneside area.
Try Cycling In Edinburgh
Organiser and promoter of leisure rides in Edinburgh. Helping people to take up cycling in the Edinburgh Area.
WhizzGo
A car pool for cyclists.
Bike N' Kit Companies:
A BC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
2 PureInfo direct from the importers of Crank Bros, Clif Bar, Niterider, Rivette and more.
Abus
Great locks
Altura
Cycle clothing and soft goods.
Answer
Manitou forks and D.H equiptment
Assos
Cycle clothing, sensibly styled.
Avid
Cable disc brakes to rival hydros and great parts.
Azonic
Bars, saddles, gloves and more.
B
Bell HelmetsMass market helmets offering good value for money.
Blackburn
Racks and pumps with lifetime warranties, now make lights too.
Blackburn Lights
I told you Blackburn made lights too.
B.O.B.
Trailers to hang loads from the back of your bike.
Buff One of the best inventions ever, this site shows you how to get the most from this super simple product.
BrooksTraditional leather saddles.
Busch and Muller German dynamo lights.
C
CamelBak Great hydration systems.
Campagnolo
Campy, Italian shiny stuff, the first to make ten speed and ace carbon road components.
Cane Creek
Manufacturers of Aheadsets, suspension seat posts and good brakes. Also good for finding bits for triathlon set ups.
Cannondale
Love em or Loath em they've been around since the dawn of MTBing.
Carnac
Footwear with finesse and croc skin!
Carry Freedom
Scottish trailer manufacturer.
Cat Eye
Electronics like lights and computers.
R J Chicken & Sons
Campag, Addidas, Time, 3T, SKS, Selle Italia and more.
Continental tyres
I love their road tyres, not so fond of the MTB tyres but they are all good quality gear.
Crank Brothers
Crank Brothers make great pedals, pumps and tools.
Crumpler
Courier and camera bags from down under.
ABC D EF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
DaineseProbably the best body armour in the world.
Dawes
They sponsored the Tour on telly and the make good Quality touring bikes.
DMR
Jump, trials and DH stuff
Dolan
Dolan bikes make some great cyclocross bikes, their importer Italian Solutions sells direct. They also supply quality track and road bikes and frames as well as Miche, Syntace and Sugino products.
DT
Stainless steel Swiss spoke makers responsible for DT Hugi hubs. This site has the most useful spoke calc on the web.
E
Easton
Quality carbon and aluminium bars and seatpins.
EBC
A huge range of after market disc brake pads
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op
Not just in Edinburgh but Aberdeen, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and the world thanks to this informative website with web shop and resources for all types of cyclists.
Elite
Home trainers and shiny, shiny bottle cages.
Endura
Scotland's best known cycle clothing manufacturer with great personal customer care.
Extra
Importers of Topeak, Truvativ Cane Creek and Easton.
F
Felt
BMX stuff.
Fibrax
After market brake blocks and cables.
Finish Line
Cross Country, Dry and other great lube and cleaning products.
Fisher
UK importer of many brands including: Sram, Rockshox, Schwalbe and Tacx.
Fi'zi:k
Saddles, pricey but comfy designed by Giro and made by San Marco.
Fox Racing
DH clothing.
Fox Forx & Shocks
Reliable and plush all metal suspension.
FSA
Full Speed Ahead chainsets and headsets.
ABC DEF G HI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
GarminGPS which can be linked to your P.C and with Memory map. It makes a great alternative to a conventional bike computer.
Georgena Terry
Comfortable saddles, great for lady bits.
Giant
One of the biggest bike manufacturers in the world, lucky they chose the right name! Sponsors of Tour team T-mobile. I love their bikes and their carbon tech is hard to beat.
Giro
Good helmets if they fit, from basic to pro.
Gore
Protecting cyclists come rain or shine.
Grangers
Revamp your Gore-Tex (or boots) with wash in and spray proofing.
GT
Inventors of the triple triangle frame and now better known for BMX products.
H
Helly Hansen
The landmark Lifa thermal has undergone a revamp in the last few years.
Hope
British engineered brakes, stems, lights, hubs and more.
Hotlines
British importers of Hayes, Lapierre, Goodridge, Controltech, Michelin tyres, Foes, Azonic, O'neal, SunRingle and a pile more.
I
Innovations CO2 inflation, ideal for racing.
IRC tyres XC and Down Hill tyres.
Italian Solutions
Dolan track, road and cyclocross bikes and frames frames as well as Miche, Syntace and Sugino products.
ABC DEF GHI J KL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
K
Kalloy
Budget bars and seatpins.
Knog
Bags and bar end lights.
Koga Miyata
Bespoke touring, MTB and race bikes.
Kool-Stop
After market brake pads.
Kryptonite
Original manufacturers of the the U lock.
L
Light and Motion
Expensive lights, ideal for 24hr racing and night riding.
Litespeed
Titanium, road, mountain and tri bikes.
Lizard Skins
Neoprene and carbon frame protectors.
LOOK
Pedals, stems, bars and shoes and carbon race frames.Look invented clipless pedals back in 1984 and one of the first ever composite frames in '86. Wow!
ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
MaguraSturdy hydraulic disc and rim brakes, good honest suspension and re-branded DT wheelsets.
Marin USA
You must be entering Marin County.
Marin UK
UK site for Marin.
Marzocchi
Bomber suspension forks and more.
Master Lock
Manufacturers of the street-cuff lock. (stick em on your ankle while wearing an orange jump suit for that Guantanamo bay look).
Mavic
Rims and wheels builders.
Maxxis
They don't just make world championship down hill tyres.
Memory Map
Interactive digital Ordnance Survey mapping with 3d aerial photos. But not of the borders!
Met
Helmets.
Michelin Tyres
Road and MTB tyres.
Minoura
Workstands, tools, bottles and home trainers.
Minx Girl
Cool clothing and ladies saddles for female riders and girly girls.
Mirrycle Mirrors.
Mojo
Fox importers and fork and shock service centre
Mongoose
BMX.
MRP. Mountain Speed Products
MRP. DH chain devices and suspension upgrade kits.
N
Nokon
Light and trick brake and gear cable systems.
O
Oakley
Sunglasses and accessories.
On-One
Single speed and 29er bikes, frames and bits. My single speed of choice.
Ortlieb
Waterproof bags and panniers, the most seen bags on the worlds toughest cycles.
ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
PanaracerTyres.
Park
Quality workshop tools.
PashleyCustom bikes and BMX.
Philips
Route guides and mapping.
Polar
Heart rate monitors and the address you need for servicing.
Post Moderne
Suspension seatposts.
PowerBar
Energy bars.
Powerbreathe
Training aids for increasing your lung capacity.
Profile
A sexy website of Tri bars, wet suits and accessories. If that's your thing.
Q
Quintana Roo
Slick triathlon bikes, wetsuits and clothing.
R
Race Face
North shore inspired hardware and clothing with an annoying soundtrack.
Reflectalite
Supplier of halogen bulbs.
Respro Anti-pollution masks and reflectives.
Ridgeback U.K designed bikes.
Rixen Kaul
Inventors of the click-fix bag mount system, see Altura.
RockShox
Suspension forks, useful downloads and tech tips.
S
Santa Cruz / Wylder
Swish MTBs especially the full sussers.
Schwalbe
My favorite off road tyres, they also make decent road tyres.
Science in Sport
Energy drink and sports food.
Scottoiler
Automatic bike luber
SealSkinz
Waterproof socks and gloves.
Selle Italia
Italian saddles.
San Marco
Light weight, value for money saddles as once used by Lance Armstrong, a splinter company from Selle Italia and my joint favorite saddle makers along with Selle Italia.
Shimano
Most bikes will have Shimano components on, get the tech specs at this site .
SixSixOne
Body armour and clothing.
SixSixOne MMA
Importer for SixSixOne.
SKS
Mudguards and makers of the superb race blades.
Specialized Bicycles
The first to produce "mountain bikes" and still going strong.
Strathpuffer
Highland adventures. Home of the worlds gnarliest 24hr MTB race.
ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
TAAfter market chain rings
TTT
3T bars, stems and bar tape.
Tacx
Home trainers
Tektro
after market brakes.
Terry
Georgena Terry women's specific saddles.
TF Tuned
Stick you shocks in for a service and get them back better than new.
Thule
Expensive roof racks and cycle carriers.
Time:
Great road and track pedals.
Topeak
Bags, tools, pumps and workstands.
TruVativ
Road and mountain chainsets, bars and stems.
TubusTubular steel pannier racks with lifetime global replacement policy. Probably the only reliable panniers out there.
U
V
Vaude
Panniers and bags.
VDO
Cycle computers.
Velox
Cloth rim tape.
ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ
WiggleOnline cycle and running retailer.
Windwave
Importer for Marzocchi .
X
X-Lite
Makers of trick components and Muc-Off.
y
Z
Zefal
Pumps, mudguards, toe clips and bottle cages.
Zyro
Importer for Altura, Cat Eye, Minoura, and PowerBar.
Fellow bike bloggers sites:
Border Cycling
Keep up to date with our trips, travels, plans and adventures. Read about Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan and more.
Globe Cyclers
We met Benny and Mandy in China, then in Tibet. They just keep going and you can read about their tandem journey which is shaping up to be a record breaker.
Cycling Dutch Girl
Mirjam is off on a epic solo trip around the world. We caught up with her in Kathmandu, you can read about her global adventure and see some ace photos.
Targeted Website Traffic - Webmasters helping webmasters develop high value relevant links. Promoting ethical web-marketing using the time trusted pillars of relevance and popularity.
