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Hello from all at Gill Cycles, the friendliest, fullest and most helpful bike shop in the North West.

WE ARE NOW OFFERING 10% OF FREE ACCESSORIES WITH EVERY NEW 2010 BIKE SOLD!
COMPLETELY KIT YOURSELF OUT FOR A NEW RIDING YEAR WITH GREAT 2010 PRODUCTS FOR FREE!

Our 2010 Demo Bikes have started to arrive!
Currently we have a:

  • Specialized Enduro expert in Medium
  • Specialized Epic expert in large
  • Trek EX8 in 18.5
  • Specialized Stumpjumper Expert in Large!

Any questions or to book the bikes please call us on 01229581116.

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Mountain bikes

Real mountain bikes for real mountain bikers! From a few hundred to a few thousand we can help you with everything. There isn’t anything we don’t know about riding the South Lakes and we’re completely independent so we can tell you what works and what doesn’t. Right now we can’t get enough of the Cube AMS series.

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Road bikes

If you come to us you’ve got the choice of 
TREK, SPECIALIZED and CUBE. 
BIG Names under one TINY roof With Trek we stock a range from the Trek 1.2 to the Trek Madone, the BEST range of road bikes available with most coming in some form of compact, double or triple options. 
Specialized have the Allez, Roubaix and Tarmac the later 2 used by the Pros so there’s not much wrong with these!

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Hybrid bikes

If you just want a bike for getting around, and you’re not going to ride up Hardknott or down the Walna Scar, it’s probably a hybrid you’re after. They combine the comfortable riding position of a mountain bike with the light build and fast skinny wheels of a proper road bike to give you the best of both worlds, and we’ve got some really good ones from Trek and Specialized.

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Commuting

Whether you’re trying to shave seconds off your commute, pack in the miles or just get to work without needing a shower, we’ve got all the bikes, bags, mudguards, coats and lights you’ll need. 700c disk wheels for your mountain bike? Sturdy potholing wheels for your Fred Whitton bike? A coat that you can wear to work without looking like Lance? Dayglo singlespeed wheels and a bell shaped like Bart? Yup.

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Bikes for kids

Kids bikes have got to be cool, for the kids, and they’ve got to be tough, reliable and safe. That means proper brakes, parts that keep working and wheels that can take some hard treatment. A lot of kids bikes are disposable rubbish, but not ours: we only sell proper bikes for proper outdoor kids at sensible prices.

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Bike gear

From cheap and sturdy replacemement parts to the shiniest bits of featherweight bike jewelry, we’ve got your bike gear in stock. Brands in the shop include Mavic, Stendec, Crank Brothers, Thomson and Straitline, and if we haven’t got it here we can get it for you.

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Workshop

We’ve got one of the Greatest (in capability) and Smallest (in Size) Workshops in the Business! We offer lots of services from building wheels to servicing forks and hydraulic brakes but we’ll also fix a puncture in a buggy if you want. Because we’re always busy you will probably have to book your bike in, so give us a ring on 01229 581116

 

Our special spring offers this week

DAKINE Airlift Jacket - £25 off

Want to stay warm and dry when unloading your bike at the start of a ride? Want to stay warm and cosy when the rides done and your packing up and maybe heading off to the pub? Want to look way cooler than all your mates when you’re in the pub? Then this is the jacket for you. Super warm and waterproof its a jacket that looks good on or off the bike. Plus is says Dakine on it so you know its going to be good. Was £120.00 now £95.00

Mavic 'Sprint' Waterproof Jacket - £20 off

The Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to name but a few are held in the spring and often in atrocious weather.
If you want Euro-style training apparel to match your Mavic wheels we have the Mavic ‘Sprint’ lightweight Waterproof Jacket on Special Offer.
Super breathable material with large rear zip-pocket, rear vent and zip chest pocket.
Available in bolt blue or grass green they were £89.99 but now only £70.00 !

TREK computer with cadence only £23

If you are doing your training indoors because of the weather you would probably benefit from knowing your cadence. (How fast you feet are going around!)
Training to develop High Cadence helps to improve your overall efficiency.
The Trek incite 11i bike computer has eleven functions including Cadence for only £23.
It comes with a 2 year warranty and mounts to 25.4mm or 31.8 mm bars.