Cyclists and support team just before their 8 day sponsored cycle ridefrom Lands End to John O'Groats.

The team finished their 930 mile journey on August 23rd and are hoping to raise £5,000 towards their £100,000 target to rebuild their Scout Headquarters. By going over Dartmoor, the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales, Cheviots and the Cairngorm Mountains, the route included an amazing 66,478 feet of hill climbing, an unusually tough way of completing this journey.

Group Scout Leader David Harvey organised the event and commented "We have had tremendous help from local businesses, through cash and food donations or loaning equipment".

Johnsons Coaches sponsored the team jersey and Cult Racing Cycles provided technical support for the team. The Scout Group are also Sainsburys Maypole Charity of the Year.

We will open as normal on Tuesday @ 9.00am

We are trying to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

Please call the shop on 01564 701860

Our website will be upgraded to a new version of software at some point on Tuesday 24th August.

During this time the website will be unavailable.

After the upgrade some customisations that have been done to the site may have to be re-applied.

Bear with me, there is some exciting new stuff in the pipeline

thanks

Paul Prince

CyclePlus

BIG DISCOUNTS off all Wilier showroom stock.

Wilier Mortirolo Veloce RRP £1799 Size LARGE Now £1450

Wilier La Triestina RRP £1149 Size LARGE Now £925

Wilier Laveredo RRP £999 Size MEDIUM  Now £810

These offers are not available via 0% finance or online sale through our website

Sportstest are offering 20% off through August and we want our customers to take advantage of this GREAT deal!

Tests can be booked directly through Sportstest and taken at their premises or, exclusively, you can take the test @ the shop. Dr Garry Palmer will take over our office for a day for testing and pre & post test consultation. Use our shower and we'll have tea, coffee and biscuits on flow throughout!

Consultations take between 2 - 2.5hrs so Garry will see no more than 4 clients. Running and/or Cycling catered for.

What is a Sportstest?

Sportstest - a physiological assessment of an individual during exercise providing medically accurate key performance measurements which can be used (by that person or their coach) to develop a science driven, optimal training program or exercise regime.

The Sportstest takes up to two* hours during which we take a number of physiological measurements which are significant in influencing how you perform when competing, training or just exercising.

The session includes time on a treadmill or cycle and you are connected to scientific medically accurate apparatus for monitoring and readings.

Upon conclusion you will be presented with a report and ensure you leave with a clear understanding of the results and how to use the information, which will include the following:

Key Performance Indicators

Threshold Determination: Your "fuel turning" points and a clear determinate of endurance performance. If you know them accurately they can be improved.

Fuel Utilisation: Your rate of "fuel burn" (and identify your "fat burning zone").

VO2 Max: one of the best indicators of cardiovascular fitness.

Heart Rate Max: Despite the "zone charts" you see on the walls this is in fact individual to you get it accurately determined.

Sub Maximal efficiency: What it costs (energy and effort) to operate at certain rates how efficient are you?

Body Composition Analysis: this medically accurate measurement is NOT subject to your hydration level (scales are).

Recovery Rates: Another key fitness measure which can be improved.

Power Output measurements: know how your body is reacting to the effort you are making.

Nutritional Guide: A personalised calorie Input/Output assessment based upon your measured physiology - includes target carbohydrate, protein and fat intakes.

This information and advice will enable you to make the best use of your time no matter what your sport or goals: improved performance, faster recovery, fat burning, more endurance and significantly many people use the Sportstest to help them set goals.

Prices range from £165 to £195. Full Triathlon* (up to 5 hours) testing £320 -£350. REMEMBER 20% OFF THESE PRICES throughout August

testing in the lab!

Paul's Testimonial

I had a test bought me in 2006 for a Xmas present. I met Garry for the first time in January and duly did the test. The consultation revealed that I was fit, far from fat but not as lean as I should be so Garry gave me a weight loss program which I stuck too. I lost 5kgs in about 10 weeks which was a bit too much too soon but that spring I won 5 open TT's and set a course record. Up until then I'd only placed in TT's before. A subsequent re-test in May revealed my power-to-weight ratio had rocketed.

For the price of a decent pair of training wheels, the benefits of the test long term will far outweigh any gains you'll make by throwing money at equipment. If you're serious about any aspect of cycling or traithlon, it doesn't have to be racing, a test like tis will arm you with what you need to get the most out of every session you do.

...and Garry's a good bloke too!

Paul breaking a Club TT record that year

Cult Racing Cycles have become a Kinesis Premier Dealer this week and can now offer great deals on all of their road, mountain bike and cyclocross framesets.

For the forthcoming cross season, we will be stocking the FiveT, Evo4 and Pro5 framesets with the all-new and exciting CSix2 available to order. See a full FiveT built bike in the shop too (on its way!)

For winter training bikes look no further too, the T2 and Tk2 frames are ideal winter training frames.

All Cross frames and bikes are now on our website here

Jody Crawforth rode Kinesis bikes to National Championship success

We're taking on a kinesis dealership shortly which will allow us to supply you high quality cross and winter bikes and frames this winter. Pics and more details on their products will be featured separately.

West Midlands Cyclocross League
Again we are the sponsors of the WMCCL. Details of exactly what form the sponsorship will take hasn't been decided yet but this season, prizes in addition to the normal league prizes are probable. More details on this to follow.

Cyclocross Team
Our National Championship winning 2009/2010 Elite Cross team remains intact for the forthcoming cross season. They will again be riding a mix of domestic and National Trophy events.

The roster currently stacks up as follows:

Jamie Harris
Dan Booth
Ben Roach
Tom Payton
Josh Papworth
Mark Leyland
Elliot Dinsdale

...and Paul Prince is coming back after a season out!

Good news on the Ladies front, our Triathlete, Bex Milnes, has expressed a desire to ride the West Midlands Cross League so look out for the pink kit for the first time at a cross race this winter!

..and we have other riders in our club/team who are going to be riding the cross season too. The first name up is Craig Dickson - nice one

Bike Maintenance
We're planning a cyclocross bike maintenance/setup class at some point in the near future. Keep an eye on here and our Facebook page for details on that!

Cyclocross Training
Also, keep an eye out for any impromptu cross sessions we might do from time to time