Posts by Richard

It was back in 1967 that Raleigh first patented the design for the now iconic Chopper. Even now, some 48 years later, a week hardly passes without a visitor to our shop sharing his or her own Raleigh Chopper memories with me. In fact if I was paid £1 per…

Many of you who have been cycling regularly through out the summer could be forgiven for thinking that winter has come early this year. We have had heavy rain, winds and even hale stones. However, fortunately there have been some good days as well with many of our customers telling…

There has been huge growth in the popularity of cycling amongst adults in recent years and more than 250,000 women have taken up the activity since 2013. However, the growth has not been the same amongst children, who frequently request technology-based gifts for Christmas and birthdays, unlike their parents who…

Last month had an Italian theme for me. I started June on a cycling holiday in Italy and completed it by riding in the Eroica Britannia, the UK event based on the Italian Eroica heritage bike ride. Forget the beach at Benidorm or the ‘All inclusive’ in Cuba- try a…

The Start of the 2015 Tour de Yorkshire The second major cycling event pedalled into Yorkshire. Fuelled by the excitement at the start of the Tour de France, last year, my wife and I decided that the start was again the place to be. The fact that the race was…