Whyte Bikes and the crazy world of the UK cycle market.

The bicycle market is very strange. After the financial crash it seemed that every distributor in Europe thought that the streets were paved with gold here in the UK and so their bikes arrived in their thousands. There were brands you may have heard of and many you hadn’t. The market had not grown so…

Call for WSCC to act now for safer roads

The West Sussex Cycle Forum have issued this press release calling for West Sussex County Council to act now to make our roads safer. People want to ride their bikes.  The West Sussex Cycle Forum calls for urgent action to keep it that way.   A surge in cycling since the COVID 19 lockdown began…

Covid-19 causes a boom in bike sales

The cycle market has exploded since the lock down. After several years of decline the market has turned around and in a big way. The ACT are reporting that there are at least 20,000 bikes ordered and paid for but still in boxes at shops without enough staff to build them. Southdowns Bikes has had…