Winter visibility on your bike!

It still surprises me when i'm out either on my bike or even in my car just how many Cyclists/People On Bikes I see or almost DON'T SEE with inadequate or no lights on their bikes. I have long been an advocate of daytime use of rear L.E.D lights on bikes but it seems that many people don't even use them at night! There are so many cheap options available now that there is really no excuse to be riding around in the dark. Many rear lights are now USB rechargeable removing the necessity for batteries.

The Lezyne Femto Drive at £12.99 and also the Moon Lunar at £14.99 are both popular compact, easy to fit and very bright rear lights. The Moon is USB too. Another popular option is the Fibreflare. This is a long stay mounted rear light that emits a super bright glow.

In addition to rear lights i would always recomend a high vis jacket and reflective strips. There are also reflective fluro bag covers available like the Respro Hump for around £45.00

At Cyclehouse we have one of the largest ranges of great value lighting solutions. Why not pop in and have a chat with one of our experts. Become En"light"ened.

2014 Mountain Bike Ranges

Over the last few months we have been busy product ranging for 2014. We have been blown away by the range and depth of new bikes in all categories. It seems like most bike companies have got stuck in to both 29" and 27.5" wheel Mountain Bikes. We now have some nice new models in store representing both sizes.

The Whyte 9 Series stands out as a real UK style Trail Bike with it's 27.5" wheels, 130mm travel and 66 degree head angle. Also the award winning Whyte T129 is back in stock with a three model range.

Scott's Scale range of MTB's is available with both 27.5" and 29" wheels throughout! The new Scale 960 at just under £1000 is proving to be a popular model and we are told availability will be sketchy for 2014 due to very high demand. The big news from Scott is the fitting of Fox rear shocks to both Genius and Spark ranges. These bikes are now offering unrivaled performance and value.

Trek have released a group of 29" Hardtails under the X-Caliber name. Prices range from only £450 and they look the part colour and spec wise.