Roam Bikes

10/03/2026

Trek Checkpoint in for a worthwhile upgrade to 12 speed GRX 800 giving a lower gear ratio for the steeper grades.

04/03/2026

Big rebuild on this dh bike ready for more dyfi laps and some racing this season!

24/02/2026

Solid work over for this 8 year old Giant fastroad. Leaking hydraulic brakes sorted, new cables, chain cassette and pads, play removed from bearings and the full works through the degreasing tank. Frame polished and bolt checked front to back ready for a summer of trouble free miles

11/02/2026

Spring is in the air today, call to book your service ready for the riding season! Just put my caad 10 back together with the last generation Dura Ace rim brake groupset and some lovely carbon dt wheels. Ready for me to come out of retirement?

06/01/2026

…and we’re back! Happy new year to all my customers and thanks for all your business in 2025. I’m looking forward to this year and seeing old and new faces to keep those wheels turning and turn your custom build dreams into reality.

I’ve already a couple of projects in the pipeline I can’t wait to show you! As always when the weather is cold and icy it’s a great time to get your bike refreshed for the season ahead, as lead times in the summer will be much longer!

Booking for collection or in store assessment is available on the website or call!

Many thanks and here’s to 2026!

James

27/10/2025

Bonkers

Harry Mac 🇬🇧 sustained an incredible 707 watts for more than two minutes to claim his second National Hill Climb title 🏆

17/10/2025

Closed for a couple of days - can’t wait to reveal this beauty when I open again on the 21st 👀

08/09/2025

In 1954 Sir Roger Bannister became the first human being to run a mile under 4 minutes. The legendary 4-minute mile barrier was finally broken after years of trying, but at the same time British cycling had a barrier - the 4-hour 100 miles.

More particularly it was riding a 100-mile out and back time trial in less than 4 hours. In 1956 a tall rangy electrical engineer from Nottingham called Ray B***y lowered the British record to 4 hours 1 minute and 52 seconds.

He was the British champion at the distance, so if anyone was going to break 4 hours it would be B***y. The next big 100-mile time trial was the Bath Road 100, held every August Bank Holiday on a course west of Reading.

It had a reputation as a fast one, a place where records were broken. Thousands of club cyclists rode out to watch, while B***y also rode from Nottingham to Reading the day before the race, a 100-mile warm-up for his 100-mile effort next day.

Race day dawned dry and quiet, almost no wind, ideal conditions. B***y used a single fixed gear ratio defined in accordance with the British standard of measuring such metrics as 84-inches. He preferred to pedal swiftly, rather than push a higher ratio, judging it more energy efficient.

He powered his Raleigh Record Ace bike smoothly and cleanly, crouching low and maintaining the same high-revving pedal cadence over the entire distance. The finish timekeeper stopped his watch at 3 hours 58 minutes and 28 seconds. The four-hour barrier was broken.

B***y carried on winning long distance time trials, was the Commonwealth Games Road Race champion in 1958, then set an incredible 100-mile solo road record.

They could be done on straight courses, so it was possible to benefit from a tailwind the whole distance. His record time of 3 hours and 28 minutes took 34 years for anyone to break. It underlines how good Ray B***y was, and he will always be remembered as the man who broke the four-hour barrier for 100 miles.

🖋 Chris Sidwells

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