Useful cycling and bike-related information sources; local suppliers we like, etc.
Sponsors
Glossop’s no.1 bike shop. Glossop’s only bike shop! Drop into the new shop on Smithy Fold, Glossop (next to Nino’s barber shop on High Street East) and see Jamie the mechanical maestro do his thing.
GKV kit sponsor and Glossop’s premiere fitness club.
Other useful local businesses
Cycling and walking tour company based in Glossop – they run regular guided Land’s End to John O’Groats tours every summer. They also sell second hand mountain bikes, hybrids and kids’ bikes.
Glossop-based sports and remedial massage
Useful internet sites for cycling event and route information
Full calendar of local audax rides
Find routes and share your own. Compatible with Garmin GPS devices. Free.
Very useful, free online course creator, with personal online database.
Useful, free OS map-based online route creation, but without option to save (download and save your own copy)
Interactive map of national cycle routes
Useful internet sites for cycle maintenance tips
Searchable repository of maintenance and ‘how to’ articles with very useable step by step instructions on everything from cleaning your bike to changing the headset.
Well-written guidance with detailed technical diagrams on basic maintenance tasks to more advanced fettling.
Other useful websites
Guide to cycling in the East Midlands, with lots of good advice for new cyclists.
