All buying guides

Welcome to our Buyers Guides section.

This part of our site is here to help you make the right decision when you are buying a product from our site. Our guides have been written by cycling journalist Hannah Reynolds, and will show you all the little bits and pieces needed to make the right choice for you.

If you're still not sure or cannot find the answer you are looking for here, please feel free to call one of our cycling advisors on 0870 165 1108 who will be happy to assist you.

Each of these cycling and biking guides can be downloaded as a pdf. Whether you're interested in the best bikes for cycling to work, into hard core mountain biking and want to trade up or you're a real cycling techy and want to gen up on the nuts and bolts of cycling wizardry – you'll find it here. Happy cycling!

Choosing the right bike (pdf)
Cycling for Women (pdf)
Cycling in Comfort (pdf)
Cycling to Work (pdf)
Delivery Options (pdf)
Family Cycling (pdf)
Hydration and Nutrition (pdf)
Maintenance (pdf)
Mountain Biking (pdf)
Security and Insurance (pdf)
Winter Riding (pdf)

 

Bags & Back Packs
Bar Bags & Map Holders
Bikes - Buying A New Bike
Bikes - Kids Bikes
Bikes - Women's Specific Bikes
BMX
Bottom Brackets
Brakes - Off Road
Brakes - Road
Car Racks
Child-seats & Trailer Bikes
Drive Train
Forks - Off Road
Forks - Road
Frames
Front Mechs
Glasses
Gloves & Mitts
Groupsets
Handlebars
Headsets
Heart Rate Monitors
Helly Hansen Base Layers
Helmets
Hydration Packs
Inner Tubes
Lighting
Memory-Map™
Men's Clothing
Mudguards
Pedals
Pumps
Rack Bags
Racks & Lo-Riders
Rain-wear
Rear Mechs
Rear Mech Hangers - Kona
Rear Mech Hangers - Trek
Saddles
Saddle Packs
Scottoiler Active Fluid System
Shoes
Tools and Workshop
Transporting Your Bike
Triathlon Accessories
Turbo Trainers
Tyres
Wheels
Women's Clothing